Cannibal Meets
Vampire
What
makes people do sick and twisted things?
What makes those sick people fall in love with each other? I’ve always wondered what goes through
someone’s head. What is it that
ticks inside of them that just makes them snap?
* * * * *
Day
25 of the courtship and the love is now stronger than ever. Communicating daily on the asylum chat
room, knowing that the internet it all they have to keep them together because
they will never see face to face.
Baron and Nora started a random chat with one another and told each
other the gruesome details that which landed them in the asylum. Of course they both thought it was
normal, murdering someone for no reason, but they knew that was one special
thing that they had in common.
* * * * *
Baron Sholsten was
an average man who seemed to be happy.
He was successful, had a great girl, and lived in a nice house; why
would anyone throw that away?
Baron had his own photography business and was known in town for taking
the most beautiful pictures.
People would come from hours away to attend his open galleries, hoping
they would be the lucky ones to purchase a masterpiece. Maryse, Baron’s secretary and his
girlfriend, was always there for him.
She supported all his business decisions, traveled with him to his
photography locations, and contributed ideas to help his business. Maryse was what he had always wanted;
something could never go wrong.
* * * * *
Across
the state of Arizona lived Nora Wansa.
Nora was a quiet girl who lived alone in a small house. She kept to herself, neighbors never
saw people come over. Nora worked
at a library, making just enough money to pay the bills and the rent on her
small, very clean cottage. People
always wondered about Nora, what she did, who she talked to, but never thought
she would be the type of girl to do something crazy. But these neighbors knew little about her past and what she
did to her younger neighbor that placed her on medication. Inside her small home she had pictures
taped to the wall in her dark, gloomy basement only lit with a few small
candles. The pictures contained
images that most would find creepy and shocking, such as jogging, leaving the
grocery store, getting the mail, normal things a person does in their everyday
life. This was a person that Nora
had never made contact with but watched him smile from behind bushes, from
across the streets, and from inside his bedroom window. He never knew that she was quietly
lurking around the corner taking dozens of pictures that she could later stare
at for hours.
* * * * *
About
a week later, Baron was on a new site taking engagement pictures for a young,
happy couple. As he heard them
laugh with each other and watched them kiss for the camera, he realized that
what he had with Maryse was nothing like this. The more Baron watched, the more Maryse annoyed him and all
the things that she did for him. He
felt as if she tried to baby him and act like his mother more than his
girlfriend. As Baron snapped
picture after picture he became even more enraged. He was tired of seeing this mushy crap and threw his camera
on the ground screaming and cursing Maryse’s name. The couple was shocked, stepping back in fear and confusion
not knowing what triggered his sudden anger and then worrying they would not
have a good picture. “What’s
wrong?” asked the man, worried about Baron. Baron replied, “I hate my girlfriend! I want her out of my life. I’m tired of being treated like a
child. I can run my own company!” Normally, Baron would be more
professional but lately he had been skipping his medication. Baron thought the pills made him tired
and gave him headaches but he needed them to remain sane. The couple thought he was
ridiculous and demanded for their money back, knowing that they would not get
any good portraits. Baron suddenly
became enraged as the couple asked for their money back, hating Maryse even more
for ruining this engagement session and taking a lot of money that would help
cover his traveling expenses.
* * * * *
Nora
continued her daily stalking of Mark.
Mark lived down the street from her as a widower with his four children,
three boys and a girl. Nora had
noticed Mark a few months ago when she read his wife’s obituary in the local
paper. She had never spoken more
than five words to him and that was only ever the occasional hello when she
passed him on the street the few times she went outside. When Nora found out that Mark’s wife
had passed away she did the neighborly thing and took him and his children food
for dinner. The moment he opened
the door, Nora noticed the smile wrinkles around his mouth, his dark wavy hair
with the occasional gray growing, and the stubbles of hair that covered his
cheeks from the lack of effort he put into his appearance as the days
passed. When Mark greeted her,
Nora felt chills go up her spine, thinking he had the softest kindest voice she
had ever heard. Nora never had
this sudden feeling for any man in her life. In the ninth grade she dated Bobby Jones but that lasted for
no more than five months due to how quiet and socially awkward Nora was. Since the ninth grade, Nora never felt
the way Mark had made her feel until that very moment. Mark thanked Nora for bringing the
chili over and invited her to step inside for a moment. As Nora stepped in, she noticed the pictures
hung on the wall and how at one time, they all looked so happy. The children were in the backyard with
their grandparents, giving Mark some time to himself. “Thank you so much for the food, my children and I
appreciate it.” Nora smiled, not saying much more than a quiet you’re welcome. “I better go.” Nora stated after a moment of silence. Mark thanked her one more time and
waved goodbye as she walked down the street. As Nora stepped inside the door of her cottage, she thought
how perfect Mark was and how she had to know that handsome person. She looked at the clock and realized it
was time for her to take her medication but she did not want to, she was on
cloud nine.
* * * * *
As
Baron sulked the whole way home, he thought about how he had to get rid of
Maryse. He knew she wouldn’t get
it right away and would try to get him to change his mind. He thought how he probably would change
his mind because part of him knew that she was not that bad of a person. As Baron got closer to his studio he realized
that Maryse would be there waiting to help him put his stuff away. He wanted to avoid her for now so
instead of stopping, he took his equipment home and left it in his car. A few hours later, Maryse came home
confused as to why she had not seen Baron earlier in the day. “Hi honey! I missed you earlier.
How was your engagement shoot?”
Baron rolled his eyes wondering if she could baby him anymore. “Oh you know how it went, same as all
the others.” “Everything
alright? Where’s your
equipment?” Baron thought how
nosey could this woman be. “I just
decided to come home, thought I could edit my photos on the laptop.” Maryse thought about his answer and
decided just to let the topic go.
“What do you want for dinner, dear? I’ll make your favorite fish tacos if you’d like,” she said
smiling hoping she could get more enthusiasm out of him. Baron shrugged his shoulders, “I’m not
that hungry, make what you want.”
“What’s wrong, Baron?
You’re acting weird.
Normally you would jump at the chance to have fish tacos.” Baron became enraged and hit Maryse
across the face. She was shocked;
she just stood there staring at him trying to figure out what had happened and
why he snapped. “I can’t be in
this relationship any longer! You
drive me crazy and treat my like a child.
I want out!” Puzzled Maryse
replied, “I only do things to show you that I love you. I don’t try to drive you crazy, I just
want you to be happy…” Baron rolled his eyes, stomping towards her, fist
raised. “I told you I am done!” With that he hit her again and again
until she no longer was screaming and crying. After realizing he killed her, he didn’t know what to do and
suddenly wished he had fish tacos.
Baron realized that he loved what he just did, that he never felt
happier. Not knowing what to do
with the body he thought that all there was left to do was eat Maryse. Baron never knew something could be so
thrilling but decided it was smart to never let something like that happen
again.
* * * * *
Months
went by and Nora continued her stalking of Mark, noticing that he had started
going on dates. Nora became
infuriated, wanting to be the only one for him even though she had no courage
to talk to him. A couple nights
later, Nora noticed that Mark had taken his kids to their grandparents for the
night. He returned home with no
children, got dressed up, and left his house. Nora knew he was going on a date and couldn’t take it any
longer. Right after he left, she
hurried over to his house and waited outside for him to return. Four hours went by and Mark finally
returned home. As he pulled his
car into the garage, she walked in after him, hiding until he put the door
down. “Nora? What are you doing here? I didn’t even
see you walk in.” “You’ve been out
way too late, what will your children think of this?” Mark stared at her surprised, “How do you know how late I’ve
been out?” “I’ve been watching you
for months and can’t stand the thought of you dating.” Mark started to worry; she was starting
to act crazy. “Nora I never knew
that you felt this way, we’ve never talked before. I don’t even know you.” Nora grew with rage, grabbed a tire iron and hit Mark over
the head. He fell to the ground, a
blood pool forming on the floor.
Nora was in shock and didn’t know what to do. She saw the blood on the floor and could not stand the mess
it was making so she began to drink it, trying to clean up all she could; she
did not want a mess for his family to see.
* * * * *
A
week after Baron murdered Maryse, people in town started to worry that they had
not seen her at his studio. The
police were called and Baron was questioned. Right away, he was the first and only suspect in the case
and the police searched his studio and his home. There was blood found under the rug and he was arrested
right away. Later, they found his
stash of pills he had stopped taking and they knew that he had lost it. Baron told the truth about everything
and was checked into a psychiatric institution with a murder charge.
* * * * *
It
took Nora several weeks to be caught by the police. No one suspected the quiet neighbor that they never had a
conversation with. She got caught
because of a neighbor had noticed she was not taking pictures outside and they
then realized what she was taking pictures of. The police raided her home and found dozens of pictures
taped to her wall. No one
understood what went through her head like how could she do that to those
children, what made her target him, and they all wondered if she had pictures
of other neighbors? The
neighborhood no longer felt safe and started to not trust each other. Nora was taken to the psychiatric
institution, the same as Baron, with the same charge as him.
The
day Nora was committed, her and Baron started their internet courtship, talking
about what they wanted to do when they got out and how many kids they wanted to
have. They would never get out,
but they had fun dreaming.
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