The cannibal in 4 acts
Act 1
Cannibal
One fine March evening, as the sunset was disappearing into the dark firmament, he came across a very sexy woman on his way. She was looking at him insistently as she walked and passed by his side.
Something to which he did not pay much attention, since he was wandering among disturbing thoughts. The girl began to follow him without losing sight of him, he did not realize what was happening around him, his world was different from this one.
He keeps walking while the yellowish lights bathe his body with the glow in the night. The girl follows him closely without losing step, stealthily, slipping through the light and darkness.
The man in a moment of lucidity, realizes the relentless and relentless pursuit. He keeps walking a little faster, he wants to lose her in the darkness of the alleys. Try as he might to elude her, she follows him like a dog follows a hare.
Every time he turns to look there she is, he can't imagine what he is looking for, he continues with his plan to get away from her or he might regret it. She keeps running after him so as not to lose him, the chase gets more intense and faster.
The man runs looking to lose her among the buildings and people passing by on the sidewalks, but she continues, without hesitation, so persistent in her goal. Nothing stops her, she is a very skilled girl to pursue, like a hunter to his prey.
He is losing his patience and his head, he must get away from that girl, as soon as possible, a feeling of anxiety runs through him, a few more minutes and he will lose his temper. He must go on and get home, he will feel safer there.
He runs a lot more before he can lose his head over that girl. He can see her house a few meters away, he keeps running without stopping, but she keeps after him, nothing seems to make her give up. He arrives at the door, the man opens it, and as he closes it she puts her hand on the door.
That's all it takes for him to lose his mind and melt into his dementia, it is no longer him but that cannibal who feeds on his fellow men.
“I'm sorry for my insistence in following you, but you dropped your wallet and you didn't notice it, I couldn't yell at you because you were running so fast. Here it is, hihihi”.
“Oh, how stupid I was! Thank you very much, you are very kind. I was thinking about what I'm going to make for dinner, please join me as a gesture of gratitude for your act”. He invites her to follow, running his tongue over his lips.
Act 2
A great récipe
He sees a recipe that can be a delicious fusion of flavors, he starts to prepare the ingredients: flour, eggs, oil, vinegar, a bay leaf, salt and water. Ready to start cooking, the preparation will be a finger-licking feast.
Turn the stove on low heat to start adding the ingredients one by one, the water and salt, then the vinegar, take the brains out of the freezer and add it to the boiling broth. Let it cook for 3 to 5 minutes. He reads in the récipe.
Once ready, cut the brains in squares and dip them in flour, egg and fry until golden brown. Serve with a slice of lemon to enhance the flavor of all the ingredients. Once the cooking is finished, he goes to the table with the exquisite dish, uncork a good red wine to refresh the throat after the delight.
While he eats, he reads the newspaper, politics, then some sports, the economic section. On the table a solitary candle accompanies his banquet, he finishes his plate being satisfied. A last sip of wine to close with a flourish.
He turns around in his chair, raises his glass and pronounces a few words: "An excellent banquet, dear lady. Let me tell you that the brains was just right, not too ripe, not too tender, thank you for being a delicious dish". He takes the last sip of wine before the girl's corpse.
Act 3
Voracious appetite
He wanted to continue consuming human flesh, it was his primitive addiction, he had to do it, his mind, battered by so many accumulated traumas, demanded it.
Tonight he would go on the hunt for his next victim, the most delicious one with which he would make a great feast. The nightlife is active on weekends and it is easy to get fresh meat.
He dresses very well, he doesn't want to raise suspicions of his possible victims, he goes out to the street and goes to the pink zone, where the night activity is more intense. He starts to surround people looking for his food.
According to him, pretty girls make him feel full, fat people give him indigestion, his tastes are simple, natural and healthy people. He saw a possible victim, a middle-aged man. Apparently he is pure meat, that makes saliva run down his mouth.
The cannibal must be careful, he approaches the man in a friendly tone, shares with him a beer to which he has added a narcotic, which will subdue the man to his will. The man smiles at him and they begin to socialize, engage in a friendly dialogue.
The man continues without taking a sip of the beer, after a few minutes the thirst in the conversation becomes more intense. He proceeds to raise his beer, while the cannibal can savor his juicy meat in his mind. Expectant for the alcohol intake, something unexpected happens, his girlfriend arrives and before taking a sip of the can, he looks at her and runs to hug her.
He leaves with the girl and says goodbye to the cannibal. He is furious, a succulent prey is out of his hands, he will have to keep looking among the people for another precious appetizer, he gets up after taking a few steps to leave that place, he hears a loud noise, he turns to look and it is a homeless man who has taken the beer with the narcotic.
He looks at it, turns around and goes to pick it up, he thinks that if he washes it well it won't hurt him. He keeps thinking, it lacks meat, but worse is nothing. He leaves with his prey, whistling a very catchy song and singing under the moonlight.
"Today is a great day to spoil us...", said.
Act 4
Dinner served
He is ready to serve himself dinner, the condiments have given him a unique flavor. A champagne of several years will help the digestion, now he begins to taste the exquisite banquet prepared with that talent he has. Not for nothing did he work for 7 years in a prestigious restaurant in the city.
He was fired for starting to experiment with new ingredients in his most exclusive dishes. Although these were only unfounded rumors and there was never any reliable proof of what he was doing, only the testimony of a girl kitchen assistant who looked perplexed at what he was preparing.
After that testimony, the woman mysteriously disappeared and the chef was fired, but during that time the restaurant was very famous and the customers were very numerous, coming every night to taste the delicious dishes. Now the restaurant only offers fast food, being a memory of what it was.
That memory came to his mind as he looked at the newspaper clipping pasted on the wall with an "X" marked on the face of the girl who gave him away to the owner of the restaurant, while he tasted the exquisite onioned brain with its secret spices. That bum was a delight to the palate, although its appearance was not good at all, but that is the talent of the chef, to turn something disgusting into something extremely delicious.
After finishing his feast, he looks at that newspaper clipping, raises his glass with the exquisite wine and makes a toast looking at the crumpled piece of paper, then says: "You, dear lady, also made a good dinner, hahaha".
Text written by:
Camilo Torres
D.R.A
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