Write a short story about a detective solving a crime that was committed against his or her partner or a crime that his or her partner committed

"Mister Zoldyck," said Officer Conner, "Have you figured out the Apache Murder yet?" That's right...The Apache Murder. I hadn't even cared for that at this moment. I looked up from my desk, my hand shaking and pale, as I looked Conner dead in the eyes. "I think it's best if you leave me alone right now, Conner." Officer Conner held his breath, let out one singular gulp, and left. I dropped my head back down to the connected line, tracing evidence back and forth, and I followed the final, blue line. The blue line that led to my wife, Shirley Zoldyck.

2:33 am, that next morning.

I had my hands on the steering wheel, pulling it right to left, frustrated by what I had uncovered. I look down to my phone. "Any minute now.." I'd thought to myself, waiting for my wife to call me. I looked back to the road, as my hands gripped the steering wheel with more hatred and unforgivable actions. Then. that's when my phone buzzed. The picture of my beautiful, angelic wife was shown on my phone, brightening my car, but all I could feel was cold. My hands felt numb, I had a headache. I move my right hand to grab the phone. Click. I answered it. "Hey, baby," Shirley spoke, in a tired tone, "When are you gonna get home?" My jaw quivered. I then spoke up, "Soon, baby. I'll be home in about 15 minutes." I drop my phone after hanging up, looking at the road again as I slowly untuck my .14 colt handgun that I carry on me at all times. I finally pull up to my driveway, as I open my car door and step out into the drooling rain. "Shirley!" I call to her. "Shirley, come here!" Shirley came to the door, opening it and brushing her hair. I slowly aim the .14 colt at her, as I let out a sad expression. "I know you did it! I know you killed them! You're the Apache Murderer!" Shirley's face was blank, as she let out a soft sigh. "I knew you would figure it out, but not this soon. Good thing you loaned me that 200 dollars." I now look to her, as I let out a confused expression. "Wh-What?"

Suddenly, she gripped the side of her pants, as I saw the silhouette of a handgun erecting through the pocket. I knew what she was trying to do. "I love you, Zach! I really do, but...I can't let it end like this!"

In that brief moment, time stopped. It slowed down. They say that when your life flashes before your eyes time seems to slow down and you see your life replay like a film. Well, that's what I was feeling. In a sudden pull, my .14 colt was aiming for her chest, as her handgun was already out, aiming somewhere at my body, but I couldn't tell where.

Bang Bang Bang.

In three sudden shots, two bullet holes were in her chest, as she was shot back against the force. Wait... two bullet holes? But there were three shots... I look down to my gut, leaking blood slowly but surely. I fall back against my car, as I force my palm against the hood. I look up to my dead wife, as I let out a short mutter...

"Why?"

in a place once known as north america, now known as panem, is a very rich city surrounded by twelve districts. every year because this very rich city, known as the capitol, is so rich and likes to think they control all the districts - which they do - there is something known as the hunger games! this is where two children, one boy and one girl from each district from the ages of twelve to eighteen, have to leave their families and compete in the hunger games, a live event that is aired on tv's all over panem. when katniss everdeen, aged sixteen from district 12, has to volunteer to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister prim after prim's name is called forth to become the 23rd member to compete in the 74th hunger games, she promises to prim that she will win! katniss doesn't believe she's coming out alive - but she's not going down without a fight.

because district 12 is so poor, katniss has been close to death many times from starvation but she's made it through it. but this is a different kind of close to death; this katniss doesn't know if she can survive.

she doesn't want to hurt, or kill anyone but when it comes down to it katniss' instinct is to survive. but when she starts to have confusing feelings about the boy from her district who is also her fellow contender, things get worse, and then she teams up with the girl from district 11 and only one person can survive. but who will it be? will her feelings get the better of her? will she let someone else win so they don't have to die? if katniss is going to win she's going to have to be brutal. she's going to have to kill!

abater   ambary   ambery   baryta   baryte   bemata   betray   jarvey   ramate   ramjet

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