"Where is Jared?" Gerard asked.
"He is upset that his parents didn't show. I wanted to give him some time to himself." I said.
"I'm glad my parents showed up. They said they wouldn't. They love Frank." Gerard said.
"That's great, Gee. It's almost Christ mas you know." I said.
"Yeah…what are you saying?" Gerard said.
"You have been here for 7 seven years the day after Christmas." I said.
"Thanks for reminding me." Gerard said looking down at his food.
"What the big deal about him staying here 7 years?" Frank asked.
"No one has stayed here that long. Yeah, Pete had been here for ten years. Now that Pete is gone Gerard has been here the longest. Usually people only stay here for two or three years at a time." I explained.
"It's not a big deal. It just means I am the most crazy person in this joint and can't be cured." Gerard complained.
"I'm probably going to die here, Gerard." I said.
"No you're not, Tom. The only thing that's keeping you're here is Scott and Ray. When was the last time they attacked you. A couple weeks…three months?" Gerard asked.
"Ray doesn't attack me. That's Scott. You should know this Gerard." I said looking around. That's when I saw him.
"Tom? We are over here." Frank said.
I was frozen in fear. I couldn't speak. I couldn't move. Scott slowly walked over to me. He had a smile on his face. An evil smile. He had a broken piece of glass in his hand. I quickly stood up and ran around him and out of the dining hall. I ran into my room and shut the door fast but quietly.
I got on my bed and waited for Scott to come through the door. He opened the door and gently closed it.
"Hello, Tom." Scott said.
"What do you want from me?" I said.
"You should know, Tom." Scott said inching closer to me.
"I don't know what you are talking about. Leave me alone." I said curling up in a ball.
"Why has it taken you over 15 years to not know why I am here?" Scott asked.
"I don't know why you are here. Get away from me." I yelled.
"I'm here for revenge, Tom. I'm here for revenge for me and everybody else you killed." Scott said.
"I have never killed anybody. You are lying just like Shon." I said.
"You killed me, Tom. You killed Ray, Kari, and Billie." Scott said.
"You're lying!" I yelled.
"Why would I lie, Tom? I'm just old man Scott who lives in the old cabin by the lake." Scott said.
"I would never kill somebody." I said.
"Weren't you listening to Shon, Tom? He said that when he asked you where Ray was you had a blank face. The light were on but no one was home. Remember?" he said.
I closed my eyes. I shook my head. I covered my ears.
"Don't you understand, Tom? You killed me. You looked me right in the eyes with your blank face and shoved me out of the window. You dragged Ray into the guest bedroom where you always hung out and stabbed him in the throat leaving him to die with your blank face you stared at him. You strangled Kari to death. You had a blank face, emotionless eyes when you killed her. When you saw me when you were talking to Dr. Urie with Billie. You grabbed the gun you knew was under the couch and shot Billie. Ray puts on a happy face when he sees you. He is your best friend but is scared tp come close to you because you killed him." Scott said.
I still had my ears covered and eye closed. Scott yanked my arm down and took the broken piece of glass and dragged it down my arm to my wrist. I screamed. I pulled my arms to my chest and pulled my knees up. Dr. Tomo runs into the room. Gerard and Frank were peering into the room.
"What's going on, Tom?" Dr. Tomo said.
I wasn't listening to him. I had to see Jared. I got up still bleeding and ran to Jared room. I jiggled the door knob and it was locked. It was strange. Jared never locked his door. I kept knocking on the door. I heard something fall on the floor. I broke down the door. When I looked around I saw his body. I ran over to his bed where he was lying. I was getting my blood all over him. I was crying. I looked around and Scott was there.
"Are you happy?" Scott said.
"What are you talking about?" I said.
"Being framed for something." He said.
"Help, Jared is dying in here." I yelled.
Dr. Tomo came in shortly after.
"Jared?" he said patting Jared's face.
"He won't wake up, Dr. Tomo." I said freakking out.
"Was he like this when you found him?" he asked.
"Yes, yes, I broke down the door and found him like this." I said.
Dr. Tomo took my arm and wrapped it in gauze. "Let me see your eyes." Dr. Tomo said.
I looked at him. "You are you sure you didn't do this?" he asked.
"I didn't do this, Dr. Milicevic. I would never do this. No, I didn't do this. Please believe me this time, Dr. Milicevic." I cried.
I could tell that Dr. Tomo believed me. My eyes must have been concerned and fearful instead of blank.
"Tom, go get a nurse, an orderly or both, quickly." Dr. Tomo said.
"No need, Tom, Jared is dead." Scott said.
I ran down the hall. "Help, please, help! Jared is dying." I yelled.
Two orderlies and three nurse ran over to me. I ran back to Jared's room. They helped Dr. Tomo. Ten minutes later Jared was pronounced dead due to a suicide. The orderlies moved his body. I didn't leave his room. I walked around it. I looked at the pictures he had of his family in there. Dr. Tomo took a couple pictures of me and him a couple days ago and some a couple weeks ago. I took them, frame and everything. Even the pictures of his family I took to remind me of him before he was sent here. I laid on his bed. I put my hand under the pillow and felt something there. His suicide letter. I opened it.