Assassinated

CHAPTER 1

"Excuse me, ma'am, kindly place your order quickly, there's a long queue behind you", I turned swiftly and saw the people behind me looking at their watches with an awful 'just gimme my coffee' expression and tapping their feet in frustration as I was still thinking of what to order.

I looked at my alluring reflection on the glass counter in front of me. A cruel smirk carried its way on my sultry and plump lips. I looked back up towards the barista and smiled to myself, "Two frappuccinos please", I ordered.

He looked behind me questioningly as if asking,' Why two?' as I had walked in without any company. My eyes gave him the 'mind your own damn business' look as he walked away and brought my order placed neatly on a tray with a receipt that read 'We'd love to have you back.', while his eyes said the exact opposite, eyebrows raised, I looked him right in the eye, smiled and turned to leave. Before leaving I shot one last glance at him and he somewhat looked relieved that I was leaving.

As I was about to step out of the cafeteria a kid ran into me. One of the chilled drinks slipped from my hand and spilled down all over my expensive lace-up heels. I shrieked as I gave that child a deadly look in the eye, he went crying and hid behind his mother, protecting himself. I would have smacked him right there if he had waited. His mother walked up to me to apologize but I was in no mood to pay heed to her, so, I walked out, throwing the half-empty cup in a nearby bin.

Stepping into my brand-new convertible, I drove the fastest I could. I grinned and cranked the volume up, tapping my feet in beat with the rhythm that pulsed through the car.

'With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
A mulatto, an albino, a mosquito, my libido
Yeah, hey'

Kurt Cobain's booming and euphonious voice could make anyone shake their leg.

I turned my convertible in my driveway.
The veranda had been stained with fresh mud. Footprints one followed by another were visible. I could conclude two things from this either someone had been in the house before I could reach or the intruder was still in there!