The Comeback

Chapter 29 - Tell Her

Chapter 29 - Tell Her

“Are you satisfied now?” I hear a voice and I don’t need to turn around to know who’s speaking to me. He’s the only one who can come here and talk to me, here in this white and empty space.

“A little,” I reply and I hear him sigh heavily, but I smile. I’m so close to do this, to tell her about my feelings, Finally. It seems like forever since I’m here, in this lonely place and she’ll finally know. I just hope Liam does his part.

“And for that you had to tell Liam that?” Louis asks and I roll my eyes as I turn around to face the carrier. “You don’t really know how he feels, you’re just assuming his feelings are not really his. That’s not right, Jake.”

“I do believe it. He maybe fancies her a bit, but I’m sure it’s because I’m here, because I made him see her, because I pushed him to Cass. I’m sure the moment I leave those feelings will fade away as well,” I plead my case.

I know I told Liam things that are not exactly accurate and that I managed the information to get him to help me, but I had to do it. If I had just accepted that his feelings are real, then he would’ve never accepted to help me because he wants Cass for him. Yeah, I may not be sure about what I told him, but I do believe that I at least enhance his feelings for Cass. My own feelings originated his and I do believe that the moment I’m gone, so will his feelings. I’m just doing him a favour by making him realise that it’s not as he thinks he is. He’s not really falling for Cass. He can’t.

“You’re being so selfish,” Louis accuses me and I just glare at him. “That’s the proof that you’re losing all your humanity. You don’t care about anyone else but yourself. You’re only your purpose and soon you won’t be even that.”

I roll my eyes and throw my arms in the air, tired of his bullshit. I know what’s at stake here, I know what may happen to me if I don’t hurry and he knows as well, yet he still questions me for doing all I can do finish this. He knows I won’t leave until this is done, yet he still tries to make me desist.

He’s so hypocritical.

“What about you? Uh? You didn’t tell me your sister is still alive,” I spat, directing the whole thing to him now. I glare at him and he doesn’t react, it’s like I haven’t said anything. “Isn’t that woman, Emily, your sister?”

“I don’t know,” he answers and now I frown, confused.

“We saw a picture of you two together, Louis. Don’t lie to me!” I demand raising my voice.

“I’m not lying, I don’t know if she’s my sister. I don’t know anything about that.”

I try to understand what he’s saying, but it’s so confusing. I’m sure the guy from that picture was Louis, even Liam recognised him. Why can’t Louis accept I know part of his past? “You said you were alive once, don’t you remember her?” I ask and he frowns as if he’s trying to remember.

“I know I was alive once, but I don’t know how long ago. I don’t know if I had a family, I don’t know what it was like to be alive. All I remember is this, me being a carrier. Me having to deal with stubborn souls like you. I don’t know if that woman was my sister, I don’t know anything, Jake.”

I blink, surprised and a bit sad for him. He was alive and I’m pretty sure Emily is his sister, but he doesn’t remember… just like I don’t remember my parents. I know I have them, I know that, but I can’t remember them. If I’d see them again, I wouldn’t know they are my parents.