Foolishly Hoping

"She got a new target and left school. Don't know where she went," he shrugged. That was it? That was the end of the story? "What, did you expect some form of passionate confession or her stalking me? It didn't go that far because I grabbed the opportunity and made her go away." He rolled his eyes.

"Obsession is a complex thing. You never know." I shrugged. "You make it sound like you killed her and buried her." I had to laugh.

"Well, most people would think the same. But there is nothing called a perfect crime. Even I couldn't pull it off. Someone or the other would find out how everything happened and I wouldn't be free. I don't have those instincts."

"Yes, you're above human instincts and too pretty for jail. Got it." He shook his head and smiled as he watched me laugh to my heart's content.