I Can Learn

You Can't Win >> One

Last night at 10:30PM, a Mr. and Mrs. Gardener were murdered. We discovered similar markings of Charlie Isaac.

We believe the murderer Jeff The Killer is behind this, and many more unsolved cases.

The Gardener's neighbor, Lily Evans, has gone missing also on the night of the murder. Left home alone, we believe Ms. Evans was kidnapped by this killer.

We hope for the best for the 17 year old.

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I've been stabbed, the pain in my chest clarifies that, but how am I alive? Did someone find me, arrest the maniac? Or did...

No, he wouldn't have.

He did.

I open my eyes to find two, unclosing blue eyes staring right back.

"What the actual heck?!" I shout in surprise. Jeff stares at me.

"What?" he asks, sounding confused." Aren't I beautiful?" I look at him with a 'are you insane' looks.

"You have bleached skin, charred hair, no eyelids, and a carved smile, what do you think?"

Well, that was my first mistake.

Soon enough, I am pinned against the wall of this old shack and a knife at a my throat. A pair of lidless eyes glare daggers into mine.

"You know what? I should've left you for dead! But I couldn't, because the cops would've saved your ass and you would've ratted me out!" Jeff spats at me. I shrink into myself, wanting only to be home; away from this monster.

"Why don't you kill me now?" I muster the courage to stutter out.

"Well, kiddo," Jeff says," that's too easy. I want you to suffer for attempting to kill me. You're pretty dumb aren't you? I guess it's right what they say about blondes."

Now it was his turn to be pinned.

I was soon pushing him down to the floor and growling in his face.

"I'm not dumb! Don't even insult me like that!" I shout. Calling me dumb is a HUGE mistake. This little psychopath will soon learn that.

Whilst I scowl, Jeff just smirks at me with triumph in his eyes.

He chuckles," Sure are feisty, huh? Oh boss man will love you, but too bad he won't see you."

I pause," Who's not gonna see me?" Pushing me off, the male regains composer and sits in the floor mat he left me on.

"My boss is supposed to be the legend Slender Man, but old faceless decided to get Jane in the game. Of course, the two JTK's can't be together, so one had to leave.

"Slender kept the girl. I dunno why, it's my fault she's even a pasta! She's not even a killer! The only one she wants to kill is me! She's a 'peaceful pasta' as you humans call her. She goes against me, interrupts my work, then leaves me with scars. She's a true angel, that girl, but not the good way. Devil's spawn and God's angel can't be near each other, so I'm outta the mansion! Don't care though, Slender was a jerk." Jeff starts twisting the knife between his fingers and staring at the decomposing ceiling.

"So you're not going to kill me?" I ask hesitantly. Jeff pauses, thinks, then resumes his twisting.

"Nope, sweetie, not gonna. If you try anything stupid," he says whilst pausing and looking at me," I won't hesitate to put a knife in your heart." Shrugging, I face the ceiling with the killer and relax as best as I could. I decide to ask a few questions.

"What are you going to do with me?"

"Keep you here, train you to defend maybe, maybe keep you as company to keep me a bit sane."

"Why me?"

"You're brave, no one else has dared to shoot at me."

"Not even police?"

"Nope."

"Okay. Is this where you live?"

"Nope. I've got a nicer place just outside the mansion lands."

"Will we visit there?"

"My place: yes. The mansion:...maybe."

"Who else do you know? Pastas, I mean."

" Ah all you've heard of. Jane, Slender, BEN, Sally, Toby, Clockwork, LJ, EJ, Zero, Smiley Cat, Smiley Dog, Rake, you get my drift."

"Is the internet backstory real?"

"Yes."

"Did you really kill-"

"Don't talk about my brother." Jeff says with a stern look at me. I nod and carry on past the sensitive  topic." You won't hurt me?"

"No. Never."

"Why?"

"'Cause you might fire back."

"If I got in a fight with you, or another pasta, would I win."

"If you got in a fight with one of us," Jeff says with a serious tone," it'll be a battle you can't win." With that, Jeff throws the knife up. It spins and buries itself into the wooden roof. Jeff stares at it, then sighs.

"Sometimes this life is boring," he admits.

'Burn'
Three Days Grace