The Jealous Ex – Jess' POV – Chapter 1
The familiar sound of the anomaly alarms blared around me and I went straight to work and located the anomaly which was in a warehouse not far from here, there was one CCTV camera on site that I could hack into and I did as the team arrived to collect the black boxes "OK. Docherty Close warehouses, there's one camera and I'm hacked in. I can't see an incursion but I'll keep an eye out whilst you're on your way" they were about to walk away from me "Someone bring me back some chocolate" I called out to them and heard Becker's familiar chuckle.
I watched the cameras and seen something... someone stagger around like they were drunk or something and I watched as he fell to the floor and stopped moving "Matt there's someone in the warehouse, he was staggering around and now he's just laying on the floor... not moving" I told him over comms.
"Copy that Jess, we're going as quick as we can" I heard his Irish voice reply and I carried on watching the screen hoping that he will get up or the team show up but nothing, no one came and he still laid motionless on the floor.
I watched as the team showed up at the warehouse and came up on the screen, I seen Becker turn him onto his back so he was laying flat and checked his pulse. I seen him look at Matt and shake his head "Sorry Jess, it looks like we were too late, It's not clear what killed him" Becker's voice said over comms and I looked down at the keyboard of the ADD and thought of the poor guy and what might have killed him.
The team came back and they put they put their black boxes back on charge but someone lingered around, I looked up to see Becker still standing there with his arm extended and a bar of chocolate in his hand which I took from his hand and thanked him for but I was not in the mood now for chocolate "You OK?" Becker asked and grabbed a chair sitting down next to me.
"I just watched a man die. You'd think that I'd be used to it by now having this job but every time someone dies I can't help but think of what I could have done to help them or maybe prevented it, he looked like he was in pain. Do we know who he is?" I asked him.
He shook his head "Sorry, there was no ID on him and we took his DNA and finger prints but there's nothing on the system anywhere, we'll find out though" he smiled softly at me and put his hand on my shoulder "You shouldn't have to get used to seeing dead bodies" he told me and stood back up "I better go and do the paperwork, I'll see you later OK?" he said and I nodded then he walked away to the armoury.
Lunchtime rolled around and I went to the break room where I made a nice cup of hot chocolate and ate the bar of chocolate Becker got me and sat at the table with Abby and Emily, they both kept telling me that there was nothing I could of done to save him and that we need to wait for the facts. Becker came in and smiled at me and asked me how I was and I replied that I was fine but he didn't buy and began telling me what Abby and Emily had just told me "Honestly I'm OK" I stated and went back to work.
Home time came next and I was relieved when Abby said that her and Connor where going to his sisters for the evening and they may stay the night, although I love them both so much they do piss me off every now and again... especially Connor who is strange, the other day I found his pants in the microwave and he told me he was warming them up for when he put them on so he wasn't cold but I hope he realises that we eat food that goes in and out of that microwave.
When I eventually got home I looked in the cupboards and realised that there was not really a lot there that tickled my fancy and just as I was weighing out my options my phone buzzed in my hand, it was Abby.
Do me and Connor have any letters? Xx
I walked down the stairs to the ground level instead of taking the lift and opened my flats letter box and found two letters addressed to me and one for Connor which had a picture of an alien on the front of the envelope.
Connor has one; the envelope has a picture of an alien on xx
I went back up to my flat and looked at my two letters and noticed one was hand written, I threw the other envelope to the side and instantly opened the hand written letter;
Dear Jessie,
It has been a while since you spoke to me, I miss you so much and I hope you know that I am always thinking about you, even when I go and see them prostitutes, when I am having sex with them I am thinking of you, I picture your face on theirs.
I know you haven't missed me much though because I seen you out on Halloween with a man that looked like he was in the military or something, he walked you up to your door and gave you a hug, you invited him in but he declined your offer. I would never or declined you, he is a stupid moron if he thinks he has a chance with you.
You my dear Jessie deserve nothing but the best which is what I can give you if you remember, remember when we were together and I showed you how much money I had in the bank and told you that you didn't need to work, not that you listened.
That was the only thing I didn't like about you. You could never do as you were told. That was why I had to keep punishing you the way I did, it made you listen and do what you are told.
I hope to hear from you soon.
All my Love,
Darren xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I threw the letter on the table and sat down on the nearest chair, I thought I had gotten rid of him when I sent him to prison and I was supposed to be informed of his release, how does he know where I lived? I've moved since Darren went to prison.
I needed to clear my head so I went to my room and changed into my running stuff and went for a run, I had no idea where I was going my feet just did their own thing and I ended up in the park "Jess!" someone called out, when I turned around I seen Becker running towards me in a pair of tracksuit bottoms, a tight black top and a IPod shuffle strapped to his arm "Hey" he said as he reached me.
"Hey, out for a run too?" I asked him and he nodded.
We spoke for a little bit and I had this feeling that I was being watched and I kept looking around but I didn't see anyone "You OK Jess? You look distracted" Becker asked and I said I was fine then said bye to him and started making my way home.