Life is Strange: Wrathful Vengeance

Holding Back

    After the confrontation with Damon, Jason headed towards Mr. Wells’s office. He bursted in angrily, demanding that he sees security footage of the past hour.
    “Why?” Wells questions. Jason didn’t have time for this.
    “It’s Damon. He was here. I need to see all security footage NOW!”
    Wells seemed scared, but he obliged to Jason's requests. “This is all we have.”
    Jason watches the footage, scouring the entire campus until he sees the aftermath of the fight. Jason studies the car that Damon enters, and he freezes the footage. He writes down the license plate number, and he thanks Wells for letting him do this and apologizes for everything that happened. “Also, please reconsider your punishments. I know that you won’t, but please do.” He then leaves, just as The Tempest had started. He stays and watches the entire play, and notices Chloe on stage. Now that’s pretty damn ironic. Jason smiles at the thought, and when the play concludes, he goes up to them, and they tell him to wait for them. Damon can wait and lick his wounds… as much as I hate the fucker, I’ll let him go for now.
    As always, Jason is ahead of the girls, thinking about who he once was, and what he could have been. But, that didn’t matter. He had to move on now. But first, he wanted revenge. Dammit, Jason! Just let go, already. Please… Some days, he pleaded with himself, and sometimes he even had flashbacks. Jason assumed it was Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and whatever else was wrong with him. But, while hunting and fighting, he let his anger control his movements. Jason turns his head around, and sees that they stopped and are talking. He slowly walks back towards them, and somewhat overhears them about running away.
    “I could help,” interjects Jason. He wanted to explain so badly how much he understood, but can’t.
    Rachel and Chloe look at him, both have somber expressions on their faces. “Really?” Chloe asks. Jason nods, and admits that he sometimes thought about running away as well. Rachel says that they’ll need clothes.
    “We can go to my house, and get some.”
    A few minutes later, they arrive at the Amber house. Rachel cautions Jason and Chloe, and they try to walk in quietly. A voice calls out to Rachel, and she responds.
    “Who are these two, darling?” asks her mother.
    “Ummm, these are Jason and Chloe. Y’know, from this morning..?”
    Her father looks at Jason and recognizes him, and gets up. “Jason Todd, is it? Thank you for what you did today.”
    Jason nods and says, “Well, I see that you’re all having dinner. Any way I could help?” They need a distraction. Besides, I miss helping people set the table…
    As Jason helps set the table, quickly at that, he takes a look around the house, and sees all of Rachel’s accomplishments. Smart girl, Rachel is… Jesus are my thoughts British?
    As everyone goes to eat dinner, Jason declines, and says he’s not hungry. Regardless, Chloe gives him a roll of some kind, and he takes it, but doesn’t eat it. He just zones off, and looks around. Jason’s eyes start to well up with tears, but he wills them away. It’s been too long… I know that every family isn’t perfect, but some people don’t have families anymore…
    As Jason thinks, he hears Rachel scream, and sees a broken table. Jason, wanting to help, runs over, and gets in between them.
    “ENOUGH!” Jason screams. He doesn’t want a fight, and he looks at her father, who looks sad and heartbroken, while Rachel is full of rage. “Is this what’s wrong? Lying and making up bullshit stories? Because, if so, it’s wrong. Give your daughter the truth. All of it,” Jason commands. The DA looks at him, and understands. He takes them to the living room, and tells everyone the story of James Amber and Sera Gearhardt.