The Puzzle

chapter 20: the last piece

Blake's P.O.V I spoke in a breathy way trying to catch my breath "where am I?",

the voice inside me spoke "can't you remember?",

"can't you remember the feeling of your first kill and how exciting it was?".

I found myself biting my lip with the excitement I found the tingling sensation in my body. 2001 I was 15 years old I just got home from a tiring day at old oak high-school,

my house was quiet empty? Which normally it isn't the TV would be on my mum would have been watching her favourite soaps and she'll always be on the kitchen which is near the front door so I would always smell the delicious dinner she would be making for us she loves to spend her time in the kitchen making anything and everything, she's always had the radio in the back ground she would be dancing happily,

my mum has always been a happy enthusiastic person who had a smile on her face everyday,

she's is always there to great me and ask how my day has gone as always,

I would reply with awful and she would give me a big loving hug and carry on making dinner,

my dad was in prison at this point wasn't the first time, he wasn't the best of role model but I loved him alot,

it was difficult for me at this time because I missed him I just wished he would behave,

I never knew what he would be in prison for, but it was many of different things he'd only be in for a couple of months but still it seemed to drag on,

my dad always kept to himself it's a rare occasion if we ever ate dinner together it'll always be me and mum but I got use to it,

I don't think my mum liked it,

I would always hear her cry every night when I went for a glass of water or to use the toilet,

it was difficult to hear her cry I've always seen her happy and not a negative bone on her body nothing really upset her but something must have to make her that upset, my dad would always spend time with me like play football,

help me with homework and take me for walks if I was ever upset or angry he always told me "Blake if you ever need time to yourself and need to think nothing like a good walk wouldn't help" he would smile and ruffle my hair I didn't like it but I let him,

like before I would miss him when he went to prison I just never understand why won't he be good for me so we could spend everyday together.

Today was different I couldn't find my mum downstairs no TV no radio no amazing smell that would hit you the minute you walked through the door, I placed my backpack down walked into the livingroom she wasn't there I walked slowly up stairs I faintly heard my mum talking was she on the phone?,

as I slowly opened her bedroom door she...was cheating on my dad with a random guy "Blake!...this isn't what you think" she yelled out as she scrambled to grab her dressing gown from the door and run to get me leaving the random guy in her bed I walked away from her and decided to go for a walk I slammed the door before she could get to me and I ran, I ran as far as I possibly could I ended up in the middle of a forest I knew my way round my dad once took me here, thought ran round my mind did dad know is that why I don't see them together and is that why he's in prison because he can't stand to look at her, then I heard the whispers for the first time it was the loudest whispers I've ever heard,

BANG! a gun shot sounded in my mind I covered my ears I didn't know if it came behind me or at the side of me, I didn't realise at the time it was in my head,

I ran a bit further to be safe if there was someone with a gun "Blake!" A loud and sinister voice called my name,

I turned all in a circle to find the person who called my name I bellowed "who's there!?" "BLAKE! I'm in your head...I am you" "what this doesn't make sense who are you?" "I'm telling the truth really...I don't think that was a good thing your mum did" "h..how do you know that?" "I told you I am you...I think she should pay for what she did...don't you?" "Like what?" "Why don't you head back home grab the biggest kitchen knife and slit her throat" the voice got deeper and deeper "w..what...no! I'm not going to kill her" "well she did cheat on your poor dad...why do you think he's in prison...he does it so he can keep you safe make you think we're all a loving family...he did it for you...and what did she do?",