The Crack-Shot and The Archers

Chapter 4 - What You've All Been Waiting For - P.1

2 Days Later...

It's done. My name was cleared. I spent the past few days with authorities. A lot of hours but now it was done.

Today I was going to Kate's work with her.  She starts at 9 and finishes at 3.

I wake up at 8.  I was currently finishing my breakfast.  Cereal.

Kate was still asleep.  I'm gonna have to wake her up or she'll be late.

I go to the couch where she sleeps.  I had to sleep on the floor.

I softly shake her a little bit.

Jack: Wakey, wakey.  Wakey, wakey.  Time for school.  Are you ready for schoo?

Kate: What?

Jack: Wake the fuck up, lazy ass.  You gotta get to work.

Kate: Can't you take my place?

Jack: You remember I'm coming with you, right?

Kate: Oh yeah.  Help me up.  I need to go in the shower.

I help her off the couch.

Kate: I'll be a few minutes.

Jack: I'll be waiting.

She goes into the bathroom and throws her pyjama's out the 3 quarter closed door.

Kate: Can you do something with them... please?

Jack: Yeah, whatever.

I take them into wash room and put them in the washing machine.

I leave the washroom and put my cereal bowl in the kitchen.

Then I feel something run down onto my lip.

My nose was bleeding.

Jack: Goddammit.

It was quite a big one.  And was making me feel lightheaded.

I'm gonna ask Kate if I can go into the bathroom to wash my face.

I knock and say...

Jack: Can I come in for a minute?  Just have to wash my face.

Kate: Yeah, the covers up.

It was a shower, glass door and the sort but it had a cover.  Never seen a glass shower with a net/cover thing.

I go in and head to the sink that had a mirror above it.

I turn the sink on and wet my hands.

I look in the mirror before washing my face. I look down at the sink when washing my face.

I could feel the blood get washed away.

I look back at the mirror and see...

Natasha... she was smiling.  Like when I proposed to her during the blip.  It's a real shame we never got married.

I just stare at her.  It's like she was actually there.

Jack: Nat- AAHH!

Kate: Woah!  What the hell!?

It's like she jumped out the mirror and turned all bloody and scary.

I fell back at the jump-scare and smashed through the shower glass.

Kate: What the hell are you doing!?

I didn't say anything.  I was just staring at nothing, anything.  Lost in thought.  I was-