Fixated - Episode 8

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I'd grown accustomed to watching him.... The boy with the sad eyes.


Every day, I watched the pain beneath those eyes grow. I watched it eat his soul bit by bit until he was empty.... 


I watched him pray for death like it was the only solution to his misery and maybe it was. 


As years flew by, he became a figment of my imagination but those sad eyes haunted me, even in my dreams.
                                                –Lola 

John

Dear Jackson, 
          If you're reading this, then  I'm probably  dead and six feet under. Believe me, I wish that weren't the case . I know you have questions and I'm sorry I won't be able to help this time......

I squeezed the paper. A disappointed sigh escaped from my lips as I threw yet another one into the waste bin which was almost filled now. 

The wall clock hanging infront of me showed I had just two hours left. 

I buried my face in my palms as tears clouded my vision.

Had I made the right decision?

 Could I do this? 

The vibration in the pocket of my trouser pulled me away from my thoughts. 

She'd sent a text..... And suddenly, I knew what I had to do to protect her. 


Jackson 

Dear Jackson, 
      If you're reading this, I'm probably dead and six feet under

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. Believe me, I desperately wanted things to be different but life knows why it chose this path for me. Please protect her. She doesn't know it yet but she has enemies lurking in the shadows, waiting for the right time to strike. Do not let my death be in vain. I beg of you.


                                                              Yours forever,
                                                                          J. 


   This changed everything. 

I clenched my fists as I reread the letter again, hoping that I'd find answers to the questions in my head. 

Nothing. 

But one thing was clear, Rosalie was a big part of this and I needed her to solve this mystery. 

 

TO BE CONTINUED...

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