Ryans POV
It had been two years since Jamie had run away. I hadn't seen her since she escaped the hospital, I missed her terribly and there was a string of murders happening in the areas surrounding our town. I was really worried for her. Lee and Eddie kept telling me to just get over her and to forget her. I couldnt get her out of my mind. I started having dreams about her, she was always walking away from me and everytime I tried keeping up with her though it felt as though my feet were trudging through sand and then I would wake up. I was getting sick of this. I missed her... So badly. I was working nonstop just so I could keep my mind off of her. It wasnt working. But it was better than staying in the house that we shared so many happy memories together in. I was removing the transmission off a car when I heard Lee and Eddie talking about another murder.
I remember that day two years ago when a head of a man was found in a soup pot cooking, I was freaked out because I was scared that Jamie was going to be a victim. But I have yet to hear about anyone with Jamies description being killed which gave me a little comfort. But what if she had changed her appearance? I worried too much.
"Yeah, apparently the guy was found with his dick chopped off and stuffed in his ass, and a message, was carved into his chest," Lee said.
"What was the message?" Eddie said casually. Dammit the death toll was becoming a normal thing around here.
"Touch her again, I dare you." Lee said shaking his head. I decided to stop listening. I didnt want to hear this. I just wanted my girlfriend back...
Jamies POV
I was walking out of the bathroom drying my hair with a towel to find Jeff sleeping on the bed. He mustve been tired. I mean he was fuming because some guy squeezed my butt. He just couldnt let it go. But that was Jeff. He took care of the guy but he was pacing and mummbling angrily when we got home. He did that all night. I pulled the blanket up over him and turned getting dressed in some jeans and a black hoodie. I went up the stairs to get some fresh air. I was thinking about Ryan alot. What would he think of me. I was on the edge of snapping. I had killed alot of people in these last two years. I was numb to it now, well not exactly numb I was enjoying myself, I loved the feeling of watching the life drain from thier eyes as I stabbed them over an over again and again. It was like a form of drug that I couldnt get away from... I loved it so much, I wanted more blood on my hands. I wasnt even here because I wanted to keep those I loved safe anymore, my bloodlust was unbearable. Jeff loved that side of me. I walked out the front door. Jeff trusted me now, he knew that I was close to snapping and letting my inner animal out. I walked out in to the forest. I knew this place like the back of my hand. Jeff and I had walked out here so much. Not to mention how much I walked out here by myself. I decided to see my old town to check up on everyone. I wasnt going to be seen. I pulled up my hoodie to cover my face and put my hands in my hoodies pockets. Jeff didnt want me to contact anyone there but he even told me that I could go and do a little spying if I was really that curious to see how everyone was doing. This was going to be a long walk.
The sun was setting and I had just reached town, I hadnt been here in two years. I felt my heart ache. I dont think anyone would recognize me, I had dyed my hair black, though it wasnt a big change I was going to keep my head low. I walked into town, hiding in the shadows but not being too suspicious about it. Soon the darkness came and the streets were almost empty with the exception of a few cars passing by or the occasional teenager who didnt care who I was in any way. I made my way to Ryans shop, it was dark and abandoned for the day, they had just closed. It was repainted too they repainted it a nice midnight blue. I chuckled to myself that was Ryans favorite color. I started walking again, making my way over to Jazzy's. Her house was lit and I could just barely see Jazzy washing dishes while her husband was playing with little kristopher who had gotten so big. I smiled and moved on pulling my hood further to cover more of my face. Though in doing so I didnt see the person that had just turned the corner and had run into me causing me to fall and my hood to slip off.
"Oh Im sorry- Jamie?!" I looked up to see Eddie staring at me bug eyed and in shock, he had let his hair grow into a very small poofy afro and he was sporting a goatee. Oh god, hes going to tell Ryan. I looked around and saw no one with him.
He helped me up. "Jamie, do you know how miserable you made your BOYFRIEND." He chided. I bit my lip and looked away, there was a knife in my boot and I was going to have to use it on him. "Why did you leave?" He asked.
"I had to, Eddie, you wouldnt believe me if I told you, but can you not tell Ryan that you saw me?" Please say you wont tell him... Images of his blood trailing down the shiny knife flashed through my head and I felt the need, the need to kill, though I really didnt want to kill him.
"Jamie, I can't do that not when Ryan is worried sick on whether you are okay or not." I bit my lip, my hands shook. I was going to have to kill him. I needed to kill him. JUST DO IT ALREADY! A voice in the back of my head demanded of me. "Please don't I say it'll hurt him even more Eddie." I said trying to keep my wits about me and to not kill him.
"No I cant do that," He said, "unless you can tell me a good reason for you dissappearing like you did." I looked down.
"Then can we go somewhere that is not cold," I asked faking my shaking as shivering and he nodded bringing me back to his appartment. When he closed the door behind me I casually asked if I could use the bathroom. He nodded and I made my way to the bathroom, closing the door behind me I looked to my boot should I kill him, I questioned myself. Of course you should he knows where you are, the voice in my head told me.
I bit my lip, he wouldnt know where I am going though... I looked around, the last of my sanity fighting to keep me from killing him. There was a window that I could jump out of. That is what I could do. I heard talking, Eddie was talking... On the phone.
"Yeah bro she is here, Ill keep her here as long as I possibly can until you come to get her." I scoffed and proceeded to go to the window. The window opened and I looked down to see that we were on the second floor. I guess the voice telling me to kill him had blocked out what I was doing at the time, or I wasnt paying enough attention to noticed we went up a flight of stairs. I decided to brave it.
"Okay I will see you in a minute, its a good thing that youre already out and about dude, she wont stay long," He said on the phone pausing to listen. "Ok see you in two seconds." I felt my heart race. I was in deep shit, Jeff was going to hurt me and he will hurt Ryan and Eddie. I looked down the drop was big and it led to the alleyway of the buildings. I took a deep breath in and I saw headlights appear and Ryans car pulled up in front of the building. NO...
I took a deep breath in trying to muster up all my courage into this one jump and I exhaled. I heard the knock on the bathroom door and I felt my heart skip a beat.
"Hey you almost done in there?" Eddies voice called. I didnt know what to say so I stayed silent. The door handle jiggled and then I heard Ryans voice in a hurry.
"Where is she?" He asked Shit I had to do this NOW. I threw myself off the window Just as the door was busted open. I had saw him as I went down. I had landed straight on my feet. Pain wracked my legs and I was sure they were broken. I had to get out of here... I got up as I looked up and saw Ryan staring down at me in disbelief. I limped pain shooting through my legs. I limped as fast as i could out the alleyway and down the street. Eddie was now behind me catching up with me fast. He grabbed me and pinned me against the building.
"What are you trying to do?" He hissed. My hand twitched for the blade in my boot. It had sliced into my foot from the impact of the ground. I felt the feeling take over. I didnt care if anyone saw me kill him. Ryan ran to us. I didnt care I was going to kill Eddie.
"Mind taking your hand off my wife," A familiar voice rang out. Out stepped Jeff. "I have been trying to find her for the last few hours," In his eyes was bloodlust, but he seemed to be fighting it.
"Wife?" Ryan asked in disbelief, I kept my eyes away from him as Eddie let me go and I limped over to Jeff. "We'll be going now," Jeff said turning and walking away. I followed like a little puppy dog. My legs hurt really badly and Jeff had made me walk all the way home. He said nothing to me the whole way.
When we got home I sat on the bed, "You are lucky that I was watching you the whole time, and because I know that you didnt mean to run into them, I didnt kill them," He said kneeling down to me. His eyes boring into mine. "Go to sleep," he said dismissively, standing and turning to go into the main church. I kept my eyes down and I doctored my legs, they just needed to be taken care of. Thank god that they werent broken... I lied down my mind flashing through the events of the night and I eventually fell asleep.
