short stories (1)

the headdress

Before Touché put the sword down Karen’s throat, he told her not to move. He told her that it was something that people had to do together. He told her that both of them had to do it right or it would not work. Touché put Karen’s head back with his hand and then he put the sword down Karen’s throat. It looked to me like Karen was quiet, but I saw her eyes blink, maybe because the rain was falling into them.