"I shouldn't have put you in the middle of this." She says as she sits on her bed. Veronica was pacing.
"Would it make a difference? You would have killed them with, or without my knowledge Jessica." She says angrily.
"True." She says looking down at her hands and then right back up. "But they say ignorance is bliss." She says trying to relieve the tension. "I was only trying to protect you from them." She says softly. Veronica sits next to her leaning against her and they both cling to each other. "I know we talked about how I'm done killing, but-"
"No! No we are out of the game! You promised!" She yells angrily. JD looks ashamed at the statement she just looked at the ground her head bowed in temporary submission. "You promised." She says softly reaching out to cup her face. Just then her father walked in looking happy, but stopping short upon seeing them so close.
"Gee Dad ever hear of knocking? I was playing grab ass the my girlfriend." He says and they pull apart Veronica moving further away.
"New rule daughter when your girlfriends over the door stays open." She said half heartedly.
"The judge told those Glen Miller groupies to slurp shit and die." He said so excited. He took off his hard hat and slid the VHS into the player. "You should have seen the fireworks! Got it all here on tape." He said moving away so they could all watch. "Packed her full of thermals and topped it all off with a Norwegian in the boiler room!" He sounded so proud 'I wish I could do that with high school.' She thought to herself excited. "Ca-boom." He sits back and relaxes. "My bad. I'm gonna want my draw string pants for this."
JD waits for him to disappear and pulls out his fortuitous-five shooting the gun into the air. Veronica is on her feet at once. And the angry look on her face melts away when her dad starts yelling.
"God damn it! No firearms in the house!" Her dad yells from upstairs. She starts laughing.
"Why are you holding a gun?" Veronica asks terrified. JD stopped laughing and immediately put in down understanding her concern.
"Just pissing off my dad." She explains her hands held up in surrender. "It's funny."
"It is not funny!" She says angrily. "None of this is funny! Why were you carrying around a gun?" She asks terror clear in her face.
"It's a dangerous firearm." She explains as if it were obvious. She steps closer and Veronica shy's away.
"Yes! Because of you!" She says in fear. "Don't-don't call me. Don't talk to me." She says turning to leave.
"Come on, relax."
"No! You do not get the difference between right and wrong! We are over!" She starts walking out the room.
"Veronica." She says unsure of what to say.
"Over!" Veronica turns and starts walking again.
"But- but I love you!" She yells taking a step towards her ready to follow her to the ends of the earth. Veronica pauses halfway out the door. They lock eyes and JD just looks at her afraid.
"Goodbye JD." And she was gone. JD went to her room. And punched the wall leaving a large whole. A Slurpy could only make her feel worse right now. Instead she decides blowing up the school would bring Veronica back to her like right after killing Ram and Kurt. She writes up a suicide note for the whole school and a sign up sheet.
"She doesn't mean it." She says softly. "It's the school. it's everything beating down on her right now. If high school went away, if all the distractions went away, she'd come to her senses and love me again." She talks to herself as she makes up this sign up sheet. She went too Martha's house next. When she knocked on the door it was a strange feeling to see someone other then Geronica answer the door to her.
"JD?" She asks confused.
"Hey Martha!" She said her eyes shining with a slightly crazier light behind them. "I wanted to talk about your and Ram's relationship. I heard you don't believe that he killed himself." She said concerned. "I'd like to help you find the truth."
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JD walks up too Heather Duke looking crazier then the day before while talking with Martha.
"I know thee. Thou clear spirit." She called out to Heather Duke.
"That's from Moby Dick." She said impressed.
"I appreciate a well read woman." She says smiling. Even her charming smile looked fractured. She holds up a Manila envelope.
"What's in the envelope?" She asked cautiously. JD hands it to her. She snatches it and opens it. "Crap." She whispers in frustration.
"Just physical evidence that a one point. I'm guessing around age six. You and Martha Dunstack were friends." She says in an uncaring voice.
"Where did you get these?" She sounds so worried. "Did Veronica give them to you?" She asks as JD takes them back. "What do you want? Money?"
"A favor." He says holding a large photo.
"No way." She says turning away.
"Ah, I especially like this one of you two in the bathtub together." She says showing her the picture.
"Those photos are ancient history." She says angrily. "Nobody cares about the past. Nobody cares about Martha Dumptruck." She says disinterested.
"Veronica does." She said her eyes flashing with anger. "I do. Every decent human being at this school cares. Fuck even Mrs. Fleming cares." She says. "Get everyone to sign this. It's a petition to get MTV to throw a big spring break blow out here for suicide awareness." She says before walking off. Suddenly very angry with everyone.
JD sits in a tree watching Veronica and Heather Mac be friendly and play Crockett. 'Strip Crockett was fun...' JD thought to herself sadly. Heather Duke walked into the backyard to tell them the news.
"Missed you after cheer practice today." Heather Duke smirked.
"That's cause we were avoiding you." Veronica said happily.
"What you did to me sucked." Mac told her angrily.
"Fine I'll skip the four play." She hands them the sign up sheet and JD stiffens. 'Not them you damnass!' "Sign this."
"What is it?" Veronica asks suspiciously taking it from Heather.
"It's a petition to have MTV throw a spring break blow out to help raise suicide awareness." She says easily. JD face palms. "I got everybody to sign. I'm going to make an inspirational speech about it at the pep rally tonight." She says so proudly.
"Um, count me out." Veronica hands the clipboard back to her.
"Veronica, why are you pulling on my dick?" Heather Duke asks angrily. "It was your boyfriends idea." She tells her hoping to convince her to sign.
"JD?" She looks instantly nervous.
"Made up a signature sheet and everything." She explains boredly.
"I don't know what JD is up to, but if you know what's good for you you'll throw that clipboard out." She says trying so hard to protect her. JD smiles. 'You care so much you'd even protect that evil cunt.' She thought lovingly.
"Not a chance. I'll just forge your signature like I did with Martha Dumptruck's." She scoffs. "She's in no condition to sign anything after last night." She chuckles softly.
"What happened last night?"
"It was on the radio. She took a belly flop off the Old Mill Bridge holding a suicide note." Heather Mac covers her mouth in horror and Veronica looks shocked.
"Oh my god! She's not...?" She asks worried.
"Just a few broken bones. Just another geek trying to imitate the popular people and failing. Miserably." She looked proud of the herself. The Heathers left and Veronica hoofed it towards the hospital right after. JD got out of the tree and knocked on the front door when the opportunity presented itself.
"Hello?" Her mother asks confused upon seeing JD.
"Hi I'm JD." She offered her hand. "I'm friends with Veronica and I'm really worried about her." She said looking genuinely concerned.
"Why don't you come in." She waved her in and brought her too the table couch where her husband was sitting watching tv.
"Who's this honey?" He asked curiously.
"This is one of Veronica's friends. His name is JD." She offered. "He says he's worried about Veronica." She added nervously. She pulls out a copy of Mody Dick and hands it to her mother.
"With all that's going on I mean with the suicides and Martha's attempted suicide..." She was actually worried about Veronica.
"Martha tried to commit suicide?" She asked shocked and takes the book.
"Yes. I'm worried about how Veronica's handling all of this especially with her own depression and thoughts of suicide weighing on her." She said looking to both of them nervously. "Veronica and I are really good friends and I think she's a danger to herself right now and I'm not sure what she's going to do." She pleading them.
"What should we do?" Veronica's father asked her nervously.
"I think you should make sure she is surrounded with support and keep an eye on her until this rough patch has cleared up." She explains confidently.
"That's a good idea." Her mother says nodding and looks at her with a proud look.
"Your parents must be so proud of you." Her father says. "I'm glad my daughter has such wonderful friends who care about her so much." He says.
"I really care about her." She says before heading for the door. "Goodnight and enjoy the rest of your evening the best you can." She leaves without another word heading out the door and back into the tree outside her window.