" She came to me the first night after the homicide, and all I could do was wonder why she looked so much like me, but with a distinct personality, it was like looking at a mirror image of myself, but an angrier version.
First thing she said to me was,
' It was a large Viking Seax knife, we should get one too.'
I knew I shouldn't understand what she said but I did and I smiled. Even though she was still a stranger, she filled the vacuum in me with a motivated, strong sense of revenge, and I liked it.
She told me her name- 'Lilith.'
But one thing that's strange about her, I would say is that she only stays around for a bit, and suddenly, the entire night has passed and it's sunrise! She was almost like a bad dream, where I never slept.
Eventually, Lilith stopped visiting but i could still heard her voice in my head, almost like she became a part of me.
I almost concluded that I was insane, until i was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Nobody will tell me the truth, but the other person is Lilith, isn't she?" I concluded my narrative with the therapist.
"According to your medical report, you're suffering from a bipolar disorder and a severe case of multiple identity disorder, where your alter seems to be showing psychopathic tendencies," She read from the grey file in her hands.
At that, i burst into a wide smile.
" Well, we make a great team, I must say. Forgive my sarcasm..." I replied.
" With all that, tell me, what really runs through your mind?" My therapist looked into my eyes as she catechized me.
Slowly, my grin melted into a grimace.
" Dark things, I'll rather keep inside us..."
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.