The paused doorbell video sent a chill down her spine.....


All those years she put it out if her mind, but not fully.

Not to be completely forgotten, but safe.


Safe.....what a joke!!


"Mam, do you know the man in the video?"


Suddenly the last 10 years of somewhat peace disappeared like a drop in the bucket, as the cops words hit her ears.

She snaps her head back facing him with tears welling up.

Forcing the tears back she responds.

"His name is Troy"


Just as the words fell out all time stopped, the memories came flooding back.


"Babe?" "What sandwich did you get me?"

"A Rueben." "But I wanted Cuban."

"Oh I'm sorry babe, ill go back." Reaches for the keys when suddenly....

Crash....her gaze looks up to the counter to see his fist in the sandwich food everywhere.

Backing up slowly she struggles to find words.

"Babe I'm sorry let me fix.."


The backhand stung as she flew across the room.

"Can't even get a fucking sandwich right!!! You skanky bitch!"

Struggling to get up she responds. " Babe I'm so sorry!"

The heat from his breath with a foul odor fills her nostrils as he responds.

" All I do for you and you can't get me a fucking sandwich!"


"Mam you said his name is Troy?"

She glances at the screen.

" How did he die?"

"Hit and run mam, driver unknown."


"Mam you do know he killed five woman over the past ten years?"

"No Officer, that's terrible~"

"Yeah funny thing mam, they all look a lot like you."

Looks back at the screen.

"Yeah crazy right? You need anything else?"

"No mam, you have a good night."

She walks to the garage door in the house after closing the front door.

Grabbing a black towel from a rack as she heads to the front of the car.

She wipes the front bumper n down.