Switch Blade Romance

Proof

March 4th 2015.

Sneedville Tennessee.

Rachael Eddison stood in the basement of Earl Rodmoore's Cabin.

She looked around with bemused eyes. The basement smelled, it

Wreaked of blood, body odor, and smoke.... There was another

Smell too. Yes but Rachael couldn't quite put her hands on what it

was. Just then Juanita Anthony came over to Rachael and put a hand on her shoulder. " Rachael, honey if  you want, John or I could run you over to the hospital. You know so you can see Andrew.... There's not a lot more we can do here at this Cabin. The CSI team has already collected all of the evidence they can, and we found those human remains in that God Awful furnace.  Rachael shook her head no its OK, Lacey is with him right now I'll just let them catch up!
You know you'll have to see him at some point.  Rachael sighed " I know, I know I will. I'm just not ready"  I mean we have no idea what Andrew did down here in this basement, for three months. Juanita sighed. If you know Andrew if you really know him, then you know he's not a killer right? Yeah I suppose Rachael said. Just then John Henry walked down basement stairs. " are you girls alright he asked?" Juanita smiled at him.  Yes we're alright. I think we're ready to leave in fact! She looked over at Rachael who had her arms folded across her chest. Rachael nodded yes let's leave.  Sarkis Memorial Hospital That afternoon, Lacey was sitting in the chair next to Andrew's bed. They were both looking at some afternoon talk shows. Or as Lacey's mother had called them " Trash TV " Lacey would look over at Andrew every so often and just smile. She never thought she would see him smile or hear him laugh again. This last time Andrew saw her looking at him, " I'm ok Lace, I'm really here and I'm alive." Lacey began to get teary eyed. I know you are honey... Its just that I've missed you so much! There are so many things I wish I had done differently, you know! Andrew reached out and held Lacey's hand. I know honey believe me I know. I wish none of this had ever happened, I wish Casey was still alive. Her and Peter both. I wish all of the other people Aiden killed were still alive. I just wish he had never come to Annabelle! Do you know what we should be doing right now Lacey? Andrew asked looking at her. We should be back at school planning our Spring break Trip, Casey would be booking us a rental condo or something like that. Max would be trying to stock us up on Liquor and Pot, Anita would be trying to make sure that Casey didn't get us booked somewhere in a dangerous area. And you Lace, you'd be laughing at how manic Casey could be. Lacey laughed at this. " oh God Andrew remember that time Casey got us to go to New Orleans for Spring Break. And she got us to go on this haunted swamp Tour? And she got so mad that the tour turned out to be us just riding around in the back of some blacked out van for like two hours? Oh man she  fussed and cussed out that poor guy so much. He gave us a full refund and coupons on free drinks.... Jesus Casey could be a WASP. Andrew smiled and laughed, yes she could. But you know what. She was our WASP... I loved her she was always there man.... Lacey Began to sniffle. Yes she was, so was Anita. I'm so glad she made it Andrew, oh my God she is such a mess right now.. She lost Chris and she's trying to process all of this that happened. My God it's been hell. Lacey started crying Andrew reached over and held her. " I'm so sorry Lace, I'm sorry I brought that monster into our lives. Please forgive me, please do." They held each other and cried for the next thirty minutes. After the crying was done. A nurse came in to bring Andrew lunch,and then Rachael, Dr Anthony, John Henry, and The Younger cop that had questioned Andrew the other night came into the room. Rachael walked over and hugged Andrew, she was so glad to see him. She had honestly never thought she'd see him like this again. Somewhere deep down she had prepared herself for the worst about Andrew. She still thought she might have too! Dr Anthony walked over and hugged Andrew. Sheriff Henry shook Andrews hand and Deputy Fredericks smiled and nodded at Andrew. John Henry spoke first, you're quite the lucky young man Andrew. You've survived months of hell, numerous attacks and come out  alive each time. You know its very rare for Grady to let someone get away from him as many times as you have. Especially someone he's fixated on like he is with you. Andrew nodded, yeah I guess I am lucky.... Although just how lucky I am remains to be seen.  John Henry nodded, Andrew we know that Charles Grady brought other people into the basement with you and we know he killed them. I mean we found their bones in the furnace, at least two sets of bones were fresh. Those kids you saved told us how he killed their friend and he burned her up. But there's a few things myself and the other police officers are having a hard time coming to terms with. Andrew swallowed..... What's that? Well. Deputy Fredericks spoke up Andrew we want to know how exactly did Charles Grady kill all those people, and what were you doing while he did it? I want you to know in no way are we saying you helped killed them, or you're an accomplice
We just need to tie up some loose ends. Also there's the problem of us still not having Charles Grady's body. If you stabbed him the way you and those kids say you did. Then he's definitely got to be dead. But we can't locate his body, Blood hounds tracked his scent way into the Forest behind the cabin y'all were in. But it goes dead near a creek, we think he might have passed out from blood loss in the creek, and if that's the case. He probably drowned and we'll find his body sometime later this Summer or in the fall. All ate up by Turtles or fish... Even a Gator or two... Sheriff Henry cleared his throat.  Oh I'm sorry deputy Fredrick's said, I've been prattling on and on. My sheriff says I have that problem, Andrew chuckled slightly. " Andrew sheriff Henry said. Can you tell us about the people he killed when you were with him and why he did it? Andrew nodded. I think I can but its gonna take a while.

Later that day 20 miles west of Sneedville near the Arkansas state line

Michael Keller was driving down a back road with a beer in his lap. He had  no real destination in mind, he was just out driving. He was trying to get away from his wife Joanne, the bitch could nag the hair off a dog or so that's what he always told his cousin Jeb. He and Joanne had been married nearly 30 years and she had changed so much from the woman he had married... Their kids were grown and gone and it was just the two of them now. He was lighting himself a cigarette when the man who had been watching him from the side of the road, stepped in front of his red Ford pickup... Michael stomped on his breaks and swevered to avoid the man, he ended up dropping his cigarette in the process. He screamed as the lit cigarette burned his inner thigh. He managed to brush it away in time before it could do much damage, he turned his engine off and looked around to see if he could see the  man who had caused him to run off the road. But he didn't, Just then the  man banged on the side of the truck. Michael rolled down his window and looked at him... This man wasn't much older than his son David. But he looked a real mess, he had blood all over the  front of his tattered shirt. His face was all cut up from running through the woods, and he had a pretty nasty knife wound to the gut... Michael Keller went from wanting to kill this man to wanting to help him in a matter of seconds. " my God son what's done happened to you?" The boy laughed. Mr you really don't want to know, Michael straightened up in his seat. Ok then, well can I give you a ride somewhere? A hospital maybe? Charles Grady smiled at that thought. You know that actually would be a great idea. I have an old friend in the hospital somewhere near here I really need to see him if you don't mind mister. Michael shook his head. No of course not you hop right on in here and well get going. Charles Grady got in the passenger seat and they drove off towards Andrew.