Just in time for Valentine's Day...

This is a slimmed-down version of an older story that weighed in at a bulky 208 words or so.  For your reading pleasure it has been trimmed down to 100 words, including the title.  Hope you enjoy it!

I Heart Tony

Having Tony around for holidays was nice, Veronica thought, carrying a small heart-shaped box of candy toward the door at the rear of the house.

She’d had boyfriend trouble, and Tony was no different; wonderful to start, then abusive, first with his mouth, then his fists. But they’d worked things out.

Veronica opened the door, stepped into the garage and opened the lid on a big freezer, revealing Tony’s corpse. She fitted the heart-shaped box into the hole in Tony’s chest and kissed his frosty lips.  She smiled, licking moisture from her mouth.


“Happy Valentine’s Day, baby.”