Passing Thoughts

The Perfect Crime

"No!! I didn't do it! Someone killed her!! She committed suicide!!"

I shouted in front of the Judge. My head is muddled and I'm trying to state my innocence. I'm losing the case! I heard two thumps from the judge table he then spoke.

"Guilty!!"

My face turned ashen. I'm about to rage out then punch the judge in the face. But the cops apprehended me immediately after my shout and the judges decree.

My ex girlfriend died from falling off a building. But she had a stabbed wound on her right shoulder. And her blood dyed a portion of the rooftop of the building.

The evidence stated that they found a cigarette butt in the building with my DNA in it, my name written in blood by my ex in the rooftop. And a pair of gloves with her blood that they found in my garage.

God! All the evidence are pointing at me. The rooftop was our usual hangout place so I usually smoke there. Everything they asked are true except for one. I didn't kill her!!

We broke up 5 days ago. Yes it was a messy breakup filled with cursing and rage. But I would never hit her!! Or kill her.

And what kind of murderer would leave a lot of evidence? My mind worked hard trying to figure out who killed her.

I am getting framed and whoever killed her are still on the loose and getting away.

I swear if I ever get out from this cell I'll find and kill whoever set me up to rot in here. They decided to put me in prison for 30 years. I'm already 27 and 30 years in prison is a total waste of my lifetime.

The case closed and became history. I spent my time in prison for 30 years. Each day my mind is still wondering who killed her. And why is the court so unfair that they left an innocent person rot in prison for 30 years.

Time passed and I'm already 57 and they let me off. I got nothing left. My hair already got a gray shade. I'm old! The only thing I got left is my life.

I walked aimlessly looking at the new things that the world had become. The things I missed! My whole life was spent in the four corners of that cell. I began to cry while walking.

I walked and walked. I then saw the favorite place my ex girlfriend always hanged out. Its a Library. It didn't change at all. I walked inside then browsed some books while reminiscing the past. Hoping I could change it. If we didn't broke up. Could everything turned out differently?

I saw a particular book. Its the book she always read to me. Memories rushed out. The fun times we spent together played back. Unconsciously a tear fell from my eyes. I grabbed the book then decided to read it at the nearby table.

When I opened the book a paper fell from it. I grabbed the paper then noticed that its a letter. A letter signed for me. I got confused and anxious so I decided to read it.

Marlon,

I know we broke up. We drifted apart. I like you! I love everything about you. The hardest part was our time together ended with that fight. I want to change that! I want to keep our relationship! I want to go back and change the past, change the words I said! I want to stay at those moments when we were still together, the moments that we shared together and the moments when we were still happy. I hate myself. I hate time! Time ripped us apart.

During those days after the break up. I saw you. I saw you smiling and laughing with your friends. My heart ached at that moment. I realized I still love you. I can't imagine and I don't want to see you being with other girls. I don't wanna see myself getting replaced in your heart. Not maybe after 30 years.

I LOVE YOU and WILL ALWAYS DO!!

-Hazel

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