Anna and Anna were lying in Anna’s bed<\/p>\n
Do you know who Fanny Kaplan was<\/em><\/p>\n Should I\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n No she has mostly been forgotten<\/em><\/p>\n She was the woman who shot Lenin<\/em><\/p>\n Really I bet that pissed them off<\/em><\/p>\n It did although the wounds were not fatal they led indirectly to his death<\/em><\/p>\n What happened to her<\/em><\/p>\n Nothing really she was given a flower shop in Moscow and lived happily ever after<\/em><\/p>\n Really\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n No she was executed by the Cheka soon afterwards\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Cheka\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I will explain that later<\/em><\/p>\n What has this got to do with us\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n A great deal\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Have you ever heard the saying that a bullet in the right place changes history<\/em><\/p>\n Yes it has been painted under the Westway near the football pitches<\/em><\/p>\n Do you know what it means<\/em><\/p>\n I have an idea<\/em><\/p>\n When Fanny shot Lenin she indirectly changed history<\/em><\/p>\n In what way\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Well as I noted it caused his early death in 1924<\/em><\/p>\n Really\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Trotsky should have taken over but he was considered too idealistic and this opened the door to Stalin\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The rest is history<\/em><\/p>\n Stalin had Trotsky killed in Mexico\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Correct\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I saw the movie as I had the hots for Alain Delon\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I thought you liked girls\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I do but truthfully we are all really bisexual if we care to admit it<\/em><\/p>\n I agree as you know I have had male lovers it is just that I prefer you\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n When JFK was shot it changed history and the same can be said for Bobby<\/em><\/p>\n What are you getting at\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I want you to say that you were with me for the whole of Friday\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It is likely that we will be with each other\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n That is where it differs as I will be in an empty flat at the top of Trellick Tower<\/em><\/p>\n Whatever for\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Is it not obvious\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Not to me<\/em><\/p>\n I am going to kill someone\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n What\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I am going to assassinate a politician who I believe has betrayed this country<\/em><\/p>\n Have you a gun\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Obviously\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n How are you going to do it\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n With a high powered rifle\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Where did you get that\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n That would be telling\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Are you part of a group\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n No that is where the weaknesses can occur\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Does your target live near the tower\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n No but his chauffeur driven car passes the tower each Friday at nine in the morning\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I have a clear shot from the empty flat\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n What happens if someone gets in your way<\/em><\/p>\n Then I will abandon my attempt\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n And then\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n And then I will fade into history\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n There are few cameras near the tower<\/em><\/p>\n I am just another girl walking along the streets\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n My plan is not without risks nothing is risk free\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n But to hide in the plain sight is the best option\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n You have a flat nearby so why should I not be here\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I live here with you\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I know<\/em><\/p>\n But you still have the keys to your flat\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It is just that you like to live here with me\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n We do crash at your old place sometimes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Friday September the Third will be one of those days\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I will leave you in bed to pick up a newspaper and some milk\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n When all the fuss starts we will just be a couple of gay girls having breakfast\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It is unlikely that we will be suspected and then we will fade to this apartment as if nothing has happened<\/em><\/p>\n Wow you have it so planned\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I have been planning it for years\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I love my country and do not like seeing it harmed\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It will be my only act of courage\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I will wear my Fanny Kaplan tee shirt under my Sloppy Joe and that will be my only concession\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Why is Fanny Kaplan so important to you\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n That is an easy one\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Easy one\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n You know that I have Russian blood in me not much but a bloodline\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Yes<\/em><\/p>\n Well I am distantly related to Fanny Kaplan\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Wow\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n She paid with her life after shooting Lenin\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The assassination of that creature will honour her memory\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Anna Anna are you okay<\/p>\n I think you are having a fit shall I call for help<\/p>\n No no I was just having a bad bad dream<\/p>\n Just hold me and stroke my head<\/p>\n Seriously I have these dreams at times and they seem so real<\/p>\n It was feral cats last week and now I am going to assassinate a politician<\/p>\n You must relax<\/p>\n I think that you are pushing it too hard<\/p>\n Slow down please slow down<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anna and Anna were lying in Anna’s bed Do you know who Fanny Kaplan was Should I\u00a0 No she has mostly been forgotten She was the woman who shot Lenin Really I bet that pissed them off It did although the wounds were not fatal they led indirectly to his death What happened to her 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