My Hero Origins - L.O.V.E's Significant Other

Chapter 9 - The Letter

Jack's P.O.V
This is a lot to take in, the attack at school and now going back to being vigilantes. I feel like I'm gonna explode and let off a bunch of sound waves! It's a good thing I have that room to myself so then I can calm down, or else I wouldn't be standing right now.

Once I was in the room, I saw an envelope under the strings of the guitar. Cautiously, I pulled out the envelope and opened it, but what I saw sent shivers down my spine and shock numbing my face

There was no writing, no address or origin of the letter, just a photo. A photo with me and my deceases cousin, the two of us standing side by side, she was holding a guitar and it appeared that I was singing with her.

I had only one photo of my cousin, which was safely tucked away at my dorm room, hidden. There was no way someone found this photo and my secret room. The only one who knew the story was...

Blake

I rush out of the room while dialing Blake's number, after a little, she picked up

" what's up jack?" Her voice over the speaker, while running, I demanded " we need to meet, my dorm in 15 minutes, there is something I need to talk to you about" I continued to run, I was probably going to run all the way to my dorm at this rate

"Woah, woah, slow down jack, what's going on? Why do you want me to-" I couldn't answer everything on the phone and I was losing patience, so instead I just scream " JUST COME TO MY DORM!!" I hung up before she could say another thing. My head was swimming with thoughts, the vigilante scenario that was once the center of my mind was now basically out the window.

Someone knew of this photo, knew where I lived, and knew my little hideout. I was left with three decisions - one, somehow Blake made a copy of the photo and thought it would be a nice little gift, even though it sounds nothing like her - two, a villain is after me and used the photo to send me into confusion and panic - or three, Laura's alive

I made it to my dorm and started pacing the living room, my thoughts clouding my mind. Suddenly, the doorbell rang and I quickly open the door to see Blake, " Jack what the heck!" She exclaimed as I pulled her inside the house and pushed her on the couch. I quickly pulled out the envelope and tossed it to her " did you make this?" I demanded, she looked at me like I was crazy, but then she opened it and her face molded from anger to confusion " who?..." she tried to begin, but I cut her off

" that is the only photo I have of my cousin, I keep it hidden in my room and no one as even looked in the area it was hidden. But now, I found this photo on the guitar in the closet where we both sang. So I'm going to ask you again, did you send me this?" She shook her head " I know for a fact that I didn't give you this, I didn't even know there was a photo."

She was telling the truth, my breathing began to quicken, it was impossible. I tried to think about the idea that a villain was taunting me, but then they would have had to have been studying my every move and I think I would have known if someone was stalking me. That left me with one conclusion

" she's alive" I breathed, my voice barely a whisper. suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked down to see Blake, confusion, tiredness and... sympathy? She sighed " Jack, I don't know how that letter got in your hideout, but I don't think you should have your mind set on that conclusion." I could tell she knew that I was basically having a panic attack, I looked down to the floor, she had a point

" I know there is a lot going on, but I think you just need to take this one problem at a time. You are overloading yourself with these issues, the vigilante decision and now this. I think you need to put it aside for now, and focus on other stuff." Her voice was like a whisper, but it was clear. I felt tears prickle my eyes as I felt Blake wrap her arms around my waist. I hugged her back and tried to keep from crying.

I know that I want so badly to figure out the truth of what happened to my cousin, but Blake was right, one problem at a time. I tightened my grip on her and buried my head into her shoulder.

??? P.O.V
Jeez he was an idiot. For someone to have some talent, he was so clueless. I'm going to give it to him that he has a lot in his life, his secret, well not so secret to me, vigilante business, and well me. I know what's going to happen, and when the time's right, I'll reveal myself to him and end his pain and confusion. But for now, I kind of want to see him struggle and go crazy after the little clue I just gave him.

See you soon Jack, really soon

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Another chapter!!

And some lore on Jack!!!

I hope you all have something planned for your weekend before Halloween

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Hydro fury