To Live For Once (Set Me Free II) - Episode 34

 

Watson:

"Jess?!" I rush out of my bedroom towards the crashing sound that had me flying out if bed. I make a turn for the kitchen and find Jessica staring blankly at the white wall with blood dripping down her arm. She doesn't seem to notice anything as I hurry to her side and grab her hand.
"What the hell!" I inspect the hand for the source of the blood. A large gash with a broken glass sitting in it makes my head spin.
"Jessica!" I shake her shoulder before her eyes weakly comes up to mine . She looks down at her bleeding hand and back to me.
"He's not picking up my calls, Watson." She sobs.
"What?! This is for that bastard again?!" I bite down on my teeth and pull the broken shard out of her wrist. She doesn't even wince. The blood coming out worries me. I pull her shaking body to the tap and turn on the tap to wipe off the blood.
"Does it hurt?" I ask, stupidly as I escort her into my room and grab the first aid box. She nods and use her good hand to beat on her chest.
"Don't!" I hold her hand behind her and she struggles to get it free.
"Please!" I pull her into my arms and hug her tightly. Seeing her like this hurts more than a glass cut.
"I messed things up." She shake in my arms and I pat her back soothingly.
"Ro--ry

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. He is asking around about me since his wife caught us together. He called the boutique yesterday. He must suspect something." She cries while I try to get her calm.
"He doesn't." I try to assure her. She pulls away from me, her eyes searching mine frantically.
"No, he does. Rory can't be fooled. What would he do to me once he finds out?" She lament and pull on her hair like a crazy woman.
"Jess--"
"I thought I was already getting through to him you know? He seemed to be smiling more at me. I was ready to give up my revenge." She continues like she can't hear me.
"Jess--"
"He's all that matters after all. We could have finally had our happily ever after. But then she showed up! She ruined everything! Damn bitch!" I cringe at her screech and hold her flailing hand down. Her glazed over eyes tells me she's high and not on alcohol. Something more potent.
"Listen--"
"I need to erase her. Rory doesn't even like her. He'll thank me right? How do I do that now? Road accident? A gun shot to the head? Poison? Maybe I should push her off a bridge like Rory did to me almost a year ago." She snickers to her self like a lunatic.
"Jessica." I try to call her again.
She looks right through me.
"Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes." She chants.
"Get it together!" I smack her so hard across the face, my hand vibrate from the force. Blood spray from her nose. My eyes widen in shock. Then horror.
"Baby-- oh no." I caress her cheeks softly. She stares at me like I've grown two heads. The blood from her nose cling to my hand making my skin crawl and the fear in her glazed over eyes digs out a long buried memory.

# 'Jessica I've got two tickets to the movies! Your favorite movie is on tonight.' Teenage me excitedly rush into Jessica's room. I'd manage to get the last remaining tickets to Jessica's favorite movie. She was going to be happy with me. She'll love that I got them for her and not Rory. She'll go with me and I'll finally get the courage to ask her out just at the end of the movie when she's all happy and complacent. I wave the ticket around in front of her face as she frowns at her wardrobe.
# 'i have nothing to wear.' she pouts and I frown.
# 'Did you hear me? I said I got tickets to your favorite movie.' I turn her around to face me. She finally pays attention and give me a smile. It's her smile when she's just tolerating you. Not the real one she would give to Rory every day.
# 'That's good Wat. Who will you be taking with you?' she asks. Before I get a word in, her face brightens and the next words she says crushes my teenage heart into a million pieces.
# 'i was just about to get ready to meet Rory there. We could have a double date. I can ask Rory if you can come.' she says then pat my hair down like I'm some kid. I could feel my infamous temper I've kept on wrap for too long snap.
# 'Don't pat my head! I'm not your dog! Or Rory's!' I slap her hand away and in her shock at my outburst, she jerks back and slams slightly into her wardrobe behind her. The wardrobe shakes and the fish tank balanced on top stumbles off and crashes unto Jessica's head. She slumps into me and I let out a scream. She's not moving. I barely register Rory run into the room and pushes me off Jessica. He's yelling at me but it's like I'm watching all this from a distance.

"Don't touch me!" I'm snapped out of my fog at Jessica's scream. I look down as my hand collapse on the bed beside her.
"I'm--I'm sorry." I try to lift my hand again. She cringes.
"Don't!" She pulls her body off the bed and starts to walk out. I grab her hand before she gets the door and pull her to myself, holding her from behind.
"Stop! Don't touch me! Let me go!" She completely erratic like I'm strangling her when all I'm doing is keeping her from leaving with the blood on her clothes.
"Let go Rory!"
"Rory?!' I roar as I see double. My infamous temper comes up and I let go of her in a bid to get it down. I shake my clouded head to relieve the roaring in my head. I push my floating body to my bedside table and crash into the cosmetics and shaving cream on it. I frantically search for my medicine.

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. To calm the noise. I can't get my eyes to focus though. I keep knocking things over.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Why are you acting like a fucking creep? You're creeping me out!" I hear Jessica scream over the fog in my head.

# 'freak! Creep! Creeper! Crazy kid!' I hear all the voices chant in my head.

"No!" I scream and grab Jessica by her neck.
"Watson! Let me go!"
"I'm not a freak. I'm not crazy. I'm not a creep." I say, spittle dripping down my mouth at my crazy babbling. I press harder on her neck.
"Stop!" Jessica's foot comes up and slams into my balls. I double over and groan. She comes back around with a flower vase in hand.
"Je--" The vase is smashed against my head and I stagger back but not without taking her down with a kick to the back of her leg. She falls on me and I make quick work of strangling her just enough to knock her into unconsciousness.
The roaring in my head stops with her struggling and I finally find the damn drug among the mess on the floor. I grab it and pour a handful into my mouth and swallow without water. I feel my body heave violently and run into the bathroom to puke my guts out.