Bloody Red Wine
CEF B1
by Edgar Allan Poe
Rufus Griswold and I both were members of very old and important Italian families. Our families were united and we used to play together when we were children.
Rufus was bigger and more handsome than I was. And he enjoyed making me look like a fool. He hurt my feelings a thousand times during the years of my childhood. But I never showed my anger to him. So, he thought we were good friends. But I promised myself that one day I would punish Rufus.
Many years passed. Rufus married a rich and beautiful woman who gave him sons. He became the CEO of a big company, Fortunato. Deep in my heart I hated him, but I never said or did anything that showed him how I really felt. When I smiled at him, he thought it was because we were friends. He did not know it was the thought of his death that made me smile…

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