Light Amidst the Chaos

Ch 16

March 7, 2011
        I am living in fear for my own family. Roy has a secret child, a young boy. I saw them together at the ice cream parlor earlier today. He's a blonde headed boy. His name I didn't catch, however I don't wish to know it. He is not my grandson.
I spoke to Roy this evening, I told him what I saw. I told him he had to tell my daughter what he had done. He refused. This has not been the only time he has refused to confess to my daughter. I told him he tells her or I do. I don't wish for my child to be treated like this. She deserves better than what Roy has done.
Just a few months ago I caught Roy in suspicious acts. He was dressed in all black, not his usual attire. He was carrying a black bag, the contents I didn't know. I followed him quietly, curious to see where he was going. I followed him into an apartment building. I stayed outside. I did not see him anymore.
I waited a few minutes to see if he would return, he did not. I waited a few minutes more, still no sign of him. I went home that evening and explained to Jess what I saw. My wife turned on the news and the first headline was a murder of a high profile lawyer from the apartment complex I watched Roy walk in to.
A week after that more killings occured. An accountant on a lunch break, a police officer gunned down in her own home, and a store clerk in his car. No suspects, no one saw a thing, but the same gun used in all the murders.
I mentioned them to Roy, but he dismissed it. He seemed to be unfazed by it and brushed it off. He was acting strange. The man my daughter married would have wanted to investigate. The man I stared in the face that day was not the Roy my Ada married.
         During my phone call this evening I told him I believed he killed those people. He grew quiet. Suddenly he became irrate and told me not to say a word to Ada about my suspicions. I felt angry at his words and demanded he tell her. Yet again, he refused.

Signed,
Joseph Stone

July 22, 2011
I am afraid. I fear this is the last I will be able to write. Yesterday was Loreli's 6th birthday. We celebrated here at my home upon Jess's request. We wanted to make our Loreli's birthday special as we fear it will be the last we can spend with her. Roy will be making his move.
Jess and I told him that if he wouldn't be honest with Ada, we would tell her we knew what he was. We knew he was the Upscale Assassin. I have caught him in hushed conversations and secret deals. Jess has found him destroying evidence linked to the crime scenes. She has followed the stories more than I have.
We had enough. We told Roy we would tell Ada tonight about who he really was. He promised, not threatened, that we wouldn't be able to do that. He stated, "you won't get the chance." Jess and I both know we don't have much time to flee.
Ada has not answered her phone. We want to take her and the kids with us. We worry that he's done something to her. We're preparing to go and get Ada and the girls. I'm just waiting on Jess to get off the phone with the police. I will update when we come home.

Signed,
Joseph Stone

"That son of a bitch!" I screamed, chucking the journal across the room.

"Loreli-" Dick started.

"-Shut the fuck up, Richard!" I screamed at him. "You just keep your fucking mouth shut!"

"What happened?!" Bruce exclaimed, running in the room.

"He took everything from me!" I screamed, picking up a chair and smashing it. "He got my family killed! My grandparents, my mom, and my sister are dead because of him!" I flipped the table over.

"Grab her!" Dick yelled, grabbing me from behind.

I started thrashing. I felt my body temperature spike as I started kicking. I felt and saw Bruce grab my legs. "I'll fucking kill him! I'll fucking rip him to shreds!" I screamed, feeling my skin growing hotter.