PIECES OF ME - JULY 2020 65 .
He gently brushes the blade against her back . No blood . No laceration . No release .
MARY ( CONT ' D ) NO ! LIKE THIS !
She snatches the knife from Eli and digs it into her chest . MARY ( CONT ' D )
OH , YES !!!
Blood spills down her body painting Eli . Consider him baptized .
MARY ( CONT ' D ) I ’ M CUMMING ! I ’ M CUMMING !
ME TOO !
ELI
They finish together . Mary kisses Eli on the cheek and rolls to her side . She quickly falls asleep .
Not Eli . He lies still . Eyes wide . Something clearly on his mind .
MORNING
Light shines through the window . Mary stirs , but Eli is still in the same exact position . Dark bags hang under his eyes like shadows .
No response .
He gently weeps .
More tears .
MARY ( CONT ' D ) Wow . That was ... intense . I don ’ t usually do this sort of thing .
MARY ( CONT ' D ) You okay ? Eli ?
MARY ( CONT ' D ) What ’ s wrong ? I thought you were into it .
She looks down at her chest - the cut is tender and encased in dried blood . She quickly covers herself with a bedsheet .
ELI Oh , no ... It ’ s just that you ’ re the first woman that I ’ ve been with since--