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The Victim

A woman murdered by her husband. This was the news headline in the 9 o’clock bulletin. It didn't come as a surprise to her as this news was becoming very frequent, a day didn't pass by without such a story being on television. She was crawled on her sofa set with her duvet and a hot mug of tea as she always does every evening night in her apartment. As the pictures were being shown she saw a reflection of what her life may turn out to be but she brushed it off. She was at a good place in her life, a step up in her career and the man of her life. She had worked hard for all that and was not ready to trade any of it. ‘Your my sweetie pie’ that was the ringtone assigned to the man of her life. She picked up the phone hurriedly because she didn't want to make him mad. The conversation was short and when she told him she loves him, he didn’t respond and hung up. She wasn’t surprised because it’s something he always did. She couldn’t remember the last time...