Part 3
Posted by John H. Watson
Am I that Blind?
Maybe I'm just ignorant, perhaps even slow… Why didn't I see it before? It's been there, right in front of me all along… And I just needed a little push, a letter even, to realise how stupid I've been..!
Dammit… I'm getting straight to the point… You have no idea what I've been through today… I can't... I just… I'm so - stupid!
God, why didn't I just act when things were getting odd..?
I now understand how bored Sherlock can get, and how easily it could lead to be wanting to shoot a smiley face into a wall. When he… when he gets – back… I'll tell him that. That'll make him smile… Anyway, my boredom was caused by one landlady, who was sat by me droning on and on, for ages, about Sherlock's health, and how it could affect his 'deducing thingie' - sorry, Mrs Hudson, but I didn't want to interrupt you… And I did need the company as I hadn't seen anyone in a while.
But my troubles didn't start there. Probably about two hours later from Mrs Hudson setting down the tea tray, the doorbell started ringing. I left, leaving Mrs Hudson in the flat- still talking, and went to go see who it was – curious since I wasn't aware of any visitors coming round. Once I reached ground level, it had stopped. But it didn't deter me from checking it out.
Opening the door, thoughts of who it was had flashed through my head. Sherlock? Unlikely, he would have texted me. Lestrade? Why would he come? To see if Sherlock's back? It's unlikely he'd give me a case… Mycroft? That… would be unexpected, but if it was… that could have only meant…
But no one was there.
No one.
I'd leaned out, checking whether there was anyone I knew walking down Baker Street. But still, there was no one. Using my limited deduction skills that I picked up from my flatmate, I tried to deduce who may have rang it, perhaps even looked suspicious - but again, none. 'Maybe I imagined the doorbell going off', I thought whilst closing the door, 'hoping that he'd be there…' But something caught my eye, making me stop; a small brown envelope was sat idly at my feet, addressed to: me.
When I arrived back at the flat, Mrs Hudson was still talking. Only when I sat myself beside her did she stop. "What's that?" She had asked. "A letter, don't know who it's from…" I replied as I began to open it.
Inside of the envelope was a folded letter, a small folded letter with what looked like red ink stains. Unfolding it, something fell out; a lock of black hair. Confused, I read the message… Its' chaotic, yet unnervingly familiar handwriting read… it read… Read: 'How do you like the story so far..?'
And that's when it hit me.
The weird comments on my blog, Sherlock's disappearance, now this… the lock of – Sherlock's – black hair… the message… it all made sense…
Why hadn't I seen it before..?
God, please. We need to find him… That ink stain isn't ink… It's… Well, blood. His blood… And if those little… stories are true… then Sherlock isn't doing well. At all.
We need to find him.
Posted at: 30/1/2011 at 13:55pm
20 comments
I've been reading them… shit… we really need to act…
Lestrade 30 January 14:02
I've called his brother; he'll give us extra resources…
John Watson 30 January 14:04
He has a brother?
Lestrade 30 January 14:05
And how would he give us extra resources anyway?
Lestrade 30 January 14:06
He works for the Government… no… he is the Government…
John Watson 30 January 14:08
Shit.
Lestrade 30 January 14:09
Oh, John… Do you want me to come round?
Sarah Sawyer 30 January 14:13
No. I'm fine. I will be fine…
John Watson 30 January 14:15
Well, I'm here if you need me…
Sarah Sawyer 30 January 14:16
Ah – so you received my message then. Well, his message since he wrote it…
Unknownuser30 January 14:20
Just stop it… Why have you done this? Why?
John Watson 30 January 14:22
I thought you said you'd ignore me..?
Unknownuser 30 January 14:24
That was before I… I knew…
John Watson 30 January 14:26
Give him back…
John Watson 30 January 14:29
Hello?
John Watson 30 January 14:37
Check your post. Tomorrow.
Unknownuser 30 January 14:40
Why?
John Watson 30 January 14:43
What have you done?
John Watson 30 January 14:49
You will see...
Unknownuser 30 January 14:55