Short Story: The Double Murder by Sitharaam Jayakumar

In this short story, Sitharaam Jayakumar shares a compelling tale of love and deceit woven around double murders.

Meena Jennifer looked at herself in the mirror. Her face was smooth except for the two small scars on her right temple. How she wished she could get rid of those! Her memory stirred and she hurriedly put the scars out of her mind. She did not want to remember all that again. She had maintained her body well for her forty-five years. She went to the gym regularly. She was one of the top directors of parallel cinema in Kollywood. She had avoided men for a long time. But of late she found she was getting attracted to Siddarth. No… She shook her head! He was twelve years her junior. Why was she attracted to him? She shrugged her shoulders. She knew it could destroy the clean reputation she had built in the industry.

She gave her face the final touches, picked up her handbag, and left her apartment. She drove steadily along Chennai’s beach road. She soon reached the shooting venue on the shores of the Adyar beach. Assistant director Praveen walked up to her and said, ‘Good morning, Meena.’ He gave her the once-over from head to toe as usual. Meena could barely tolerate Praveen. She knew he was a pervert.