"…Always Point Out…"
" Jackson, I really think that you're over reacting," Jason said trembling slightly. "She's my niece; I should be able to see her every now and then."
"What do you think this is, Jason? Seventh Heaven?" Jackson laughed, "I've got news for you, the good ol' reverend ain't gonna come out from around the corner and curse me."
" Jackson, you don't understand," Jason begged, "I was only trying to help, me and Jesse… we were going to, going to get the cure." He said as he gasped for air while Jackson tightened his grip on the man's throat.
"You tricked my daughter!" Jackson spat, "You set us up. You played her for the fool! What did you think that you could slip in and out of this whole game unnoticed? Did you think that I wouldn't find out?"
Jason was close to unconsciousness when Jackson loosened his grip on his throat, slightly. "I've been watching you ever since Joe hired you. I can't believe that you thought you would be able to come and go unnoticed, you followed her for years, and just to let you know you weren't that good at it." Jason's eyes widened as Jackson tightened his grip on the man's throat once more, "I don't even know why Michael hired you."
" Jackson, please." He gasped, trying to get his brother to show the least bit of pity, "I know where she is." Something flashed in Jackson's eyes and he released his brother's throat allowing him to slide to the ground.
"Has he hurt her?" when he didn't answer Jackson grabbed him by the collar and slammed him into the cement wall behind them. "Has. He. Hurt. Her?" he rasped through clenched teeth.
"Why would he harm his prize?"
"Why does he want her?" he hissed, he was getting tired of looking at this man's face. The first chance he got he would make sure that he wouldn't have to any more, but now wasn't the time for petty revenge.
"Isn't it obvious, Jackie?" he laughed slightly, "What is it that the Ripner's are famous for?" Realization finally dawned on him and his face fell. "The precious Ripner daughter is going to turn out just like her father! I wonder how long it will take for her to make her first kill." Jackson released his collar and Jason's smile only grew wider as Jackson scowled, "I wonder how long it will take for her to turn into Jackson Ripner." Jason was now watching his younger brother with amusement as he broke his spirit again. Well, tried. "I wonder, will she ever actually be able to cope with it? Will she be able to fall in love when she gets into it? Do you think that she'll be a heart breaker? Hmmm, maybe she'll kill the man that she falls in love with," Jason smirked and watched as his brother regained his composure.
"Shut. Up. About. My daughter!" he shouted landing a punch between Jason's eyes. Letting out a loud cry of agony Jason fell to the ground as blood ran out of a small cut on his fore head from Jackson's wedding band. "She will not become a killer! You are going to help me get her back."
"Or what?" Jackson's eyes lit up at the question and he leaned forward to whisper harshly to the man.
"I'll kill you."
Jesse stretched her arms over her head and let out a loud, exaggerated, sigh. As she sat on the edge of the fountain surrounded by cement walls, she found that she was oddly, calm. The fact that she was picturing Rodney sitting with her had nothing to do with it though, of course not. Jessica Seabreeze Ripner had never really considered herself girlfriend material, but there comes a time in a young girl's life when they have to be able to separate what their female-driven-fact-based logic is telling them, and what their mind is telling them. As much as she hated to admit it, she had actually liked Rodney when he first showed interest in her mother; most kids would have just said "too bad" and walked away. Maybe that's why she likes him so much when she hardly knew him.
Jesse jumped to her feet with the sound of footsteps approaching her peaceful position, "What now?" she snapped at Bradley as he approached.
"The boss is gone," he said simply, when he got within arms distance. She tried to take a step away from him, but he reached out and caught her before she could. "I don't like it when the boss plays favorites!" And with that he gave her shoulders a shove sending her into the fountain behind her.
When she tried to sit up, he grabbed her by the shoulders and held her barely an inch under the waters surface. Jessica was her father's daughter, thus she inherited his amazing ability to hold her breath for long periods of time, though, she didn't hold out any hope that Michael would return before she lost to the darkness of death. And she knew that there was no way that Bradley would let her live unless he was stopped by Michael.
Looking into his cold eyes, she knew that it was only a matter of time before her body forced her to open her mouth causing her to take the water into her lungs. Darkness was creeping into her vision and her lungs begged for the air that she couldn't give. She could feel her heart slow as her mind began to lose control of all thought, she was almost sure that tears were leaking out of her eyes even though she was under water. Bradley's grip on her shoulders tightened as he shoved her even further under the water's surface. Her lips were closed so tightly that they began to hurt making it even harder for her to deny her lungs the breath of air they were begging for.
She could hold her breath for long, but not that long. Closing her eyes tightly, her lips began to part and darkness consumed her offering her shelter from the pain she was enduring at this man's hand.
'I'm so sorry daddy…'
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