DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

Do You Have A Minute?

[Content Warning: Violent Assault Man Rapes Woman]

“Do you have a minute?” asks the stranger reading beside you on a park bench. The sun was shining so you couldn't see his face, but you said, "Yes, I do." Are you Cathy? I somehow thought your name was Cathy, but it's not. But a valiant attempt! A smile played on her lips as she resumed reading her newspaper. He seemed a little upset, yet keen to talk, so she continued the conversation out of kindness. I'm Camille. I live around here. It's a tourist trap, but it gets boring. I frequented the art museum, but I don't anymore. I invested considerable effort; I'm glad to be present. You looked into that book. I think that is nice. I think you are a nice person, is all Camille.” “Well, thank you, Boris! It is nice finally to meet a man who just wants to get to know you instead of a rapist or loser. Boris smiled, looking at her. As she got up to leave, Boris said, “I can walk you home if you like. It’s up to you, of course.” “No! No, thank you, Boris. I am fine. I enjoyed our conversation. We might meet again in the park. Camille wanted to get up, but she was having difficulty moving. Someone with a dog came along and found her, but they were too late.

A cut caused blood to drain from Camille's throat and chest into her belly. The EMTs could do nothing for her now. They covered her eyes. As they were getting her ready to transport into the ambulance, Boris happened by the ambulance. The EMTs asked if he was out earlier, and he replied, “No, I just came from my place now. Why?”

“No reason, in particular; we just have a victim that I thought you might be a witness to a crime.

As the EMTs got a closer look because Boris couldn’t resist seeing her one last time, they recognized that he had been in a struggle. They looked closely at his neck and saw scratches and what looked to be a bite mark. The EMT removed his hand from Camille’s eyes for a minute, and everything went out of whack for her vitals as she saw Boris again. The EMTs discovered that Camille was sending them a message despite her weakened state. The EMTs kept Boris talking. He was eating up his one minute of fame! The fame that he got from killing and raping another. True vial fame he needed so badly as it surged through his veins.!

As the detectives approached the ambulance and discovered the man speaking with the EMTs, Duff got his cuffs out, and Dan grabbed Boris while Duff cuffed him. They took samples from under his fingernails, took photos of the scratches and gave Camille a rape kit. When the evidence came back, there was no mistaking that Boris was the guy who raped her and left her to die. Sadly Camille succumbed to her injuries, never knowing if Boris was captured.

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