Free At Last

Free At last
Melissa felt the knife slip easily between his ribs with barely any struggle. She was surprised it could be so easy.
She let go of the knife, the blade remaining in his body as he clutched his chest in disbelief. He slid down the wall, no sound came out of his open mouth. Still clutching his chest, Ben tried to breathe. His eyes opened wide with panic. She stood back and watched with morbid delight, as her long time arch-rival lay helpless on the floor. She ignored his silent plea for help just as he had ignored her many loud ones. He gasped his last breath and she smiled. She had finally done it. She had killed him. He would never be able to hurt her again.
Melissa knew that what she had done was murder. But she didn't care anymore. The man had been a creature spawned from hell and she had just sent him back to where he belonged. She looked at the body and realized that there was no blood anywhere but on the body. There also was no sign of a struggle. All she had to ...