If Love Defined Evil

Things Are Changing

Jack's POV

I'd fallen asleep again when I heard Mark come back down. I opened my eyes lazily and looked up at him. He smiled at me. "Morning beautiful." He said, kissing my cheek. I groaned, not wanting to receive it. He chuckled.

"You must be hungry, am I right?" He asked. I nodded my head slowly while looking down. He kneeled down and untied my legs and wrists again. I rubbed the light red ring around them that'd formed.

I looked at him in confusion as to why he's letting me free. "I've decided to let you go during the day so you'll have at least some freedom. But if you try to leave, I'll find you and torture you." He said seriously.

I was a little scared of that fact. I was glad that I at least got the privilege to roam around my house. He stood up and reached a hand out to me. There was a pause before I took his helping offer.

I took him by the hand and gave me some clothes to put on. "Thank you..." I said quietly. I put them on and walked up the stairs after him. I stood before the entrance looking down again.

"Don't be scared, the only thing I instructed you to do was not to leave. You can do that right?" He asked, turning and walking away. I began to remember that the others were still down there.

I needed to get them out somehow. Thinking of a way to, I saw Mark come out of the bathroom carrying Marzia's bloody headed corpse. I turned away and gagged at the sight.
A tear streamed down my face.

He went and got a trash bag to dump her body in. He tied it up and threw it in the basement with everyone else. He snickered when he did so. "Mark...?" I asked nervously. "Hm?" He responded, snapping out of his daze.

"Why...why did you have to kill them...?" I asked. His smile faded away and he looked down. "Well Jack, it just satisfy's me. It relieved me from stress somehow...at the fact that...you'll never love me by will if I don't force it out of you."

He said, a bit of anger in his voice. He sighed. "But that won't be a problem now will it?" He said with a faint smile and walking past me. I stood there for a moment and took a deep breath.

I noticed he seemed a bit hung low. I just dismissed it and went to the kitchen to get some food. Once I finished eating, I went to sit on the couch. I gasped in shock when I felt the pain in my back again.

I sat back and sighed. I closed my eyes and just took the time to relax for a moment. While I did, I heard music begin to play. Being familiar with the song, I looked around to see where it was coming from.

Mark was sitting on the counter top with his back facing me, next to a music player.

When your legs don't work like they used to before
And I can't sweep you off your feet
Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?
Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?

I sat there and listened to the song. I remember listening to it all the time. I kept my gaze on Mark with my head resting on the couch.

And darling I...will...be loving you till we're seventy!
And baby my...heart...could still fall as...hard at twenty three!
And I'm thinkin bout how...people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe just the touch of a hand
Oh me I fall in love with you every single day
And I just wanna tell you I am...

The more I listened, the more I thought of what Mark was trying to say to me. He couldn't have just put this song on just cause he wanted. He wanted me to understand something. I sat up hunched over a bit and stared down at my hands.

So honey now!
Take me into your loving arms!
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Place your head on my beating heart!
I'm thinkin out loud
Maybe, we, found, love, right...where we are

I couldn't help but hold back a tear or two. It's just that...the fact that he'd been feeling this way all this time...and never said a word...it made me emotional. Though I'm not very supportive in going on a killing spree, there was just some part in me that knew exactly how he felt.

When my hair's over gone and my memory fades
And the crowds don't remember my name
When my hands don't play the strings the same way...hmm...
I know you will still love me the same
Cause honey your...soul...can never grow...old
It's evergreen!
Baby your...smile's...forever in my mind and memory!

I began sniffling and wiping away tears that had barely formed. I covered my eyes as they finally began to stream down my face. "Don't cry...it's ok." He said.

I'm thinking bout how...people fall in love in mysterious ways
Maybe it's all part of a plan
I'll just keep on making the same mistakes
Hoping that you'll understand
That baby now!
Take me into your loving arms!
Kiss under the light of a thousand stars!
Place your head on my beating heart!
I'm thinking out loud
Maybe, we, found, love, right, where we are

I held my head in my hand and looked down at the floor. In the corner of my eye, I could see Mark coming my way. He sat next to me. I gently rested my head on his shoulder. We both stayed there listening to the remaining of the song.

So baby now!
Take me into your loving arms!
Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
Oh darlin, place your head on my beating heart!
I'm thinkin out loud!
Maybe, we, found, love, right, where we are
Baby, we, found, love, right, where we are!
And we, found, love, right, where we are...

I kept my place on his shoulder as the song faded out. It was a few seconds before one of us spoke. "I know it isn't right for me to take anyone's life like this...but you really don't understand how..." He took a deep breath and tightened his fist.

"...how difficult...this is for me to go through...seeing you and Felix, I knew I couldn't...I couldn't stand a chance..." He added. His voice had intense anger and sadness hidden in it. He leaned back and wiped his eyes.

"God, I'm such a fucking idiot. Why can't I just do as he says..." He said to himself. "Who is he?" I asked. He paused. "Um...no one..." He said, standing up. He took his keys and went for the front door.

"I'll be back. Don't. Leave." He said before walking out. I sat there wondering who this 'he' was that he was talking about. More importantly that I was likely letting him brainwash me. Was I insane? Was I really falling for him?