THE VOID

ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕪-𝕤𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟

{One hour later}

((Alice is in the kitchen grabbing a bottle of vodka and three glasses. Josephine sits patiently in the living room, her cheeks stained with dried tears. Hero pacing back and forth, screaming and cursing))

Hero: "Pass it over, I need to see it again" ((he shouts before grabbing the cheque from Josephine))

Josephine: "The name hasn't changed" ((she whispers)) "You know since you last looked"

Hero: "It doesn't mean anything" ((he responds in denial)) "This could be for anything" ((he shrugs before pacing again))

Josephine: ((sighs, he's gone from angry, to denial, to angry and now he's back to denial)) "Hero, you know it does" ((she replies))

Hero: "No" ((he stops, facing her)) "Tell me I'm reading it wrong, please tell me I'm reading it wrong" ((he begs hurt in his eyes))

Josephine: ((wants to say that so badly but can't)) "You're reading it right" ((she says, standing and walking towards him))

Hero: ((shakes his head, as she gets closer he can feels his anger slipping away)) "It can't be" ((he cries, a few tears falling)) "Mark" ((his voice is barely audible))

Josephine: "I'm sorry" ((she says, grabbing him and holding him)) "I'm so sorry" ((she adds))

Alice: ((walks back into the room and places the glasses on the table. She pours them each a shot size amount)) "Drink" ((she insists as she grabs her glass))

Hero: ((pulls away from Josephine's hold, to grab a glass)) "Mark" ((he says taking a seat))

Josephine: ((grabs her glass)) "Mark" ((she confirms))

Alice: ((backs her drink and they both follow her lead)) "Explain it to me again?" ((she says gagging a little at the drink))

Hero: ((goes over it in his head)) "The cheque book, Mark's name is pressed into it" ((he grabs the book again)) "The last cheque Jack wrote out from this book was for Mark" ((he feels his blood begin to boil again))

Alice: "What does that prove?" ((She asks))

Hero: "Well nothing, it's just odd that Jack would write Mark a cheque from a company book" ((he grabs the bottle to pour himself another)) "But add that with the fact that Mark died around the time this 'mole' disappeared" ((he pours a drink for the both of them))

Josephine: "And that Jack doesn't trust anyone outside his group and his dad" ((she adds)) "It makes sense he would hire a friend"

Alice: "Explains why they shut down every time we mention the mole" ((she offers before downing her drink))

Hero: "He was acting so weird" ((he admits)) "It makes so much sense now" ((he spills)) "He deserves the world, what if I can't give him that?" ((he mutters))

Alice: "What?" ((She challenges confused))

Hero: "Keep an eye on him" ((he continues)) "You have to make sure he has happiness, his life should be happy" ((he adds)) "Promise me, if I'm gone you will ensure he finds someone else" ((he finishes))

Josephine: "When did Mark say all this?" ((She asks realising he's recalling conversations they had))

Alice: "Oh" ((she adds))

Hero: "I don't know, he said shit like that all the time" ((he jumps up)) "It started about a mouth before, he died" ((he squeezes his glass)) "I thought, he meant if they broke up again but for good, I didn't think" ((anger takes over him and he flings the glass at the wall))

Alice: ((recoils a little before realising she's nowhere near Hero)) "He was preparing himself, for the worst" ((she adds, not mentioning the broken glass on the floor))

Josephine: "I will clean it" ((she says to Alice))

Hero: "No, wait" ((he grabs Jo, before she leaves)) "My mess" ((he adds before leaving the room))

Josephine: ((grabs the cheque)) "Mark Taylor" ((she says as her finger goes over the name)) "Fuck" ((she adds))

Hero: ((comes back in and cleans up the glass, before throwing it in the bin)) "Sorry" ((he offers to Alice and she gives a small smile)) "How will I tell Felix?" ((he asks taking his seat again))

Josephine: "Hero" ((she chokes a little, her mouth still dry. She grabs the bottle and downs a little)) "I think he already knows" ((she adds, hoping she said it sensitively enough))

Alice: "Yeah" ((she adds))

Hero: ((drops his head back in disbelief)) "What the fuck" ((he says)) "What is going on?" ((He says more to the space around him than the girls))

Alice: "This is a lot" ((is all she can think of saying)) "More than a lot" ((she sighs))

Josephine: "This is confusing" ((she adds))

Hero: "He died in a car accident" ((he rubs his hands through his hair)) "It wasn't an accident" ((he sits up)) "He was murdered and they did nothing" ((his emotions jumping from one to another))

Alice: "I think they were scared" ((she doesn't want to defend them, but she also doesn't know what she would do in that situation))

Hero: "What if they didn't find out about Jack?" ((He asks)) "We would of gone the rest of our lives, thinking Mark's death was an accident" ((his voice wobbles)) "He died trying to save people, trying to get evidence to help them escape their fates" ((he adds)) "How could they hide this from me? From his parents?" ((he slams his hand down on the sofa))

Josephine: "What do we do now?" ((She asks)) "I mean what do you want to do Hero?"

Alice: "Yeah, we're with you" ((she adds)) "Whatever you want to do, we're in"

Hero: "I don't know" ((he's overwhelmed)) "I need to think about it" ((he adds standing))

Josephine: "Take all the time you need" ((she offers and Alice agrees))

Hero: ((is almost out the door when he turns back)) "Fuck that" ((he proclaims)) "We're going to finish what Mark started" ((he adds)) "His death won't be for nothing" ((he looks to both of them))

Josephine: "Are we involving the others?" ((She asks warily))

Alice: "Do we confront them?" ((She adds))

Hero: "No" ((he snaps)) "Just us" ((he adds)) "Are you in?"

Josephine: ((it's not even a question)) "I'm in" ((she adds))

Alice: "I'm in" ((her voice is a little unsure)) "We need to tell Mel, though" ((she reminds them))

Hero: "Mel? Shit" ((his head is everywhere)) "I'll call her now" ((he says grabbing his phone))

small chapter sorry!! xo