The Perfect Husband

Elena kicked the woman one last time, thankful she learnt self-defense.

She then got distracted after seeing that the woman who had attacked her was Officer Wilson. For some reason, Elena was half expecting it to be Harrison.

Malik snuck up on Elena and hit her on the back of the head. The blow wasn’t as effective as he wanted it to be, but the hit still left Elena a bit dazed.

She stumbled and Malik caught her.

“Elena, Elena, you will always be my favorite wife. So strong, so independent, so everything a man could ever want.” Malik smiled, brushing hair from her face.

He then grabbed a fist full of her hair and pulled her head back roughly.

‘’Too bad though, you’ll be the second wife I have to kill because you are just too nosey. You had to go digging, didn’t? Couldn’t just let me rest in peace.’’

He threw Elena on the ground and stomped on the leg.

Officer Wilson groaned.

‘’Welcome back to earth, you dumb worthless bitch. Tie her up!’’ Malik barked.

Malik went over to the window and peeped out, making sure no one else was outside so he could carry out his act and get to another state.

‘’Done, she won’t be any more problem.’’ Officer Wilson smiled.

Malik walked back to her and slapped her across the face. ‘’I told you to be the look, but I guess you can’t do shit right.’’

He then bent down to Elena’s level and forced a kiss on her mouth.

‘’I’m sorry, Elena.’’ He took her face in his hand, but she pulled away.

Malik gave Elena a hard look then slapped her across the face.

“You should have stayed home Ellie, stay out of all this and mind your own business. I know that your job makes you nosy, but you still shouldn’t have come here. None of this would be happening now if you hadn’t gone digging. I was going to simply fake my death again and move on like I normally do.’’

Elena wanted to buy the police some time, so she started talking to Malik.

“Why are you doing this Malik? Think about your kids and us your wives, if you let us go we won’t say a word to the cops.” Elena cried.

Malik laughed. “Even if you went to the cops they won’t believe you, right Lorain?”

He pulled her close and they both gave each other sloppy kisses.

‘’You see, the devil works hard but Lorain here works harder. She is always on her Ps and Qs, making sure to tamper with any evidence there might be on me. And if I should need to move on, all I have to do is fuck her fuck and I get a new identity.’’

Leona began to cry. ’’How can you honestly do this? We have a family together.

‘’Well, since we will all be dead! I guess I can tell you why.’’

Malik smiled at Elena.

‘’Dad told me about the absurd question you asked him, but yes, I did have a twin brother. I am currently using his middle name actually. Joshua. It was always Kyle and Klay Franco, we were inseparable. But in college, our parents disowned him because they found out that he was mixed up in a ton of shit.’’

Malik shook his head to regain his train of thoughts. ‘’Anyway, what ever Klay was doing got him killed and I had to pay these men off. Then I met you, Leona. The young, single daughter of a very wealthy man who had just closed a business deal that would make him even richer.’’

Malik sighed. ‘’I had already used up my money, and even filled for bankruptcy but that wasn’t enough for these men. Even when dad chipped in, they wanted more. And you Leona, single and rich. I set out with a plan, hoping that you would give me any amount of money I asked but.’’

He smiled. ‘’You helped me, and I took even more without you knowing Leona. But it just wasn’t enough. And then there was Joyce, I had to kill her quickly because she found what about my scheming ways.’’

Malik smiled at Elena. ‘’There I met you, Ellie. You had a shit ton of money after selling your parents’ law firm, but you were smart.’’

He slapped Elena across the face. ‘’You hid all your money from me! Had me sign a prenup and never took on my name. It’s as if you knew this would happen.’’

Malik paused again.

“So, I faked my own death once more. All in the name of running from the cops, that gang and to get a little insurance money.”

Elena shook her head and tried to say something, but Malik yelled at her to shut up.

“Lorain here helped me out very much, she got her drug addict brother to get a tattoo then we killed him. She even paid off the boy at the morgue to mess with the DNA.”

They both laughed as if it was the funniest thing in the world.

‘’And you want to know something, even though I paid those men off. This life… it brings me thrill.’’

While Malik was talking Elena had managed to loosen her hands but kept it behind her back.

“You are sick Jason!” Elena yelled out.

Malik gave a mocking laugh. “And I love it.”

Elena was wondering why the cops wasn’t here yet and if Malik would really kill them.

“But if you kill me you won’t get my money, you won’t even know where it is.” Elena thought quickly.

Malik snorted. “Oh Ellie, that’s why you are going to tell me.”

Elena remained tight lipped as Malik asked her for the information, he made a sound then turned away and threw the pipe across the room.

Elena was waiting for Malik to come close to her again before she could attack him.

“Tell me!” he yelled, then slapped her across the face causing her to cry out.

Neither woman had expected their husband to be this violent.

Malik grabbed Leona and held the gun to her head.

‘’If you don’t tell me, she gets it. So, please, out with it.’’

Seeing that she still wouldn’t talk, Malik took a knife from Lorain and grabbed hold of Elena’s face.

‘’Fine, I’ll just cut it out of you then.’’

He ran the knife down the side of Elena’s face, she gritted her teeth as it cut into her flesh.

“You will be sorry, Malik.” Elena said, bringing her head back then used her forehead to hit him hard on the nose.

Malik cried out holding his bloody nose.

“You bitch!” he yelled, and at that same time, Elena tackled him to the ground.

“Consider this a divorce.” Elena said, before hitting his head hard on the concrete floor.

Elena got up just in time, but Lorain still managed to punch her in the stomach.

Elena had taken her gun from Malik’s waist and did the only thing she could to stop the dirty officer.

She shot her twice in the chest then a third time when she still took another step towards her.