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Jack sighed. Why did he have to ask for Tru's help? If he had stayed dead then he wouldn't have to explain any of this. Wouldn't have to hurt Tru.
"It's - It's Richared, OK?" Jack finally managed to get out.
"Richard?" Tru said inquisitively.
"Your dad," Jack said putting a finger up to let Tru know that he hadn't finished yet. "He's the reason I can't quit and he's the reason your mother is dead."
"My mother?" Tru said stepping forward. "What has any of this got to do with my mother?"
"Your dad he did what I did. Your mother's gift of life was passed to you and you already knew that but you didn't know that your dad was "death" as you call it. Your dad hired someone to kill your mother, the woman he supposedly loved. Then he hired me because he could no longer carry the burden. I was just a nut in a psychiatric ward, having someone to guide me helped me but my debt was to keep to these rules: If I ever fell in love with his daughter and even thought about quitting then he would kill me with his bare hands."
Everything was quiet for a few seconds and then Tru said, "So it's not fate your working for, it's my dad?"
Jack nodded and looked away as he couldn't bear to see the pain in Tru's eyes.
"So my dad killed my mum so that he didn't have an opposing force? Is that why you made me follow you up here? What are you going to kill me like my dad killed my mum?" Tru said getting all worked up and hysterical, for good reason.
"What? No. Never." Jack said, "Tru no matter what your dad threatens me with it doesn't change how I feel about you. It doesn't change how much I love you."
Tru froze. Everyone she had ever loved or trusted have betrayed her in one way or another and after all Jack had said, done and kept from her, she still trusted him, still loved him.
She walked towards him, the two of them standing at the edge of Edison tower.
"Jack don't leave me in this world. Don't leave me alone."
Jack looked at her, the tears on her face, her beauty and then replied, "Even if I don't jump, Richard will kill me."
"I'll protect you, I''ll keep you safe."
"Tru, you don't know what he is, what he's like. He killed his wife and tried to kill Harrison. I'm not risking your life for mines."
Tru thoguht then gave him an ultimatium, if he really loved her then there was no way he could get out of this.
"If you jump I'm jumping after you." Tru said, walking nearer than she already was, right to the edge of the tower.
Jack was quicker than she was. He saw the errors, the bad construction and knew what was going to happen. "Tru get back!" he screamed as he saw the edge bending with her weight and bad building.
"I mean it, Jack," Tru said her voice soft, not realizing the bigger picture or bad construction.
"Tru - the building it's going to - "
"Jack! Help me!" Tru screamed as she slipped and was hanging right off the edge of the building.
Jack rushed to where she was and grabbed her arm to pull her up but then thought back to Megan. How he had let her go. How she had died because he was "just doing his job." As his thoughts wavered his grip started to loosen and Tru started to fall.