The Body At Auercliff
“Catherine, where are you?”
Kneeling in the library, with blood soaking through the fabric of my dress, I stare down at Matilda's body. She finally stopped wriggling and squirming a few minutes ago, and that frightful whimper faded from her lips. Now the only movement comes from the slowly-growing pool of blood that has almost reached as far as the piano.
“Catherine!” Charles calls out, finally reaching the doorway and stopping. “What are -”
He falls silent, but I don't look at him. ...I don't dare. Instead, I stare at the corpse for a moment longer, before glancing at the bloodied knife in my trembling right hand.
For the longest time, maybe two minutes or more, the only sound comes from the dripping blood that falls from the knife's blade.
“You shall have to deal with this,” I say finally, my voice trembling slightly. “You shall have to, Charles. You just...MoreLess
Kneeling in the library, with blood soaking through the fabric of my dress, I stare down at Matilda's body. She finally stopped wriggling and squirming a few minutes ago, and that frightful whimper faded from her lips. Now the only movement comes from the slowly-growing pool of blood that has almost reached as far as the piano.
“Catherine!” Charles calls out, finally reaching the doorway and stopping. “What are -”
He falls silent, but I don't look at him. ...I don't dare. Instead, I stare at the corpse for a moment longer, before glancing at the bloodied knife in my trembling right hand.
For the longest time, maybe two minutes or more, the only sound comes from the dripping blood that falls from the knife's blade.
“You shall have to deal with this,” I say finally, my voice trembling slightly. “You shall have to, Charles. You just...MoreLess
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