Melted Cheese and Murder

It was bizarre, talking about killing someone. In a public place. Over pizza.

I couldn't take it anymore. No matter how many times my parents told me to stay away from Bobby I just... couldn't. I'd turn up at home bleeding, covered with bruises, and they'd say, "Stop hanging out with him..." They didn't get it. He'd got under my skin.

They didn't know the half of it. The stuff he had me doing, to earn him money. It made me feel sick, sometimes. But I still couldn't cut him off.

It was my girlfriend's idea. Lisa was braver than me. She'd seen how he treated me, and Ali as well, when she was his girlfriend. She knew I couldn't just walk. Knew I'd never be free of him.

So there we were, the six of us: me Lisa, Ali, and some other friends too, Don, Heather and Derek. They didn't know Bobby, but they were willing to help.

We licked pizza grease from our lips and talked about how we were going to do it.

First of all, where. We decided on the canal. Out of the way spot, no one goes there.

Next: how we'd get him there. Easy: sex. Bobby thinks with his dick.

How: Knife probably.

Who. Okay, so none of us were exactly eager. Lisa knew a guy who'd done stuff like this before, so she said she'd get him to help us. Some guy called Kaufman. The girls were going to be the bait, and the distraction. Us guys would do It.

So we were all set. Everything went off without a hitch. The girls got him to go to the canal. While he was distracted, Don stuck a knife in his neck. Bobby looked to me, his best friend, to help him, but I stabbed him in the gut, and then slit his throat. That should have been enough, but Kaufman had brought his bat just to be absolutely sure.

We left him for the gators. I think we'd have got away with it if Derek hadn't got twitchy and gone to the cops.

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Word count: (excluding author's note): 366

Submitted on: 8th May at 23:30 *Quick Author's Note*

First, and most importantly: thank you so much for reading my story! The ha'penny that Vocal will pay me for your eyes will be well spent. I might get some more peacoks for the west lawn.

A Year of Stories: I'm writing a story every day this year. This one makes a 129 day streak since the 1st January.

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Gerard DiLeo

The story behind the story: This is based on a real murder case from the early 90s. The image was created with AI.

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