Different, happier ending of Part One
The handsome young man and Dorothy were
already at the Municipal Building. He was thinking of some excuse to take
Dorothy to the roof, then he said: Darling, why do not we climb the roof and
smoke a cigarette? Anyway the Marriage License Bureau will not open until
twelve, there is still half an hour before then. She nodded and took his hand.
As they climbed the stairs in silence,
the handsome young man did not stop
looking at Dorothy, he had never seen her so beautiful. She looked like an
angel in that long white dress, she was too innocent to deserve a punishment
like death.
Suddenly the boy began to feel remorse,
now he felt unable to kill Dorothy, even though he did not love her, they had
spent many good times together, and after all, she was pregnant with his child.
Could he live with that guilt for the rest of his life? probably not.
They were already on the roof, Dorothy
seemed very calm and serene, the young man without thinking twice took
Dorothy's hand, hugged and kissed her hard, closed the door of the roof and ran
down the stairs.
He had a plan B, if he did not feel
courage to kill Dorothy he would escape from the city, by the time the suicide
note reached Ellen, he would already be far away and would never be caught.
The young man had family in Russia and they
would surely welcome him for a while. In Russia he could start a new life,
without money, but at least, he could sleep at night without remorse. Besides,
maybe Dorothy, feeling lonely, would abort the baby and everything will be fine
again.
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