“I, Adam, take you Heather, to be my Wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, to trust each other till death do us part.” “I pronounce you, Husband and Wife”

As the pastor said that sentence, tears streamed down Heather’s made-up rosy cheeks, as for the first time, she looked upon Adam as her lawfully wedded partner.

As the first half of the year passed, the couple were happily married, seemingly in ‘their own little world’. But as their work schedules started to take a toll on them, both always came home cranky and they started to get into verbally heated-up fights. As both had obstinate personalities, none would give in or compromise, and the fights could even last till the sun rose the next day. Fights normally ended when Heather would grab her car keys and walk out of the house, with an indignant expression written on her face.

Days after their latest fight, Heather decided she needed to do something about their slowly deteriorating relationship. After all, this was the man she fell in love with, and cherished. Laying down her pride, she went up to Adam while he was reading the morning’s newspaper, and spoke. “I’m sorry, alright? Let’s stop this and both take a break from our work. I bought tickets to go to Australia next week, make arrangements and we’ll go, okay?” Adam just looked at her displeasingly, and he replied curtly. “As a woman who would raise her voice upon me, your husband, a wife who would leave the house whenever she is mad, who knows, maybe you’re already having another man.”

Heather immediately was shocked and slapped Adam with all her might. “I will not tolerate this. If you want me to find a man, fine, I’ll find one!” She then stared daggers at him while she saw his expressions changing rapidly. However, he suddenly went into a seizure, and in a split second he grabbed Heather’s head and slammed it onto the table countless times.

As she cried out in pain, he paused, lifted the table, and crashed it down on her. As she lost consciousness, she looked at Adam’s dilated pupils, trying to find a trace the man she once loved. That was the first time Adam experienced a seizure, and by the time he got himself under control, he found Heather on the floor, lying in a pool of blood. Surprised was he, but though he knew what he did to the woman he once loved, he did not feel a sense of remorse.

He then started to assess her injuries. Though her injuries were all major, he would not be able to send her to hospital, as he would get into trouble. Not being sure what to do, he dragged her into the bathroom and showered all the blood on her body away. In the mist of his actions, Heather woke up. She felt a burning sensation all over her body and started to scream with all her might, trying to lessen the pain, until she lost consciousness again.

Adam looked at her once beautiful face, now mangled into a bloody mess, all because of him. After washing off most of the visible blood, he frantically tore Heather’s clothes and left them by the side. Leaving her in the bathroom, he hustled around the house finding for their first-aid-kit, but was interrupted by the ululation of Heather.

Afraid that neighbors may hear her, he frenziedly rushed to the bathroom. Heather, upon seeing him, felt a sense of deep agony and violently started dither. Images of Adam trying to strangle her started to flow into her mind, and she kept shouting, “No, no, no, no! Adam, Adam no, NO!!!” Adam was petrified by her shouts, worried neighbours may have heard, he rushed over and cupped her mouth with the palm of his hands. Heather was flabbergasted and as her eyes then started to widen, she grabbed hold of Adam’s arms and ruminated on them.

“Ahhhhhhhh!” Adam grabbed Heather’s hair and started to pull her head away, but she would not let go. He then grabbed onto a mirror and thwacked it on Heather’s head once again. She stopped and just glared at Adam, feeling the intense pain all over her body once again, then, she screamed.

Though he was still not convicted of his crimes, he could never sleep in peace. He had sent Heather into the mental hospital and told them lies to cover-up for his crime. To get her into the hospital, he told them that Heather got depression due to heavy workload and fights between them, and started to think of ways to suicide. Explaining that Heather caused all the injuries by herself, and that he was tired looking after her as he had to neglect his work, and was also heading into depression himself. He had got a divorce with her the moment she was accepted into the hospital.

Many nights was he not able to sleep well, and while sleeping, the whole wedding ceremony would keep replaying through his head, his promise to Heather kept haunting him when he was alone. Hallucination started taking over him, and he kept seeing Heather omnipresent around him, screeching or glaring at him. Finally, it was the last straw, and he jumped of a building to his death.

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k bai