-“Love can be a tenuous thing. I was lonely, so I set out on the quest to find a lover to warm my bed, and to massage my aching feet. I met a lovely girl who barely made ends meet by selling flowers on the streets. Her natural beauty rivaled those of the delicate flowers which she displayed. She had come to the big city from a small province, to search for a better opportunity for herself.
Her eyes were like dollops of honey, and her long braided hair, glistened like a raven’s plumage. Yet, with time I noticed that she was not very intelligent. She was very shy too. She was too modest to fully undress in front of me.
Another thing I did not like, was that she was so nice, that she smiled at everyone, and greeted everyone in a friendly manner.
This friendliness with everyone aroused my suspicions. She was twenty years younger than me, and well, the same men came every morning to buy a tamal, a cup of coffee and to chit chat with her.
There was one young man in particular which worried me. He was handsome, tall, and well-built. He was a construction worker I think. I don’t know if I imagined this, but I think I saw that his hand lingered longer then necessary over hers when he paid his bill.
I saw red! I was incensed! I would make that little slut pay - I said to myself. Yet, she was too beautiful to mar the perfection of her face and neck. I put something in her tea, which drugged her to asleep. Afterwards, I undressed her, and then I carried her to the bathtub - this full of ice cubes - to then delicately slit her wrists.
It was a beautiful sight to see, as the ice cubes reddened and melted with the heat of her fresh blood, to create a giant goblet of Sangria. Her long-lashed eyes were serenely closed, as if she were asleep - which she was, although now in her eternal sleep. She would never age, nor would her body depreciate.
I will tell you something in all honesty; I was getting a delirious rush from killing my women! I had no remorse, nor guilt, as it made me feel omnipotent! Not unlike those scientists who cloned sheep. I was usurping God in that task!
I lovingly skinned Maribel with a scalpel, as if she were a ripe grape. I utilized extreme care and precision, to reveal the plump flesh underneath. I uncovered such a juicy, firm and lush interior, like that of a voluptuous grape which when fermented, produces the ambrosial and heady liquid we delicately savor.
Oh, by the way, the ice cubes on the tub generated a new idea. I grabbed a cooler to fill it with ice; and then I deposited in those her internal organs. In no time I made the right connections; and I profited very handsomely from those sales.
And the large expanse of unbroken skin from the back, midriff, and limbs was also saved and sold to specialty purse makers. If a skin of a crocodile fetches so much money, imagine what this will fetch to the end user.
And do you know why this is officer? Do you know why my tamales are so irresistible to the palate? Because on a primal level, we are all beasts with a ravenous lust to devour one another! The taste is the sweetest on earth, as you have firsthand knowledge of.” Rene said with a wink.
-“So you killed your girlfriend. Where did you get the other bodies in the refrigerators?” Pedro asked.
-“You know who’s also at fault? Do you want to know what the devil’s tool is? It’s Craig’s List! I simply wanted to find the perfect woman, and as I perused the ads, I was shocked at the contents. Married, seeking married, no strings attached fornication, pictures of genitalia, why it’s absolutely disgusting!” Rene said with indignity.
-"Not only is there rampant immorality on Craig's List, but it's almost solely responsible for annihilating the newspaper industry by stealing ad revenue from them. That is why it is the devil's tool, I tell you!"
-“And you are a saint? So you lured your victims from an online web site? How many Rene, how many did you kill?” Pedro said with irony.
-“Oh, I don’t know exactly. The names became blurred, but In all honesty I did try to make it work. It was only when I perceived a flaw, or they had the audacity to ask for money for sex, or something that pissed me off, that their days became numbered.
May I borrow a pen and paper please? I need to write something down.” When Pedro supplies this, he wrote the following:
"All I can tell you is that due to my burgeoning tamal, and organ sales, I have accumulated a nifty sum of $100,000 dollars. If you get me out of here I will give you $90,000 dollars and leave town with the rest. I am the only one who knows where it is, as to avoid taxes and auditing, I did not save it in the bank. Help me escape, and help yourself as well. Have you ever seen that amount piled all at once?"
When Rene finished writing the note, he passed it to Pedro for him to read.
To be continued…
