~Pearson POV, November 30, 2021~
As I take a sip of my coffee, I hear Matt descending the stairs. He settles beside me with a sigh. "I got an email back from John Doe. Ben wants to see me and you, today," he whispered.
"Wow... Really?" I query.
"Mhm... are you down to go?" Matt asks.
"I guess. Do we want to go straight there or do we want to go to the studio first?" I inquire.
"I'm down to go there first," Matt says.
"Alright, let's go then," I say, and we bid our goodbyes to Amanda and the kids.
We hop into the Tesla and begin making our way to the high-security prison.
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"Okay, stay calm, yeah?" I remind him, and Matt puts on his mask.
After 45 minutes of being escorted around and being searched, we finally get brought to the cell. The guard moves out of the way, and we see who we think is Ben sitting there, looking at the floor.
"Hello, Benjamin," Matt says. He notices a chair next to him, so he pulls it forward a bit then sits down as I lean against the wall behind him. Ben stays silent, nor does he move.
"So..." Matt starts, but Ben slowly brings his head up while continuing to look away from us. "I'm a little confused now, man. You were the one that wanted to talk to us," Matt states and sighs.
"You know, they said as we were coming in here. They told us that you didn't use your only call," Matt says.
"She couldn't answer if she wanted to..." Ben finally speaks up.
"Who? Deb?" Matt asks.
"You know she's a murderer, right?" Matt says, and Ben lets out a soft laugh.
"What are you?" Ben asks.
"Well, I'm not a murderer, I'm a YouTuber," Matt says. "And I was a normal teenager until over a year ago," I state.
"Yet here you two are... A thorn in my side," Ben says as he looks at Matt.
"Who are you working for?" Matt asks.
"No one," Ben says and lays down.
"Are you under the influence of the serum?" Matt asks.
"No," Ben says.
"So you're telling me, you don't work for anyone, and you're not under the influence of serum?" Matt questions.
"That's correct," Ben says and lets out a sigh. "Okay, well, it looks like it's a pretty cut and dry case. Got the guy red-handed, he's behind bars. Why am I even here?" Matt questions and goes to leave.
"You know you're not done with this," Ben states, and Matt sighs then he walks back.
"I know exactly how this ends," Ben says.
"You know, the last person that said that to me turned out to be a manipulative murderer, so forgive me if I don't trust you," Matt states.
"I don't care if you trust me. You can see it, just like I can... the writing's on the walls," Ben says.
"How do you know about that?" I ask. Ben looks in my direction then sits up.
"So, it has started again... hasn't it?" Ben says.
"What do you mean, again?" Matt questions.
"I thought it was just me the first time it showed up. I thought I was crazy, like they said I was," Ben states.
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