Part 1
The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over, but humans do the same things over and over every day, as history has taught us. So, are we, as Lewis Carroll would put it, all mad here?
It's what Poe thought, as his sister, had been beaten by her husband once more. Both her and her 2-year-old daughter viciously beaten by Davido who came home drunk.
Matilda is staying at his house and is terrified whenever the phone rings as she can only think of Davido's false worry. Behind the curtains, the belt strikes her skin.
Poe sat in a bar and across from him, the bar's owner, Clark, a tall man with long, black hair. Poe was rather young-looking despite being near 40 and he loved wearing leather, regardless of the weather.
"I can't do that, Poe."
"And why not?"
"'Cause," Clark said. "You've crossed the line. Killing Davido won't solve the core issue. Matilda will just end up finding some other asshole."
"I couldn't care less about Matilda," Poe said. "She's too soft for this world. I simply want Davido dead. That little bastard has been riding me for years. I thought he was just an idiot, but I was so wrong. The bastard hijacked my business. I was supposed to be the new boss, and all of a sudden, this prick married my sister, and now he's the boss. Well, it's about time he pays."
Clark drank a glass of whiskey. "Just report what the asshole did to the police."
"It's useless," said Poe. "His dad is the captain, and his mom, a judge."
Clark looked concerned. "If anything, that's even more reason not to go through with this."
"Listen, Clark, I'm not forcing you. I'm simply asking you to be our alibi. There's a big party tonight, right?"
Clark nodded.
"Okay, so you just tell us we were there if the police come snooping around. And if they ask you anything more, you say you have no clue. That is all I'm asking."
Clark nodded once more. "And your partner?"
"It's Steve."
Steve came into the bar 20 minutes later. A large and heavy man with a serious face, he observed his surroundings and sat across from Poe. The chair creaked.
Steve, with a piercing glare, spoke. "I want to become a woman."
Poe was expressionless. "Excuse me?"
Steve began to point at the TV. "They're threatening to install mandatory service, and men must go. But women, oh no, no, they scream how they want equal rights. But now they say we don't want those kinds of rights. Well, fuck me, I'm gonna chop my dick and balls and install breasts. And I'll be a woman, and you can't force me to go to the military."
"You're 40, they're not gonna bother you," Poe clapped his hands and looked at the ceiling. "Why am I even talking about this?"
Steve leaned in. "Are we ready?"
"Bet your ass we are. Just gotta phone the little dick."
Poe picked up the phone and spoke in a cheerful manner. "Hey, Davido, hey, how's my brother-in-law? Hey, listen, I got a breakthrough on the deal."
Poe's eye twitched. "Yes, that one, the one where you ridiculed me in front of everyone, saying how useless I am."
Poe gave a dry, fake chuckle. "Yes, that one. No, I know you were joking. Yeah, so listen, let's meet up. I know a nice cabin in the woods where we can have wine and talk like normal people for once." A long pause. "No, I don't know where Matilda is. Oh, you know, it's just us. We would talk to each other for days on end, then not speak to each other for months. It's been like this since we moved out of our parents' house. Yeah, okay, if I hear anything, I'll let you know. Okay, see you at 8. Bye." Poe hung up. "Piece of shit."
Steve smiled. "We got him?"
"We got the fuck."
Part 2
It's been raining for three days straight. Temperatures dropped by 15 degrees. At 9 pm, it stopped but it will continue again at around 11 pm. Poe and Steve awaited in their cars patiently until the front door opened.
"Were you raised in a barn? Shut the door and get in," Poe said. Davido looked around the car suspiciously. It made Poe nervous.
Davido spoke, "You know I hate being in the front seat."
"Well, too bad. Steve is so huge he needs two seats, that's why he's in the back,"
Davido grumbled and sat. Poe drove the car.
"You said it would be just us."
"Yes, but the cabin belongs to Steve so why not bring the owner along?"
Davido cursed under his breath. "You don't know where your slut of a sister is, and you're gonna tell me how you're gonna mess up the job again in a crappy cabin."
"She's your fucking wife!"
"Boys, boys," said Steve. "Let's calm down."
"Shut up, you belly fart, fuck. How about you stop eating cheetos, eh?" Davido laughed. He then turned on the radio. "You got music here or just crap?"
Poe didn't reply.
"You got a mixtape?"
"No."
"Typical Poe. Shitty taste," David continued. "Why isn't my seat warm?"
"How about you shut up, you little cunt?" Poe said and stopped the car and turned off the lights. They were in the woods.
Davido was beyond furious. "How dare you talk to me like that!?"
Poe smirked. "I'll talk to your ass how I please. Steve, if you will."
Steve did nothing.
"Steve!?"
"Oh right." He began to pick up his knife but dropped it.
David punched Poe in the face, knocking him out, and went out of the car.
"Oh crap," Steve exited the car, saw the shape of Davido, and followed him. In a matter of seconds, he lost him. Steve looked in all directions. He saw nothing and only felt the chill of the wind. He couldn't hear anything. Then he heard voices echo.
"What's the matter, fatass? You two dumb fucks thought you could kill me that easily, huh?"
Steve turned around, and a large tree branch was struck between his eyes. He collapsed to the ground, holding his face. Davido picked up his knife and went on top of Steve. He stabbed him, and Steve groaned in pain. Davido continued to stab him in the back and started to dry hump him.
"SQUEAL, LITTLE PIGGY, SQUEAL FOR ME, PIGGY, PIGGY!"
Lights pierced the woods. Davido got up from Steve and looked at the lights of the car. As he was about to run. Steve swung his fist into Davido's crotch.
Davido yelped.
Steve crawled away.
The car at full speed charged and slammed into Davido.
Davido was in between a car and a tree. He didn't feel pain, but he couldn't feel his legs either. From the shock, he didn't know what to utter.
Poe stepped out. "How are your balls, pal?" He drove the car backwards. Davido fell to the ground. Steve looked down on him. He began to kick his ribs and step on his legs. He then grabbed Davido's hand and broke all the fingers one by one. He punched him in the jaw and then urinated on him.
Poe drank from a wine bottle, looked at his bruised face in the mirror of the car, then went to Steve. "Are you fucking stupid? Do you realize how screwed we could've been?"
"Yeah, yeah, I know, but it worked out alright."
"You assholes!" Davido yelled. "You think that-" Poe kicked Davido's face, causing some of his front teeth to fall out, and the others were embedded deep into the flesh.
Steve took his knife, sliced open Davido's throat. Davido's eyes were that of a rabbit being torn apart live. Steve sliced his head. Poe grabbed the head by the hair and spat on it.
Steve proceeded to cut the hands and feet and the rest of the body to small pieces.
Afterwards, they went on a small boat. They threw a net of rocks in the river and covered the body extensively in a body bag. Poe was in a diving suit and went in.
"It's fucking cold." His teeth cackled.
He went deep with the body bag, buried it under the sand, and placed the rocks on it. He took the net and resurfaced. It then began to rain. "Come on, let's go!" said Steve.
The rain would lenghten the river by 5 meters. The river would be too cold to dive, not to mention that the river poses nothing of interest. If the mangled body were to be discovered, it won't be able to be identified.
Inside Steve's cabin, Poe poured warm tea for Steve and himself. "You gonna go to Clark's for breakfast?"
"No, that little bastard screwed me good. God, how I enjoyed seeing his face in the end, ahaha."
Poe said. "Give me that mechanic to fix my car as fast as possible."
"Don't worry, I got you."
Poe took Davido's head, hands, and feet and tossed them into the incinerator. By morning, only ash remained. The rain continued.
Poe entered Clark's bar and ordered a burger and orange juice.