-1Reverend Lovejoy

I hold my Helen tightly as we watch T.V, but my mind is on Jessica. What is going on with her? She has locked herself in her room, she hasn't come out once… not even to eat. It's been like that for a week, ever since the reopening of the church.

"you know sweetie, you ever think about our daughter?" I ask Helen before realising how stupid of a question it is.

"of cause,"

"I meant… like how she is growing up and stuff, what if she is trapped in our house forever, living a life of sin and stuff,"

"Yeah that will happen the day you and professor Frink team up too defend the world from criminals in a little group called Crime Fighters inc," She says with a laugh.

"Honey, I'm serious,"

"I'm sure, she will be fine." I hold her tighter, and give her a little kiss on the neck. Before I know it, I am on top of her, passionately kissing her. I can't do this, not right now with all the sin in this town, it's my job to stop it… I decide to stop, and rest on top of her.

"What's the matter?"

"It's just, I been thinking, I have done some things wrong myself, am I really the right person to try and stop all this sin, for god's sake I allowed you to sleep with our daughter will I jacked off in the corner with a camera."

"yeah, that was a great family video,"

"but don't you see the point, it was all sin…" I get off of my beautiful wife and decide to switch on the T.V.

"yes, that's the deal Kent, the reverend has decided to run for mayor but it's unlikely that he will have many supports as much of the town folk are standing outside the church and burning posters of him along with the bible,"

"Jesus," Helen says.

"yeah… Jesus," I say looking at the scene the young reporter Martin Price was reporting.

"I can't safely assure you that Smithers is the right choice," Martin concludes as Helen decides to turn off the T.V.

"Don't listen to them, you are the best choice… I have never regretted it," Helen says sheepishly with a smile.

"you know Helen, your always right but maybe not this time," I say as I make my way to the stairs.

"Jessica honey, Jessica!!" I knock on her door with no response.

"That's it young lady I'm coming in," I made sure all the locks in the house had keys. I open the door and there is Jessica lying on the bed. I walk into the room and see a sharp blade covered in blood. Fresh Blood… oh no what happened.

"Helen!!!" I scream as I observe Jessica lifeless lying on the bed, a needle next to her, obviously for heroin and a note.

Dad I'm sorry I couldn't be religious like you wanted me to be. I don't want to live in this life of sin and I don't want to disappoint you any further. I know suicide is the biggest sin but I can't stand to look at myself anymore, I always wanted a father but all I ever had was a dad. See you were always to busy to pay attention to me so I fell in a spiral of dark depression and the only way to combat that was a life of sin, to lift the load off of me. Please forgive me.

"oh my god!!!" screamed Helen at the sight of Jessica. She killed herself because of me. I ring the ambulance and they come as fast as they could.

"I'm sorry but your daughter is dead," Helen started crying and so did I.

"did I say dead, I'm sorry I meant resting," The doctor says with a laugh.

"she is okay?"

"she has a very, very weak pulse, at around 7, she has a 5 chance of living,"

"oh God!!!" Helen says as she enters the room.

"he isn't real," I hear Dr Hibbert say distantly.

"please Jessica, if you awake I promise I will spend time with you, I'll even let this town rot in sin," I say to her as she lies lifeless, attached to all those machines and not saying a word.

"please Jessica, I love you!" still lifeless as one of the machines start to beep. It was the heart rate monitor and I know what that means, I think we all do.