After Death, I Gave Up
"I'm sorry, Melody. Come closer. I just want to tell you something."
Melody hesitated, then stepped toward me, still looking wounded and meek.
I smiled sweetly back, and the moment she got close, I slapped her hard across the face. The force sent her sprawling to the floor.
"Oh dear, Melody, how could you be so careless? I only gave you the gentlest little push."
Melody sat there clutching her face, her hair falling forward like a curtain. Through the strands, her eyes glared at me, dark and furious.