There are thousands of stories about murderers. But who are these story-tellers? Where do they get their stories from? I bet you have seen those plastic milk packets and surely you've drained the milk out some time or the other. But did you ever wait till the last drop was squeezed out? Did these writers ever wait? Unless you have drained the milk out completely, there will always be a nagging sensation within you; an unforgiving feeling of failure. You do not like this feeling; so you ignore it and throw the packet out of your sight. The next time you see a milk packet, do remember from now on how I feel when I kill my subjects. I wait, wait and wait till the last breath leaves the body; and then a breath exits me. You know right, how it feels to make love to the woman, who will never ever be yours, but for a single moment?
Oh wait! Where did that come from? Wasn't it going to be about a murderer's account of his victims, one of those dark stories you find scattered everywhere, and which eventually gets lost in the dark? But here we are; you, with your monotonous flow through the plains, and me, trying to welcome you to the vortices at the edge of the dam.
You know, my last victim was a strange person. It (yes, I'm all for gender equality) was one of those human beings who have a natural gift of streamlining vortices. No matter what you throw at them, these creatures remain calm. So to see that last drop of milk pour out, you have to be patient. There's a problem with pure milk, you see. It sticks to the packet. Some things in this universe are physically impossible. But what only matters to me is to see the last drop leave the packet. If you keep squeezing, you'll end up frustrating yourself more. So I waited. No matter how much the milk sticks, it eventually has to evaporate. You should never underestimate whatever is physical. Trust me, even in its last breath, it was calm. I felt a certain surrender in its death, as if it had already died before I killed it. Am I supposed to feel itchy about this, that it held on to its defiance till the end? I agree that those eyes ended up dead with a single phrase, "You did not kill me", but so what? It was still my victim! I will kill a few more and then those eyes will be lost like any other.
I kill every month. Twice. Do you know what hope looks like? I do. My favorite part of the process is to see hope leave my poor victims. Do you know what hope is to me? Why don't you hazard a guess? Before you read my answer, think. Now. Pause. Think.
Hope is my lover. I free Hope. You see, I am filled with hate. I detest how human beings hold on to Hope. Even when Life arranges for the perfect exits, you human beings just cannot let go of Hope, can you? I am the one who sees its (Oh yes, still gender neutral!) pain each time you cry about yours. I see the anguish on Life's forehead each time you try to foil its plans. I mean, who the hell are you? Who gives you the right to decide how Life should be? Each time Hope makes love to me, I fill it with Life. Yes, your Death is Hope's Life.
What do you seek when you make love? Do you die? Or do you kill?
p.s. The next time you see the milk packet, do visualize me pushing the dagger deep into your lover's belly and deeper still. Think of its eyes.