Thinkin' Back

For the first time in his life, Edward Campbell felt scared. Lilly and Scotty had come to his house and asked for him to accompany them back to the police station. He didn't think it was much until just now after seeing their stern faces.

"We heard that the night before Ava's body was found you went out to find her."

"I didn't actually expect to find her," he started.

18 March 1992

Eddie was walking on the football field bleachers, trying to clear his head. He couldn't believe that someone as intelligent as Ava had fallen into that bum Lindsay's trap. He didn't know why he couldn't stand Jack, for they had never actually met, but there was something that he just didn't trust.

A noise was made in the distance and Eddie looked up. What he saw simple amazed him. He saw the top of Ava's head running in his direction. Eddie made his way closer to the actual field. Ava saw him, cried out his name in desperation, and ran towards him.

"Oh, Eddie, thank God," she breathed as soon as they had met on the 20 yard line.

Eddie looked his sister over. Her clothes were ripped, blood stains were on her skirt, dried cuts were all over her legs and face, and her hair was a greasy mess.

"Where's Lindsay," Eddie demanded.

"What? I don't know. Come on, Eddie, I have to get home," she pleaded.

"No. Lindsay forced you to come with him and now look at you. He beat you up like nobody's business."

Ava slightly smiled. "No, Jack wouldn't do that to me. We got married. See," Ava held up her left hand to show off her wedding band. "We've been married about a month," she explained.

Eddie's face turned from angry to furious. He had carried a baseball bat with him but he had forgotten about it until now. In his fit, he lifted the bat up and struck Ava on her head. She fell down, but her eyes stayed open.

"You could have so much better," Eddie yelled at her. He got on his knees and slid up Ava's skirt. The entire time, he kept screaming 'So much better than him'.

After he finished, Eddie looked down at Ava. He didn't realize that she had been crying almost the entire time. Her face told him that she was scared. He couldn't believe it. He had just did that with his sister, his own flesh and blood.

Eddie took his baseball bat off of the ground and hit Ava's head as heard as he could five times.

Edward Campbell ran straight home, but not before taking the wedding band off of Mavis's left hand. He couldn't face what he had done, so he killed the only evidence that would remind him that it had actually happened.

Three weeks after Edward Campbell was arrested for the murder and rape of his sister, the rest of the Campbell brood decided to meet at the cemetery. Jack Lindsay suddenly walks up to Carolyn Campbell and squeezes her hand tightly.

Ava's headstone had recently been replaced, for Carolyn felt that the name change was necessary, especially after meeting Jack.

Jack took out a red rose from his pocket and placed it on Mavis's headstone.

Mavis Campbell Lindsay