Jared, I murdered your uncle

chapter 17

PJ’s P. O. V.:

After such an excited day today, it was a day to remember, I have never been so engrossed in such a case, and this was something we would never forget, my best friend, my sister-like best friend killed a criminal today, wo , we all were exhausted but agreed on a movie of course. We chose haunting in Connecticut. I know it is scary, and that’s why we chose it. There were like 3 couches in the living room, so we boys were sprawled on those, with girls with their backs to the couch.

When the movie was over, we all went into the rooms, I shared a room with Lesley, and he was thrilled that he’ll have a roommate at night.

I tossed and turned on the bed, but luckily Lesley was a deep sleeper like me, and didn’t even wince on a movement of mine, finally, I gave up and went to the patio and started smoking, I always have done this when I didn’t know what the reason for my uneasiness is.

Suddenly I heard someone shouting in Irina’s room. I rushed when I saw Henry already there with Lesley, and Jared, it was Maria! She was the one shouting, she must have a panic attack. I jumped on the bed next to her, where she was covered in sweat, her face was sweat.

“W-What happened?”

“I don’t know she was asleep; suddenly she started yelling ‘daddy Annalisa is hitting me. She’s burning me, help’ I had no idea what do to, I called Henry and Jared wasn’t asleep yet.” Lesley entered the room with a confused look. He looked at her and rushed over.

“What happened to her?” He asked. I thought for a moment. I tried talking to her.

“Ree, honey, what happened?”

“PJ? PJ help! Its- its- Annalisa, she is out there killing me, she’ll try to burn me… Make her stop, please, PJ!” She sat up and jumped on me. I hugged her, I knew this was her panic attack.

Everyone had worried expressions.

“Panic Attack, it’s her panic attack.”

“PJ make it stop. Please…” She wailed. She wrapped her fragile legs around my waist like a kid and kept on weeping. Jared had a weird expression on his face, Irina was confused, and Henry had his arms folded on his chest. Lesley was playing with the buttons on his shirt.

“Maybe she needs her pills.” Lesley spoke. I was wonderstruck, how did he know? Me and Maria, and her father knew she took pills to keep her temper and control panic attacks.

“She- uh told me herself.” He says scratching the back of his head.

“Is it because of the scary movie?” Jared asks.

“What? No. Dude she killed someone today.” I told him smiling, Lesley was looking as If saying something.

“What?”

“She needs her pills, PJ, where are they?”

I remember they were in one of her drawers back home.

“Would you come with me?” I asked him, he bobbed his head yes.

Once we were out of the house, I asked Lesley.

“When did she tell you?” I asked him.

“Today at the police station, she was apologizing and said she couldn’t control herself because she didn’t take her pills today.”

“Oh. But don’t tell anyone, okay? She feels embarrassed.”

“Oh don’t worry I’m zipped.” I smiled as I opened the door, and we went straight to her room with the door that had a big ‘M’ written in black.

I went through her drawers, and handed Maria to Lesley.  She was still crying. I had no idea where they would be but finally I got them and made her have them.

“She’ll be fine now. Thanks bro. I’ll stay here with her, tell Jared she’s fine now, I know he is pretty worried.”