Mouthwashing: The Good Ending

Chapter 8: Paranoia

It's not even Halloween, yet I'm turning white as a ghost.

Jimmy eyed me with hostility while aiming his pistol directed to my head. His finger fiddles the top making it click.

"You know something, do you?" Jimmy said, still aiming the pistol as if imagining that I would be gone in the blink of an eye.

"I don't understand," I said. I lied, of course, but I wonder how Jimmy would assume something like that.

I gulp. The tip of the pistol feels like it's sucking my soul. One wrong answer and I'll be seeing my grandma - assuming that grandma did go to heaven after being accused of verbal assault in our neighbourhood.

"You've been avoiding me. Not even maintaining eye contact. You usually greet me even if we are complete strangers. But after the crash and you woke up, you've changed. You didn't even put my plate a slice of cake but the others did" Jimmy's voice was becoming furious, though his hands were shaking a little.

I was careless. My action became obvious, it was like I signed myself into a death warrant.

"T-This is a misunderstanding" I reasoned, I can't help myself stuttering "Jimmy, I was shocked that all of this happened. My memory was fuzzy and-"

"Lies!" Jimmy put his other hand on the pistol as if ready to shoot me dead. It made me flinch, "I know a fair share of knowledge whether someone is lying or not. I have grown accustomed to it when I was in prison!"

Jimmy was right. He's not just some monster, his a cunning one, and unlike me - his far more experience than this. Heck, I can't even stop feeling about my true existence whether I'm (Y/N) or (N/N).

I sighed and said, "You're right, I know everything" Jimmy carefully aimed me, "But, killing me won't benefit you" I hope this works.

"What do you mean? Killing you won't affect me. The other may know that I killed you but I could just scare them off to do whatever I want" Jummy scoffed. His face was now sweaty.

"The ship won't be fixed without me. I'm smarter than you think. Why do you think I know the truth between you and Curly and what you did to Anya? It's all because I'm smart. I can predict the outcome based on little information or identify the root cause of it"

I lied. Even if (N/N) knows medical and mechanics, Swansea had told me that (N/N) was never good with logic. Even, though I'm not good with logic as well, I only knew this because I played the game. But that's beside the point, the point is that I hope I can convince him that I'm more valuable.

"My medical abilities are also very crucial" I continued, "Without me, any sickness or other injury wouldn't be taken care of in the correct manner. Anya was not a graduate medical student so her ability isn't enough"

Jimmy slightly lowered his aim. Is it working? I don't know, Jimmy's face was still furious though, but I guess I should be grateful that his aim was directed on the ground.

"I will still kill all of you at the end, you know?" Jimmy said.

"I know, but I will stop you" I said, trying to sound confident but my trembling voice and legs failed me.

Jimmy laughs. His voice reverberates from the corridor. Jimmy is losing his sanity, no, he already lost it from the start.

"You're a cute one" Jimmy's laugh died down, "I would actually like you if you stayed that way - being all dominant. But behind that facade was a scared little kitten wanting someone to take care of you... all because you don't know how to take care of yourselves, (N/N)"

I was silent.

"I know a lot more about you because of Curly. Your flaws as well, but for some reason, Curly adores it. Probably because that weirdo has a saviour complex" Jimmy put the pistol in his pocket and approached beside me.

He grabbed my left shoulder with his right hand and whispered, "Good luck stopping me, but remember this, (N/N) - 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟"

And just like that, Jimmy walks off - leaving me alone with only the metal door in front and Jimmy's words repeating in my head.

I let out a huge sigh.

My legs immediately knelt as my hands clutched my abdomen before puking all the fear I'd just experienced.