Born Again

II

After school was over, Marius got home. He dropped his backpack on the floor and fell back into his bed. He layed back into his bed thinking of Professor Valjean. He then got up and went for his backpack. He opened his backpack, quickly, and got out a notebook with plain white pages filled inside of it. He opened the first page and got a pencil and started to draw. He drew Jean Valjean from memory, and it could have been a self portrait for how detailed and perfect it was.

Jean Valjean didn’t know Marius’ obsession was this bad. Professor just thought that Marius’ favorite teacher was himself, but that’s not all Marius thinks of him.  Marius uses him as a role model and a hero. If Jean Valjean ever does something wrong in his life, Marius would have no choice but follow. Marius’ one life goal is to be just like Jean Valjean.

Marius knew everything there was to know about Jean Valjean. Marius is, what most might call, Jean Valjean’s stalker. Marius doesn’t follow Valjean everywhere, but he does indeed think about him all the time. No one knew why Marius loved Valjean so much, and no one cared enough to ask. Everyone was afraid of the answer to be more disturbing than knowing of his obsession.

Marius then got to his book bag and got out the homework that Valjean assigned. He only bothered to do Valjean’s homework, which for him, was the perfect homework. Most think that Professor Valjean gave too much homework, but Marius felt that other professors gave too little homework, because in his mind, Professor Valjean can never do something wrong.

Marius then turned on the television, and saw Valjean on screen. He then moved closer to the television and put up the volume. He watched Valjean running away from flashing lights. He didn’t know why this was happening, but he wanted to do the same.

“This man, now known as Jean Valjean, was caught on the crime scene of a woman, now known as Fantine with an unknown last name, dead in the intersection of both streets 14th and 15th.” said the announcer.

Marius didn’t know what to think, other than the fact that he wanted to murder someone too now. He wanted to be just like Valjean, and if that’s what it took, then he will.

“Fantine is know known for having a daughter named Cosette. She is in safekeeping with us now, so this Valjean character doesn’t get her too. We will get more informati--” said the announcer before Marius turned off the television.

He found his target, Cosette, the daughter of the woman Valjean killed. It was perfect, all he needed was a plan. It might takes years to think up, and that was okay. Someday, he will become just like Jean Valjean. Someday, after many years of preparing.

He went to his laptop automatically and searched the names Fantine and Cosette until his eyes couldn’t take it no longer. He glanced to the bottom of the screen on his laptop, reading 5:06, so he realized that if he stayed awake any longer, he will be late for Valjean. He quickly closed his laptop, and set it on the table in his room. He jumped into his bed and thought about sleep until he finally did.