As His Rage Subsided
Character – the Grim Reaper- Setting – pool hall
- Object – bull whip
- Situation – last date
As his rage subsided and the flashing red haze cleared from his vision, Tony saw Carmen.
She was sprawled across one of the tables, seeming to study the 8-ball with unblinking eyes. A braided leather cord was cinched tight around her throat, its length trailing over the side of the table to the stout handle Tony grasped.
He could remember a fight, his stupid jealousy. Carmen wasn’t moving.
A dark figure drifted in through a solid wall. He was cloaked and carried a scythe. He drifted over to Carmen, and a translucent copy of her took his hand and sat up.
“It’s like I tried to explain,” she said as she stroked the Reaper’s cheek, “I’m going with somebody else now.”