Flicker- Two Worlds Combine

Chapter 10: Jojo

TW: SUICIDE

WHAT???? JO DIED????

I quickly run from Moire's body and up to Jo's room. Sure enough, there's blood on her wall... And her skull is bleeding immensely. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! Why her? She was one of my closest friends when I was younger, along with Jordan. I can't lose her! This is too much... I eventually tune back to reality and hear the mastermind finish their speech.

''...is Jacob. Good luck finding the one who committed all these crimes this time!'' I'm assuming that the investigator accused Jacob last night. I think it could be Jackson, based off of Albert's account, but you can never be sure. I mean, Albert gave a good reason as to why Jackson might not have noticed poor Danielle on the floor. Speaking of Albert's account, he and Quinn should be safe.

So... That means that 4 people have a solid alibi, and could not be the killer. I know Ezra and Mikah claimed Marley was safe, but she still could have used some sort of trick to quickly kill Natalie. I guess Marley has tried to be helpful so far, so I shouldn't suspect her.

I still am itching to know who got attacked earlier. I guess it's none of my buissness, though. Something I should work on is trying to see what other relationships people have, that they had most likely formed before the game started. Because if me, Jordan and Jo all knew each other, and Jo's family was here too before they died...

It's clear that Rosalie and Nikolai, as well as Viola and Kim-ly hate each other. Charlie mentioned that Austin was his best friend, and Mikah and Ezra have some sort of bond. Lukey is close with Kai and was close with Vinny, Thiago keeps glaring at Alab, he might dislike him. Haneen and Qasim I'm pretty sure are siblings, same with Adam and Adora, and Chidi and Adanna. 

Melodie seems close with a bunch of people, and Alicia and Bailey seem to talk a lot, but for some weird reason Charlie sometimes talks to them too. Maybe he's just lonely without his friend. Also, Elaina and Amani hang out a bit, and Prasiddhi and Amethyst seem to be really close.

That's surprisingly a lot of people who seem to know each other. There are probably even more, but I'm not observant enough for it. Anyhoo... Who could have done this crime today?  It's frustrating that we haven't discovered who the killer could be yet. It feels like we've made no progress in this game so far!

I just sit outside Jo's door and breath for a second. This is all too much for me to take... I wish I could give up. But I can't just die without avenging Jo. I need to find who the murderer is. I think about the way people have been acting recently, to give some kind of clue.

First of all, Veronica and Tamia are really suspicious, because they both really wanted Spencer gone yesterday. Thomas doesn't seem to care when people die, same with Alex. Natalia keeps acting rude to everyone and showing no sympathy, and I think Aphrodite is overreacting a bit too much. However, I trust Nikolai, Alec and Amani, because they showed us evidence when Natalie died. 

Lukey and Charlie probably wouldn't hurt the people they care about, so I don't think they did it, and Adanna seems to be trying to help us as best as she can. There are so many suspects..... But only one is who we are looking for. I do like to see that some people are forming bonds already. Trey and Thiago seem to get along well, Carlos and Qasim talk about soccer together a lot, and Odette and Lukey seem to be becoming friends.

However, I might need to consider that one of those pairs might be the twins. I should also consider that other people could have special roles. Adanna could be the psychic, as she defended Dan. There's a possibility that Mikah was attacked the night Mike was voted out, and Ezra is the medic who saved them. I'm also just now remembering that Mike was close with Evelyn and Grace, so maybe he was the attacked and one of them kept him alive.

I don't even know what to do nowadays. Anybody could be the traitor among us, but nobody knows who. I just want to get out of here... I need to finish my project... for Jo... Can't we please find out the murderer already?

This goddamn mastermind had to do this to us... Do we have something in common? Was there a reason we were selected for this? I don't even understand anything. I just want to escape, and go back to living my life. Is that too much to ask? Did I truly deserve all of this? Ugh... I hate this.

''Voting time! Ain't that fun? Your discussion was very interesting, so I can't wait to see the result of the vote!'' WAIT, WHAT? How long was I thinking to myself up here? I need to get downstairs, or they might see me a suspicious. I vote for Aphrodite on the way down. I don't know what they've even discussed, but I'll probably find out what they thought soon.

I finally reach the lobby, and Jackson scowls at me. ''Oh look, the murderer finally showed up.'' What? They think I did it? You can't be serious..... I don't want to get executed.

Amani rolls her eyes. ''Dumbass, Jordan told us he was friends with Jo. Maybe if your sorry ass had any you would understand.'' I am beginning to understand that things probably got very heated down here...

''Poor Jacob. The people think you did this to poor Moire. However, they were wrong, and maybe the investigator will stop being such a dumbass for once someday. For now, we will just execute you, and be on our way. Sorry!''

Jacob sighs and heads to the execution room. He picks up a gun on the table. Suddenly, a bunch of moving targets and a one minute timer appear. I think I get it... he has to shoot all of them in time. I hope he escapes. 

He begins to aim at the targets, but suddenly. He lowers it. With tears in his eyes, I see him mouth, ''I'm sorry, Charlie.'' before he turns it to his chin and pulls the trigger. Bits of brain and skull go flying across the room. Oh my god... He willingly killed himself? This is way too fucked up. I don't even know how to get out of this place any more.

I just stand around there, and we all just try to process everything right now. This sure is hell. I sit down on the ground, and think about all the good times in my life. Maybe that will help me feel better. It's just... Ah... 

''Well, that sucked, but it doesn't change the fact that I think Marie is suspicious. She is just so quiet.'' Mason seems annoyed. 

Thomas nods. ''I agree. We might have to vote her out soon. We will just have to wait and see if something new arises tomorrow.'' I wish I was more educated about what happened down here while I was lost in my own thoughts. 

Marie pleads. ''I promise it's not me! Don't make me die by an execution, please!'' Suddenly, the lights flicker, and we all run up the stairs. They are out before I can even get into my room, but I get in before the murderer can stab me or something.

 I stay awake the entire night, plagued by thoughts of all this despair, just wanting to escape. I don't hear body dying down there or anything, and I am surprised that time went by rather quickly and the lights are on soon.

I quickly leave the room, but I stop when I look just down the hallway.

No... Not her...

Why does it feel like the world is caving in on me?

Just please... Make it stop...

Just accept it Jojo... the more you deny it, the more it hurts.

Accept that Jordan is gone now, and that you are alone.

Word count: 1335

Damn only 81% left now 

People dying quicker than I expected