A crime of passion
Breaking news:
Yesterday night a horrible crime, followed by a suicide, took place in a hispanic neighborhood of New York City. Carlos Suarez murdered his wife, Ana Vazquez de Suarez, by stabbing her seventeen times in her abdomen, chest and neck, with a 314 × 435 - Single Blade Pocket Knife. After killing his wife, Mr. Suarez committed a suicide by shooting himself with a 350 × 280 - Maxsell Jackal Full Auto Pistol, in his head.
Everything seems to point out a crime of passion due to Mr. Suarez´s jealous since her wife worked as a waitress in a well-known restaurant of the city. Their little seven years old son, Juan Carlos Suarez Vázquez, witnessed this entire scene.
Juan Carlos Suarez Vázquez tells us:
“...Daddy was really angry with my mum and…… I didn´t know why they were fighting. I felt frightened but I kept in silent. Mum cried and said to my daddy: “that´s not true, they´re lying to you, you are my only man.” Daddy pushed her and hit her…..and… suddenly, daddy took a pocket knife and started wounding my mum. I cried, I wanted to do anything but I did nothing. Later, Daddy looked at me and started crying. Mum was on the floor, there was a lot of blood by anywhere. I was confused... I didn´t know what was going on with my mum. She seemed to be unconscious or… death. Daddy walked to their bedroom.
I decided to help my mum… I approached her. I started praying to Dios as mum had taught me.. but.. Something cut off my player. That was a pistol´s sound which came out of my parents´ bedroom…”
A couple quarrel:
Carlos: I know what you were doing last night with that man
Ana: you’re wrong dear and…. you know that due to my job at the restaurant I deal with many people
Carlos: mmmm, they told me!! They told me what you do, they told what you are. Don´t lie to me, fucking bitch!!
Ana: that´s not true, they´re lying to you, you are my only man. You know!!
Carlos: what do you think?? Bitch!! That I´m a fucking idiot!!
(He pushes her and hits her)
Ana: stop please! Our baby is in front us! (She starts crying)
(He takes out a pocket knife and starts attacking her)
Carlos: Now! You´re not gonna fool me anymore!
(She screams horrified as he stabs her seventeen by anywhere and she falls death on the floor)
Carlos: Carajo! What did I do?
(He looks at his son and cries. After murdering his wife, he goes to their bedroom)
Carlos: I need to rest from this fucking life! This stinks! …. Damned woman!
(He shoots himself with a pistol in his head)
I like this kind of stories.In the second one when the author writes the dialogues it is possible to perceive the feelings of these characters.
ReplyDeleteWhat I tried to do in this assignment was to reflect characters´ feelings in what they said, and I used the parenthesis to illustrate their expressions and actions. Although, I guess that the three stories complement themselves.
ReplyDeleteIt is a hard anecdote. it was interesting to read. I think is a good work because you can feel the desesperation of the boy and of the moment.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if this kind of texts are anecdotes for me this text is a tragedy. but good job