Rose Petals

Rose petals scattered the floor of Jake’s apartment. When Sophie walked in she saw them and smiled, it was Valentine’s Day after all and she had been expecting a surprise proposal from Jake, all day she had been nervous with anticipation. She took off her coat to reveal her dress, it was the sexiest one she owned, she had bought it solely for this moment, she planned to show Jake exactly why he loved her and no one else. Two wine glasses stood on the table next to a very expensive bottle of red wine, she filled them both up. The petals marked a trail into his bedroom, she knew he would be in there waiting for her, she picked up the glasses and carried them to the bedroom door. The door was pulled to but not fully closed, she nudged it open with her elbow and stepped into the room.
She dropped the wine glasses, the wine instantly soaked into the carpet but she took no notice, she was staring at the bed. Jake was lying on the bed, she had expected that, but what she never expected was the hedge trimmer sticking out of him, it had half severed his head from his body and blood was splattered everywhere.
“I’ve been waiting for you Sophie.”
They were the last words Sophie ever heard, before she even got a look at her attacker she felt the blade of a knife cut into her neck, she was dead by the fifth penetration.
Martine grinned and dropped the knife. She used a towel to wipe the blood splatter from her face. She liked the messy kills, she so rarely got to do them in her line of work so when she did it was always a pleasure. She looked to the bed, she had hoped to sever the head completely but the hedge trimmer had jammed and stuck halfway through the spinal column, she couldn’t get it out.
She shrugged, “Next time remember the chainsaw… or maybe a bonesaw.”
She smirked and walked out, her job completed.