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A Sweet Goodbye

Draft:

A Sweet Goodbye

“Bodies and decapitated limbs were found everywhere in Manila. There were no weapons beside the body but a red rose” The news says that there is murderer in the area. The couple were shocked to hear this because they live near the area. With this news Alejandro was more paranoid as ever. After the therapy of Alejandro, the couple went home. It was hard adjusting to this illness because he thinks everyone is an imposter, even he thinks his house is not even his house. Alejandro was seated and Beth went to him and asked if he was alright. “I don’t know who you think you are but I want you to leave this house.” Beth was in shock of what he said and just wanted to clear that it was her wife; “It’s the real me, Honey!” Alejandro ran away as fast as he can and hid in the kitchen. Beth searched and searched, while searching she finally saw her husband but Alejandro was holding a knife. Beth just calmed him down, because he thinks his wife is an imposter. Alejandro charged in and killed his wife while screaming and crying his heart out. Blood was stained on the floor and on his shirt, he didn’t know what to do and cried. After a while, he turned around and saw Beth, “Good job! She was an impostor! I knew you could do it!” Alejandro unknowingly rushed and hugged his wife; they both cried their heart outs. Suddenly, Alejandro felt a sharp pain in his heart, he thought it was just the cause of too much joy. He looked at his heart and saw a rose stabbed in his heart. Beth gave him a kiss on his cheek and said “I love you!” The last words of Alejandro were faint but clear; “I love you, Beth!” The demons devoured the couple with a sweet goodbye.

Revised:

A Sweet Goodbye 
They prey on humans like how we prey for meat. But they aren’t humans. We call them demons and they entered what they call the world of the living. 
They look just like humans but they can shapeshift to anyone if they have consumed the blood of a particular human. How demons kill is ironically sweet, they give a rose to a person and a kiss on the cheek and they die. 

Alejandro Cruz, who lives in Pasig with his lovely wife, Beth. Alejandro was going to pick up his wife from work but he got into a car accident. He fell head first and had to undergo brain surgery. Everyone prayed and hoped that Alejandro will be alright. The doctor came out after a 5-hour surgery, he said “Mrs. Cruz, the surgery was a success!” His wife fell to the ground and tears of sadness turned to tears of joy. Relatives and friends of Alejandro thanked the staff who was part of the surgery. 

After Alejandro was released, they celebrated but soon after the celebration Alejandro screamed “Who are you?” in front of his mother. Everyone was shocked and his dad came and said “Don’t talk to your mother like that!” Alejandro stood to his ground and said “NO! Dad don’t be fooled; she looks like mom but that’s not her!” Beth calmed down his terrified husband and told him to rest. Alejandro was shaking and crying and Beth was terrified of what happened. 

Beth and Alejandro went to the hospital the next day and the doctor said “I’m sorry to say this but, Alejandro has a mental illness called Capgras syndrome, he is having delusions that someone in their life especially people who are close to him are impostors.” Beth’s heart sank to the ground and didn’t know what to do. Beth and Alejandro stepped out of the doctor’s office and people were surrounding the tv and they were confused.


“Bodies and decapitated limbs were found everywhere in Manila. There were no weapons beside the body but a red rose” The news says that there is a murderer in the area. The couple were shocked to hear this because they live near the area. With this news Alejandro was more paranoid as ever. After this they went home and it was hard adjusting to this illness because he thinks everyone is an imposter, even he thinks his house is not even his house. 

Alejandro was seated and Beth went to him and asked if he was alright. “I don’t know who you think you are but I want you to leave this house.” Alejandro shakingly said. Beth was in shock and just wanted to clear that it was her wife; “It’s the real me, Honey!” Alejandro ran away and hid. Beth searched and searched, while searching she finally saw her husband but Alejandro was holding a knife. 

Beth just calmed him down, because he thinks his wife is an imposter. Alejandro charged in, crying and screaming his heart out and attacked his wife. Blood was stained on the floor and on his shirt, he looked away and cried. 

Suddenly a Demon roaming around, smelled the scent of fresh blood and ate the remains of Beth. Alejandro heard this and looked back. But before Alejandro was about to turn, the demons shape shifted into Beth’s form; “You did well Alejandro! She was an impostor!” Alejandro leaped to her arms unknowingly and said shakingly “Oh thank God! I thought I lost you!” The demon smiled while giving him a kiss on the cheek and she said “You did”.

The demon stabbed him with a rose with a sharpened end and devoured on Alejandro’s lifeless body. Demons roamed around killing everyone in their way, while the people are clueless and scared.
Beware.