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plan. He smiled at her as he took a step back and she smiled back.
    “The view is so romantic.” Her breathing heavy.
    “I just want you to have the perfect day.” He replied. “I want to capture this moment. So we can always remember it.”
    He pulled out his cell phone. She was curious about it. But smiled.
    “Where do you want me cowboy?” Her words joyful and happy.
    “Pose with the mountain range in the background.” He offered. “Stand here.”
    He adjusted her so her back was to the edge of the cliff. For a moment, he hoped she wouldn’t end up falling to her death. She slid a little and his heart pounded. The last thing he needed to have happen was for her to fall to her death.
    Raising his camera, he began to aim it at her. Then paused for a moment.
    “Is that a scratcher ticket?” His eyes twinkled.
    Her eyes opened wide. He knew she always got a kick out of the homemade scratcher tickets he made her. She turned for a moment and he watched as she knelt down to the ground below and began to scratch away the black and red face. It was nearly time and he had waited so long for this moment.
    She turned around and saw him on the ground. A smile crossed her face for a moment and her hands clasped over her mouth. Her eyes grew wide. The surprise was something he cherished more than anything else. They had both known that this day would eventually come, but only he had known it would be today, even though she had been expecting it, to some degree.
    Her words mouthed a response. He couldn’t hear it. The adrenaline was flowing hard through his veins. But he knew instinctively what she was saying. Tears streamed down her face and in a moment it was all over.
    The rock slammed hard into her skull and he could hear the sickening sound of bone cracking. Blood trickled down her face and their eyes met for a moment before hers rolled back in her head. Her body crumpled at his feet. He looked down and smiled wide.
    “Amelia, would you die for me?” He asked. “I do hope you’ll say yes.”
    His words were cold and soulless. Looking around, he made certain that no one had witnessed the crime at hand. He knew that he had to be careful. To avoid there being any possibility that someone saw this. Around him, the dust from her impact began to settle. She looked almost peaceful in that moment with her brown hair covering her face.
    Beneath her, the blood began to pool. He flipped around the red rock in his hand. He knew he needed to get rid of it. Reaching back, he flung it hard in the sky. It would almost be poetic if it struck someone in the head below and killed them too.
    “Two birds with one stone right, Amelia?” He asked the woman.
    Her breathing was already turning shallow. He hadn’t expected her to give up her fight for life so easily. A frown crossed his aging face. She still needed to fall and blood needed to seep when she “hit” her head below. After all, the police needed to believe that she had slipped and fallen on their hike.
    Dropping to his knees, he fumbled through an old brown backpack. He found a pair of surgical gloves and slipped them on. Walking up to the body, he crouched and struggled to lift her with his knees. He looked at her one more time. He noticed the heavy breaths as she struggled to get air into her lungs. Her mouth was open wide.
    “How terribly unflattering.” His words cold.
    With that, he flung her off the side of the trail. Her body fell a few dozen feet and hit the ground with a loud thud. Her body rolled another 10 feet and stopped. She was motionless. He focused on her and could tell she was still struggling to breathe. He hoped the dust would get in her lungs and help to create more evidence to support she was alive when she hit the ground.
    Looking down, he looked at the red dirt stained with blood. Grabbing at it, he began to toss it over the side of the trail. He didn’t want there to be any blood splatter up here for when the cops arrived. It would reveal more