ACID ACID ACID

Chapter 14

"at an equal distance from extremities of something." What does it mean? What equal distance? Is he playing around with me? Knowing that I will not get it. Jeanie Ulyssa Brown. 32 year old female. Found dead in her bedroom, with all the similar signs that it was another work by Acid. If Acid can kill anyone, that means that he could have killed Kyle Howard. The fact that he did not, shows that he has his targets and he is very strict about it. His last clue was the phrase "at an equal distance from extremities of something" probably explaining why he can only kill certain types of people. However, what is the phrase referring to? What is at an equal distance from extremities of something? I know for a fact that it means middle. But middle of what? This is getting me more stressful. I guess, this is the point of having 3 other investigators helping me. I have to consult them on helping me cracking this.

At my apartment, Tom, Lorenzo, Angel and I are brainstorming what Acid means by "middle". Lorenzo first stated that "I know Acid is urmm messed up. But I know too that he loves playing games. So this is not something he randomly said. There is a reason behind it. What does he actually mean by middle?". Angel continued "I've asked my sister to check the age group and birth dates of the victim. Nothing that connects them with the term middle.". "Distance, siblings, they all do not connect. Nothing in common. They don't even go to the same middle school.". "I'm as clueless as you all are. We've been discussing this for 2 hours and nothing makes sense." I added. "Ahhh tutto questo è così frustrante! I'm going for a drink!" said Lorenzo. Angel replied "Count me in! I'm too tired of Acid's games.". As soon as they left, Tom checked his time, realizes it is 11 p.m. "Hey Mr. Midnight. I think I need a walk to try and calm my mind so I can think more accurately.". "Go ahead, I'll try to understand all this and then probably get some rest.". 2 hours later, after finishing 2 bottles of vodka, I'm here laying down on the couch, pissed drunk and not being able to understand anything. Tom came back to see me drunk and talking nonsense to myself. "Blimey, how much did you drink?" asked Tom. "I.. I.. think I.. probably dra-drank *burp* too much.". "You're off you trolley here Midnight. Go get some sleep.". I stand up and walked towards my bed with Tom helping me. "Alright.. alright Tom, I g-got this. You go get some rest as well. Okay?". Tom helped me lay down on my bed "I will, goodnight.". As Tom walked away, I could hear him saying "In the name of God, I hope he will get his act together.". I laid down on my bed, unconsciously repeating the phrase "In the name of God". "Hahaha in the name of God.. haha name of God... name.. NAME!". I get off the bed and rushed to the files in the living room, checking every victims middle name. Sally Isabelle Friend, Martha Alice Rain, Eunice Mabelle Lee, Darren Young Peters, Gabe Octavius Garcia, Jeanie Ulyssa Brown. Isabelle, Alice, Mabelle, Young, Octavius, Ulyssa. And I straight away realized something. The first letter of their middle name. It spells out. "I AM YOU". An deep voice suddenly emerges saying "Yes, Oliver, I am you.". The voice was coming from the bathroom. I ran there and saw Acid, in my reflection. "W-what do you mean?". Acid chuckles "Why do you think, you can see me in your dreams? Why do you think that these murders happened only when you're asleep? The truth is, once you're sleeping, I come alive. I am you, Oliver. And you are me. We did all these.". I was in shocked, I don't understand what is going on. "Why would I do such thing?". Acid comes closer to the mirror and says "You know it yourself that there is no one good enough to be a challenge for you. No one smarter than you. So you subconsciously created me as the only person able to challenge you. You created me, Oliver. You created a monster.". That is when I remembered why my television is not working. I ran there and realize I could open the back of it. There is where I find Acid's mask, coat, sickle. "Now that you know who you truly are, together we will kill countless of people! Claiming their soul! And bring chaos to this sick world!". I replied to the voice in my head "No Acid! You will be punished!". Acid giggles "You mean we will be punished? HAHAHAHAHHA.". "LEAVE ME ALONE!". Acid continuous to laugh as my eye sight slowly blurs. I fell down crying, with his laughter all in my head. I want this to end. Please.