Boredom

Love

A random short story containing mentions of murder and rape. Any correlation to another story is mere coincidence

It was raining that day when I fell in love with her

My eyes, stuck to her like glue, unable to look away, unable to stop gazing at her and say

'she is beautiful.'

I didn't remember why I did

But I fell for her hard.

At first, we've only seen each other in bus stops, barely even glancing at each other yet, I got used to her presence

She was always there every time I came

Every day, every week. Every Monday to Sunday she was always there whenever I was there.

Then one day, she disappeared

I don't know why but, I felt as if something had disappeared in me too

It felt lonely all of a sudden, and a sense of longing struck me. You'd think you'd never have that kinda feelin' to a stranger till you get it yourself.

She disappeared for days

Days became weeks

And weeks became months.

2 months, she had disappeared.

And that day, it was raining when she rushed into the bus station.

I didn't know what took over, yet I told her 'hello' and 'Where have you been?'

And I still couldn't believe that she actually answer my calls.

She laughed at my jokes and smiled at me without fear. We started to talk every time we met each other, then we exchanged numbers and we'd talk every other hour

It didn't take long for me to fall in love

I'd text her every day in hopes I could tell her I liked her

To tell her that I longed for her.

... But

One day it all stopped

She didn't come to the bus stop anymore

Nor did she never replied back to my messages...

Weeks became months

And months became years.

I had turned 25 that year, the year when everything broke

The news flashed the name I've been searching for... For years. The face of the woman which I had fallen for

Raped, skinned, and murdered.

Her body was found in such a broken state that no one could recognize her as a 'she' anymore. So mutilated that her face was barely recognizable.

That woman was said to have been lost for the past few years

And yet, they've all only found out about it now...

I wished was that I had kept her alive longer, keep her in a more hidden place. A freezer maybe?

Then I might have still had her for the next round