Killers Can't Love (A Jeff The Killer Romance)

Chapter Five: The Past Opens Up

Tess

I can't believe what just happened. I haven't thought about those visions since my dad died. Maybe I'm just psyching myself out, maybe it's nothing. After all, it did save Sally. I did NOT feel like answering questions about it, though. Slenderman leaned against the desk as Jeff and I sat in the chairs across from him. There was a pause, like someone was building up the nerve to speak. "Tess," Slenderman said,"Do you mind explaining what happened just now?" I looked at him. "Well," I started, "I'm not exactly sure. I just got a a headache and closed my eyes and-" "No you didn't." I looked at Jeff and tilted my head, like a confused dog. Slenderman turned his gaze to Jeff. "What do you mean she didn't close her eyes?" Jeff looked stunned, like he regretted what he just said. "Um, well. Tess didn't close her eyes, really. She grabbed her head and her eyes changed color." "What color did they turn?" I asked, though I was pretty sure I already knew. "They were purple. And you had this weird glow around you. I thought it was a little weird that no one else noticed." I couldn't help but stare at him, and I got that feeling again. He noticed my weird trait? He...was paying attention to me? My gaze took back to Slenderman, who was staring at me. "What?" I asked him. He shook his head, and spoke. "Has this ever happened to you before?" he asked. "Well, when I was little, I got these visions all the time. I could predict all these bad things before they even happened. My dad picked up on this when he first saw my eyes change color. And, from then on, he started calling me Purple Eyes. My mom didn't get it, but she never paid much attention to me, anyway." "When was the last time you had these visions?" I remembered my last vision very well, but I didn't want to say it. It was about my dad's death. I had known that this vision couldn't be prevented, no mattered how hard I tried or who I told. I hesitated before I spoke. "I was 14. So, six years ago." "What was it about?" I looked at Slenderman and he could tell right away that it wasn't something I wanted to discuss, but he still waited for me to speak. I sighed, "My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer. I kept thinking that he would survive...until I had my vision about him dying in the hospital. I knew that this couldn't be prevented, and I had to live with the fact that my dad would die, and there was nothing I could do about it. It wasn't like all those other times where I could tell someone and it would be stopped before it even started. I went to my dad in the hospital and told him about what I saw. He looked at me and called in the doctor in. Then he said, 'there's no hope for me, is there?' The doctor looked from me to my dad, closed his eyes and shook his head. He left and I cried harder that day than I ever had before. My dad took my hand and I told him I was sorry I couldn't save him this time. He just shushed me and said it wasn't my fault. He made me promise to visit him everyday until he died. I kept my promise. Then the day came where he died. The last thing he said was, 'When I'm gone, I'm sure gonna miss my purple eyes.' He laughed and closed his eyes. ThenI heard the beep on his machine and I knew he was gone. I cried all night and was too afraid to go to sleep. I had random crying fits for the past couple of years after he died and my visions never came back." I started crying and curled up into a ball on the chair. Jeff put his arm over my shoulders an pulled me into a hug. I realize I didn't know him that well, but I needed a hug really badly, so I didn't even try to stop him.

Jeff

I didn't like seeing her cry. I shot a nasty look at Slendy. I knew he was reading my thoughts, so I just kept thinking 'What the fuck is wrong with you?' He just shrugged. I looked back at Tess. She was more sobbing than crying. I guess this is one of those crying fits she was talking about. I felt really bad. I got that weird feeling in my chest again. Does she get this feeling when she's around me? I doubt it. Who could ever get that feeling about me? I'm a monster. I wish I had mind reading powers like Slendy, then I could see if felt anything for me. Tess stopped crying so hard and pulled away. Her eyes were puffy and bloodshot and her face was red. I shot another look at Slendy. He looked back at me and spoke. "Why don't you take Tess to go get her stuff. You can use the van we have in the back of the house." I looked at Tess. She looked so helpless. I asked if she wanted to go. She nodded. I thought she might not want to walk, so I picked her up and carried her to the van out back.