Short stories

The late date

She looked out into the night sky, sitting by the big window in her living room inside of her expensive new apartment in New York City. She then glanced at her watch, and realized she had 26 minutes to get to a café, where she was going to have a date with this amazing guy she met at work.
Makeup? Check. Wearing her favorite jewelry? Check. Has her purse? Check. Having money in her credit card? Dang, she thought to herself.
"It's fine, he won't mind paying for me, right? Right— I'm sure he won't." Destiny said out loud to herself.
Destiny was an out loud thinker, and of course, doing that in front of a boy would probably make her look crazy, but she wasn't crazy— or was she?

Destiny made her journey all the way down 37 floors to get to the garage where her car was parked. She unlocked it and got in. She started the car up and drove out to the café. She fanisated what they would do together. Would he lean in for a kiss? Hold her hand? Better yet, pay for her? Well whatever they were going to do, she couldn't wait!

She stepped in the café after she got there, and looked around for him. Where is he? Destiny thought to herself, with a frown. Maybe he's just running late... that's okay, it's okay. Destiny told herself, inhaling softly and walking to a table to sit down.

It's been a good 20 minutes, and nothing. Destiny has already eaten and had her favorite hot cinnamon flavored latte, but of course she hasn't paid.
"Ma'am I need a method of payment." The waitress explained for the 4th time to Destiny.
"But my boyfriend hasn't arrived." Destiny replied the waitress with a frown.
"Well then, you can not leave without paying. I'm sorry."
Destiny nodded, and thinks a way to get out of this, but before she could speak, her date finally came in.
"Jake!" Destiny shouted at him springing up from her seat with anger in her tone.
"Destiny I'm sorry." Jake tried to apologize, but Destiny wasn't having it.
"You! You!-" She wanted to cuss him out, but calmed herself down by inhaling and exhaling softly.
"It's fine, but can we talk?' Destiny asked, and Jake nodded.
"Of course." And then they both walked out to the back of the café, where nobody could see them.

The waitress waited, but then after 10 minutes Destiny comes back with a black small leather wallet in her hand. She reached the waitress and pulled out a 20 dollar bill handing it to the waitress.
"Keep the change. Thank you." And at that, Destiny walked out.
The waitress was silent, and soon became suspicious. She went out back to where Jake and Destiny talked. Jake wasn't there either. But how? The waitress wondered to herself. She didn't see him walk out with Destiny, or even heard them talk. The waitress just shrugged and walked away not thinking much of it. At least she paid. The waitress told herself before ringing up the 20 dollar bill Destiny gave her to pay.

Destiny covered up a 6 feet deep hole she dug not too long ago. She then sighed in relief when she finally finished. She was in the woods, with her phones flashlight as the only source of light. Destiny smiled to herself, proud of the hole she dug up, where she hid Jake's body.
"Nobody will find him here." Destiny said to herself, happily sipping an orange energy drink she bought to keep herself awake.
"No one will ever know it was me."

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12/31/22