Chapter 16:
A few days passed and the honeymoon on the beach was over. It was time to get back to reality. Although they were both smiling nonstop, it was going to be a sad day for Edward and Kim. Knowing that, in a couple of hours, he was to be back in Jonathon's laboratory getting his scissorhands back created a gloomy mood in the air.
As soon as the car arrived on the curb outside the apartment, the newly wedded couple was greeted by flashing lights, blinding them completely.
"What's…what's going on?" Kim said, putting a hand near her face so she could see the source of the painful light.
Someone suddenly grabbed her and pushed her out of the car, onto the sidewalk.
"Kim!" Edward jumped out to help her up.
"Oh my God, so it's not a hoax! Carl, get the camera ready!"
Edward covered Kim up protectively, glaring at the woman standing over him, dressed in a pink suit complete with the biggest, phoniest smile he'd seen in his life.
"Hi you are watching channel six news where we are meeting the much awaited Edward Scissorhands-a legend that's been circulating on newspapers for the past few days-until now."
"What the-"
"We are here live and Edward has just returned from his-what was it? Oh yes, honeymoon. As you can see, he LOOKS like any ordinary man. But only a week ago Edward wasn't so ordinary. Until he met brilliant Doctor Jonathon Price, Edward was living a cursed life-struggling to co-exist peacefully with everyone else. Why? Instead of the hands you see now, he had pruning shears for hands. But thanks to Jonathon Price and his revolutionary discovery, Edward was able to have hands for three days-a miracle indeed! Now Edward, what do you have to say about this new open door in the extraordinary world of science?"
Before Edward could say anything, Jonathon jumped seemingly out of nowhere in front of the camera.
"Leave him alone-he doesn't want to talk!"
"Oh look! It's the brave doctor himself! Say something for your viewers, won't you?"
"No. We're leaving. Now. Edward, Kim, come on. This way…"
"Kim? Ah yes…Kim…you must be the bride! Tell us-what made you love Edward before, even with his monstrous exterior?"
Kim felt her hands roll up into fists.
Jonathon stopped her before she did anything she'd regret.
"Kim, let's go."
She grimaced, and all three started walking fast-soon running, around the curb and into the alleyways where the news team wouldn't find them.
"Jonathon, what's happened? How do they know about all this?"
Jonathon looked down at the dirty pavement. He cursed at himself inside for ever listening to Stein and telling the media about Edward. What the hell was he thinking?
"I'm waiting..."
"I…I told them…"
"You what?"
"I told them about Edward. I told them…everything I knew…I'm sorry…"
"Why?"
"I was…the temptations…I…"
"I can't believe you did this! You don't even know the mess you've created!"
Kim felt a shiver rush through her body like a snake. If anyone ever found out about Jim and what happened back in Suburbia, she didn't know what would happen.
She finally spoke after a few seconds.
"I guess…I guess I was serious when I said 'you've done enough already'. Please, take Edward, give him back his scissorhands, and leave us alone. I'm sorry, but you have no idea what you have done."
"Fair enough. Come on, Edward."
As Jonathon turned, taking Edward with him, she could see a few tears dripping from his icy blue eyes. She felt terrible, but Edward's life could be at stake because of his selfishness.
She turned back, heading toward the apartment, walking through the news team as if they were nonexistent. She turned away from every microphone, coldness in her eyes.
Things became a little more hectic after that. Edward returned with his scissorhands, and the wedding ring welded onto one of the shears, making himself even more obvious to the news teams and paparazzi. Magazine stands had photos of Edward and Kim all over them. It felt like the entire city was watching their every move. It was terrifying.
People at work were a lot nicer when they returned. Everyone (including Leon) was congratulating them. That made Kim a little happier.
But she soon realized they were nicer because the publicity Edward was getting caused ticket sales for "Frankenstein" to increase rapidly, since, after all, Edward was designing the sets.
Opening night finally came. Edward tried his best to avoid the people asking him personal questions, but it was tough without Kim being there. He didn't care all that much, though. He was married now. No matter what the media said, he was just as normal and happy as anyone else.
He watched in the audience as the show premiered onstage, and he saw Kim smiling the entire time she was onstage. As long as she was happy, how could he possibly complain?
The show ended with applause. Leon walked on the stage, with a bouquet of flowers, ready to make a big speech.
After thanking the stars of the show, he called Edward and Kim to the stage.
"Now, here are two people who appeared out of the blue. One of them is Kim Boggs, a dancer in the show-"
He was interrupted by applause.
"And of course you recognize her husband, Edward, who designed our sets…"
He hissed the "s" in "husband". It created a bubbly feeling in Kim's gut. Something was wrong…
Suddenly a loud, creaking sound overpowered Leon's voice. Behind them, a large movie screen was being lowered.
"Yes, I think you'll recognize him very well…" Leon let out a chuckle.
The screen suddenly turned on. Projected on it was an image from a surveillance camera. The screen was almost completely dark.
"Edward! Don't!"
The screen flashed a bright red. The screen zoomed in, and a clear picture of Edward ready to kill Leon was shown. The audience gasped.
The screen cut to an image of what looked like Edward stabbing Pamela. The picture was ghastly. One person in the audience screamed.
"Oh wait, there's more!' Leon said, laughing bitterly.
A news article flashed up on the screen.
"December 24, 1990- the infamous "Edward Scissorhands" is dead. Brought down to suburbia, he died moments after killing a local resident named Jim, but not before he attempted to rob that same young man's home and damage the neighborhood's property. He also molested and tried to murder Kevin Boggs, a young boy, and tried to publicly kill Jim."
Kim stood there with her mouth wide open, matching the audience.
"Lies. They're all filthy lies!" She said, trying to get someone to believe her.
"I'm reading this from an official newspaper. I have copies, in case anyone's interested!"
A few police officers suddenly walked up on the stage and grabbed Edward.
"You're coming with us."
They handcuffed his scissorhands and started taking him off the stage.
Kim held onto him though.
"No! You're not taking him!"
"Ma'am, get off!"
"No!"
They pulled her off, leaving her scrunched up on the wooden stage floor.
"No…no…no…no…" She said, growing quieter.
She felt every part of her body begin to tremble.
Leon put his arm over her, pretending to be all concerned.
"It's okay Kim, he won't hurt you anymore…"
She tried to fight him off, but her body lost energy. She sunk lower into the floor, the screams and noises in the theater becoming less recognizable to her ears. Her vision became blurred. She plunged into a dark state of mind, and for once, Edward would not be there to help pull her out.
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