Gemotions

The wallpaper was peeling in the hallway. It had to go. Jessica, a single mother, stared at the report. The previous owner, a young man, had been stabbed to death. The police called it a "domestic dispute." She didn't buy it. The man was a liar. A cheat.

She began to study the victim's social circle, his acquaintances. She felt a burning need to know more, to understand. It took her a few weeks, but eventually, she knew the truth.

She had to teach them a lesson. She had to show them what they had done. She began by taking his stuff.