You Are What You Eat

Carolyn went back to the kitchen and took the small box out of the bag and pulled a damp newspaper from the box. She unraveled the paper and a large live maine stretched his tail out and flapped it back up again. Carolyn examined her kicking crustacean and decided that the large bands on its claws weren't enough, so she took a rubber mallet and smashed both claws, then proceeded to take the shell off of the claw meat just like the shell of a hard boiled egg. Now if it pinched her, she would only feel his soft muscle tissue. She already had a pot of water heating up ahead of time and now it was beginning to come to a rolling boil. The lobsters tail flailed as she lifted it up, almost slicing into her index finger,so she dropped it back on the counter and reached into the drawer for a short shiskabob skewer. She pinned his tail down to the counter with one hand and began to work the pointy skewer up into his tail with her other hand. The lobsters legs started kicking as she wiggled the skewer around in its tail meat. She giggled and flipped it back over onto its belly. Carolyn quickly tucked her long blond hair behind her ears then grasped the lobster behind its head. She lifted the lid of the pot with her free hand and a large cloud of steam rose into the air. "Are you ready for you bath?" She asked, as she looked into its beady black little eyes. The lobster gave her a pathetic look of agonizing misery as she began to slowly lower it into the pot. Against the cooking tip in the cookbook, she lowered it in tail first, holding it by its antenna, and held it halfway in the water. Since the skewer was set deep into its body, the lobster couldnt splash any water up. His tail quickly turned red, and the lobster lost all life in its lower body. Then Carolyn slowly let go of it as it slipped deeper into the bubbly broth...

Carolyn held her hair away from left ear and lowered down to listen to its screams. As the steam started to rise up again, she smartly moved her head away and continued to watch as it kicked its legs for the last time. She slammed the lid down on the pot and the instant she did it, her door suddenly opened and Justin entered her home. "Hey, what do you think your doing?" Shouted Carolyn as the Justin headed towards her. Justin ignored her and grabbed her by her hair. She tried to struggle but quickly succumbed as she lost balance and fell to the floor kicking and screaming for help. Justin dragged her down the hall to her bathroom and slammed the door shut. He firmly grasped her right ear, and gave her a little shove towards her jacuzzi sized bathtub. "Fill it with Hot water and HOT water only." Justin instructed. Carolyn started to cry, knowing what was going to happen to her. She hesitated for a minute, and again, Justin said in a firm tone of voice, "I said, fill the tub with hot water." Again, Carolyn hesitated, looking at Justin in total shock. "5...4...3...2...1..." Carolyn quickly reached out and turned the knob labled with a large H. She plugged the drain and stood back looking at Justin waiting for the next inevitable thing to come...

It seemed to take for ever for the water to fill the tub. Carolyn gave the same look to Justin as her lobster gave to her. And Justin gave the same pity free look back to Carolyn as Carolyn gave to her lobster. Finally the water came close to the brim of the tub and Justin instructed her to turn it off. Carolyn did as she was told and took the initiative to strip naked. Justin watched her as she lifted her left leg over and into the tub. She winced in pain as the hot water stun her skin upon first contact. She closed her eyes and lowered her leg deeper into the tub until she was shin deep. Then she lifted her other leg into the tub. "Sit down now." Justin said calmly. Carolyn tried to hold back the tears, but they began to flow as she lowered herself deeper into the tub. The hot water scalded her skin and burned deep in her flesh...She tried not to think of the pain she was suffering, but Justin came and knelt down by her side. He made it worse for her...mentally. He gently tucked her hair behind her right ear and then caressed her right cheek...She glanced over at him in confusion and shock, then closed her eyes. "Why...why are you doing this to me?" She whimpered. A long soft, "Sssssssshhhhh." filled her ears, and she began to cry even harder. The pain was so intense now and she felt like it was boiling hot, but unfortunately, it wasnt boiling. No, boiling woulda killed her by now and she knew it. Then the worst instuction came...."Dunk your head under now." Carolyn looked at Justin with her teary blue eyes...A beautiful look that would melt the fiercest and cruelest of hearts....but not Justin's. "5...4...3...2..." Carolyn slowly dipped her head under the hot water and closed her eyes. Justin firmly held her head under and they both waited for a while until Carolyn started kicking for air. A few minutes passed and Carolyn really needed some oxygen. Her legs started kicking and her whole body started turning red. All she could think about was getting air.....getting air and the pain... Justin kept holding her under and watched her as she kicked her legs for the last time.

Justin rose to his feet and left the bathroom. He reached into her purse and took out the five dollar tip that Carolyn forgot to give him, then left her appartment.