Deranged Writer's Afterword

Being in a hospital usually brought a sense of comfort and safety, but it was the exact opposite for me.

The doctors would come and check on me every second of the day, partly because I owned this hospital...well Lecia does but let's just gloss over the minor details. The doctors also seemed to be fascinated with my recovery.

My hand had grown considerably within just hours, it wasn't just my hand either...I felt good, like really good. My body didn't ache, which was impossible because it had only been three days since I was almost killed.

I didn't have much to do except so I waited for the others to arrive, Lecia had told me that she would bring them over in an hour.

' Twenty more minutes to go.', I thought observing the clock that was fixed on the wall.

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" Wake up, Adam"

I open my eyes to find Lecia and the others looking at me.

" Oh....you're all finally here.", I say smiling weakly at my friends.

They all take their turns asking me about my well-being and I give them the 'I'm fine' answer every single time. After an exhausting amount of this, Max comments,

" Your hand looks weird, man."

" Oh yeah, thanks...I hadn't noticed.", I answer back rolling my eyes.

The room goes silent as we all stare at the Asher twins who had been standing in a corner this whole time.

I observe Jennifer's face which remained expressionless while her brother, Jacob Asher was the exact opposite, he was sweating buckets and kept fidgeting around clearly agitated.

" Did you miss me.....Jennifer ?", I ask gazing into her emerald eyes.

' Grrrrrr'

Before Jennifer could answer, a small growl rang throughout the room distracting everyone. I look toward the crate that Lecia had probably brought in when I was asleep.

" Let him out."

Lecia opened the crate and let Rhys out immediately.

Rhys prowled around the room for a good minute before making his way towards me, jumping up on the bed by his lonesome, he makes himself comfortable on my lap.

After making sure that he was settled in, I ask Jennifer yet again,

" Where were we ?... Ah right, did you miss me, Jennifer ?"

I pat Rhys slowly on the head as she answered back,

" Not particularly.", her voice held no emotion but I could see the hate in her eyes.

Why didn't I notice it sooner?

" Is that so ?", I answer back nonchalantly.

A deadly silence once again descends upon the room as everyone stared at Jennifer and me, they all looked a little tense.

" Please...spare my brother.", Jennifer says, her face finally cracking with emotion.

" Huh ?....why would I hurt your brother ?", I asked back continuing to pat Rhys.

" After all.....he's not the one that tried to kill me.", I say smirking.

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" How could you do something like this...after all we've been through ?", Lecia asked glaring intensely at Jennifer, who received her glare with her very own frown.

" You still don't understand ?..... YOU PEOPLE KILLED MY FATHER !"

Hearing her, Lecia's eyes widen and she managed to stutter out,

" W-what ?"

Jennifer looked like she had lost it, I can't blame her....she must have been nervous, I do have the habit of killing the people that wrong me.

" That just isn't true 'Jen'...", I say shaking my head.

" What ?.....YOU'RE ACTING INNOCENT NOW.....YOU FUCKING...MONSTER !"

Jennifer took in a deep breath seemingly out of breath. Just as she was gearing up to shout again, I interrupt her and say,

" You said 'you people'.....but Jennifer, I was the one that killed your father.", I push Rhys out of my lap and slowly begin to get up.

"---and you know what ?.... I enjoyed snuffing the light out of your old man's eyes."

I inched closer to her ignoring the others.

" Do you wanna know how I killed him ?"

Without waiting for her to answer, I say,

" I cornered him just like this...-

Jennifer couldn't back away anymore as she had hit the wall, I gently clasp her throat and continue,

" - and choked him to death, he begged and fought his hardest but in the end, he died because he was too weak."

Jennifer collapsed on the floor hearing me, her eyes brimming with tears.

" Stay away from my sister !", Jacob says trying to push me away.

I use my good hand to block him and knock him out in the blink of an eye, even though I had just hurt her beloved brother, Jennifer didn't look angry....she looked broken.

I bend down and look directly into her eyes,

" W-why ?....my father was a g-good man....he-"

" Hahaahahahahahahahahahahah--", I laugh out unable to control myself.

" Oh.....how naïve.", I pat her on the head while she stared at me thoroughly stunned.

" Wake up to reality, Jennifer...your father wasn't a 'good' guy, he was a criminal that used the Creed's influence to elevate himself....he was nothing but scum-"

" NO.....NONONONONONONON-"

Jennifer had lost it for real now, she was shaking her head and covering her ears as she was unable to bear the truth.

" If I hadn't killed him, he would have killed me as soon as he noticed something wrong.", I say to Jennifer, but to me, it felt like I was trying to justify myself and I promised myself that I would stop doing that.

Looking at Jennifer, who couldn't stop sobbing the anger that I felt for her slowly diminished.

" I'm giving you a choice now...…die now or run away with your brother."

Hearing me, Jennifer looked up at me with a glare plastered over her face,

" Run where ?"

" I don't know but know this, never stop running because I'll always be right behind you.....and when I find you.....I will kill you."

Jennifer sat on the ground refusing to move, maybe I should give her some encouragement...

I turn around and say to Lecia,

" Go bring those police officers...I think I'm remembering just what really happened to me."

" What ?", Lecia asked looking stunned.

Now that I look a little closer, they all look stunned.

Ah....they must be surprised because of how I'm dealing with Jennifer.

This is good, they need to see what happens to the people who betray my trust.

" Go and bring them here.", I order Lecia.

" O-okay.", she says heading out, dazed.

Seeing her like that stung a little but...I can't pretend anymore.....I'm tired of this shitshow.

" You better make a decision quickly.", I say returning to my bed.

I watch as Jennifer struggled to make a choice, in the end just like I had expected she ran out of the room dragging her brother away.

.....

An uncomfortable silence descends upon the room.

" Why don't all of you head back ?", I say, tired.

" Oh....right.", Eric says awkwardly.

........

" We'll be out of your hair then....", Max said moving out of the room, the others also started heading back.

" Oh, I almost forgot.....could you stay back...Emilia ?"

" M-me ?", Emilia asked pointing at herself.

I nod my head, smiling at her.

" What is it ?", she asked nervous.

" Well....we have a lot to talk about.", I say my smile not wavering...not even once.

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