Anger

…..the earth wobbled on its axis and the mammoth black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy instinctively shied away from the Lilliputian terrestrial domain spinning determinedly way out at its furthest outpost, yet his volcanic temper still raged on—completely and irrationally out of control.  He took another wild swing at the petite woman—his allegiant wife of thirteen years—but this time, unlike the others, he connected solidly and she flew against their bedroom wall, her head slamming against its unmalleable sheetrock with such force she left  a circular impression the size of a small pie in the gypsum board.  Next, and with an exaggerated slowness that suggested Einstein’s elegant theories regarding the relativity of time must be completely askew, she toppled over on the carpeted floor—face first—and afterwards there was no movement from any part of her body as a pool of blood rapidly collected under her attractive, but badly bludgeoned, face.  He glanced down at the floor briefly then, but only long enough to ensure he wouldn’t trip over the motionless body as he silently made his way out of the room…..

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