Red Butterfly

"If I can't have Ella, NOBODY can!" The familiar voice shouted.

It belonged to Carlos...

As Carlos removed the knife from Ella's chest, the blood splattered everywhere, as one single white butterfly was drenched in it. It became red.

The applauding crowd was gasping, mothers hiding their children's eyes from such gruesome scenery.

They sooner or later dispersed, not wanting to be anywhere near the criminal, bringing theirselves and their families in safety.

The zoo's security guards came in, and took Carlos away.

"We'll make sure to arrest this man." The guards gave a nod, as Jason stared in shock at Ella's lifeless body, the last of her blood making its way out of her blood system.

"No.... No!" Jason yelled, pulling Ella's wounded body close to his.

"Please! Ella! You can't die on me!! Not now, not yet! ELLA!" The agonizing tone in his voice made everyone flinch in despair and pain, but mostly pity for this poor young man.

"I... love... you... Jase..." She uttered, before her eyes shut close, and her body became fully limp.

"No.... Ella... Please... I need you... Why? WHY?!" Jason's tears kept falling.

Nobody could stop them.

Nobody could do anything about them...

Because you can't stop tears from falling down.

***

"Ella... It's been 3 years since Carlos has been arrested, and he's still in jail. I hope to God that he doesn't ever get out of there. He deserves to rot in hell... Nonetheless... I still love you. I haven't moved on. I don't want to. I don't intend to... Because I know that you were my one true love. I hope that these flowers are enough to relieve your soul, so you can know... that I still love you. And I will, forever."

Jason sniffed, a single, lonely, solitary tear slipping from his left eye, as he shut them tight, trying to hold his pained sobs in.

He turns around to walk away, which is unfortunate.

Because, just as he did, something... landed on Ella's tombstone.

It was a Red Butterfly.