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The Conversation

by

Justin Seiver

“Why did I kill that girl?”

“What? You don’t know?”

“No, not really. I mean. I know that I liked her heavenly blond hair and when those blue eyes fell upon me it made my heart skip a beat, but those are … Well that should have made me want to date her, not run a knife up through her sternum and gut her like fish.

Is any of that true.”

“Sure it is. Why wouldn’t it be?”

“Because you lie. You’re a liar even to yourself.”

“No I’m not.”

“Fine. But is this really what you want to talk about.”

“No.”

“Then what?”

“The girl…”

“The one you killed?”

“The first one…