Chapter 14:
He entered the dimly lit room, trying to get his eyes used to the semi darkness and to make out the shapes of the room. It took him some moments, but finally he realized that he wasn't alone. Someone was standing in the room with him, arms crossed, leaning against the wall. It was a woman and from what he saw, she was smiling. All of a sudden he realized. Judy, it was her! He quickly took a step backwards, but she didn't even seem to care. She didn't seem afraid, not at all. She just kept smiling.
"You don't remember me, do you?"
His mind was racing. What did she mean? What did she want? He didn't have a clue.
"I..."
"You don't!"
The smile on her face got bigger and a soft giggle emerged from her lips. Then, all of a sudden, it vanished, when she directly looked at him.
"But I do. I remember!"
"I...I'm sorry."
"You should be. She was such a wonderful, caring person. She didn't deserve to die!"
"She? Die?"
He had no idea what she was talking about. He'd thought this was all about the violation.
"You still don't remember?"
He shook his head, unable to say a thing.
"Well, it's some time ago and you probably don't want to remember, but you will. She was so beautiful, so loving and you didn't save her!"
"Who are you talking about?"
"My mommy. She died, seven years ago, killed herself. You were supposed to keep her from doing it, to protect her, but you didn't. You let her die! You destroyed my life!"
All of a sudden she gave him an evil smile.
"So, I'm gonna destroy yours!"
He couldn't believe what she just told him, what she just revealed. He couldn't feel, he couldn't think – it was simply impossible. He managed to stutter some words.
"It... was... all a lie?"
She laughed out hysterically.
"Of course it was! And even you almost fell for it, although you knew the truth. You were there!"
"Why the hell...? So, this was all about revenge?"
"It was about justice! I lost my mom that day and she'll never come back. You've no idea what I've gone through! Absolutely no idea! I loved her more than words can say. I lost my happiness, lost my life that day – all you lose is your reputation! That's not as much justice as I wished to get and your goddamn partner even takes that away from me! She was smart enough, she remembered, she found out about me! But I won't let you get away like this!"
He tried to stay calm and give his voice a restrained tone, but it wasn't as easy as he thought it to be. It was slightly trembling.
"So, what do you want to do?"
"I always wanted you to feel the same amount of pain that I had to endure. Wanted you to experience how it feels if you're all alone, if there's no one you can trust in anymore, if there's no one there for you, who believes in you – never again. But it didn't work! Your partner found out and everybody will know that I lied and you didn't do anything of what I claimed on you."
She paused for a second as if she had to think about the next move once again.
"So I decided to do something different. I want you to feel how I felt. To feel how it feels when you lose a loved one. So I tried to find out and then I realized something. Something that really makes me sad, sad for you. Cause the only person you love..."
She took another pause and he frantically prayed for her not to say his mother's or even worse Faith's name. He couldn't endure that, he knew he couldn't, he couldn't live on knowing he was responsible for her death. He wanted the girl to stop, wanted her to realize she was wrong, wanted her not to do what she was up to, but he just couldn't get his mouth working. Her words had left him speechless.
"...is yourself!"
Judy drew out a gun...
TBC
He entered the dimly lit room, trying to get his eyes used to the semi darkness and to make out the shapes of the room. It took him some moments, but finally he realized that he wasn't alone. Someone was standing in the room with him, arms crossed, leaning against the wall. It was a woman and from what he saw, she was smiling. All of a sudden he realized. Judy, it was her! He quickly took a step backwards, but she didn't even seem to care. She didn't seem afraid, not at all. She just kept smiling.
"You don't remember me, do you?"
His mind was racing. What did she mean? What did she want? He didn't have a clue.
"I..."
"You don't!"
The smile on her face got bigger and a soft giggle emerged from her lips. Then, all of a sudden, it vanished, when she directly looked at him.
"But I do. I remember!"
"I...I'm sorry."
"You should be. She was such a wonderful, caring person. She didn't deserve to die!"
"She? Die?"
He had no idea what she was talking about. He'd thought this was all about the violation.
"You still don't remember?"
He shook his head, unable to say a thing.
"Well, it's some time ago and you probably don't want to remember, but you will. She was so beautiful, so loving and you didn't save her!"
"Who are you talking about?"
"My mommy. She died, seven years ago, killed herself. You were supposed to keep her from doing it, to protect her, but you didn't. You let her die! You destroyed my life!"
All of a sudden she gave him an evil smile.
"So, I'm gonna destroy yours!"
He couldn't believe what she just told him, what she just revealed. He couldn't feel, he couldn't think – it was simply impossible. He managed to stutter some words.
"It... was... all a lie?"
She laughed out hysterically.
"Of course it was! And even you almost fell for it, although you knew the truth. You were there!"
"Why the hell...? So, this was all about revenge?"
"It was about justice! I lost my mom that day and she'll never come back. You've no idea what I've gone through! Absolutely no idea! I loved her more than words can say. I lost my happiness, lost my life that day – all you lose is your reputation! That's not as much justice as I wished to get and your goddamn partner even takes that away from me! She was smart enough, she remembered, she found out about me! But I won't let you get away like this!"
He tried to stay calm and give his voice a restrained tone, but it wasn't as easy as he thought it to be. It was slightly trembling.
"So, what do you want to do?"
"I always wanted you to feel the same amount of pain that I had to endure. Wanted you to experience how it feels if you're all alone, if there's no one you can trust in anymore, if there's no one there for you, who believes in you – never again. But it didn't work! Your partner found out and everybody will know that I lied and you didn't do anything of what I claimed on you."
She paused for a second as if she had to think about the next move once again.
"So I decided to do something different. I want you to feel how I felt. To feel how it feels when you lose a loved one. So I tried to find out and then I realized something. Something that really makes me sad, sad for you. Cause the only person you love..."
She took another pause and he frantically prayed for her not to say his mother's or even worse Faith's name. He couldn't endure that, he knew he couldn't, he couldn't live on knowing he was responsible for her death. He wanted the girl to stop, wanted her to realize she was wrong, wanted her not to do what she was up to, but he just couldn't get his mouth working. Her words had left him speechless.
"...is yourself!"
Judy drew out a gun...
TBC