Heartbreaks, Prosecution, and Retribution

Chapter 20 : A Day Gone By

The next day, everything seemed fine as if it was all just a bad dream. Later on, that day, my dad asked, "Did you leave in the middle of the night last night?"

I was a bit startled, and then I answered sarcastically, "Yes, was that alright?" As I thought really needed his permission. My dad and I always joked with sarcasm, but in my case, it was more of a panic.

"Yeah, sure," my dad replied. "Why wouldn't it be? But just when I woke up, I didn't see you on the couch, that's all. I was just wondering."

"I just had a friend call last night, wondering what I was doing, and I said nothing, so we went out cruising just to talk and catch up on some of the old times," I replied.

This was my last full day here, which I spent nearly sleeping in. The incident happened only nearly a day ago.

My mother then came to me to inform me of something she found out. She would usually let me know any changes within this family's problems or drama with friends. She then continued, shockingly. She told me that Jessica was in the morning newspaper listed in the obituaries. My mom liked to read to see if she had known anyone that died recently. In this case, she did. Jessica was listed. The cause of death was suspected of suicide, but the police were still questioning that theory.

Thankfully, I will be leaving in the morning. It was in my best interest to be ready to leave before they decide to come here and question me just out of curiosity. My parents did not think of me as a killer nor would they suspect either. Well, with hope and a prayer anyway.

The newspaper also reads that the case was open, but soon to be closed and listed as a possible suicide. Jessica had several warrants out for her arrest due to skipping out on mandatory court appearances for felonies such as the one that I was informed on, where she was an accomplice in a liquor store robbery and joyriding out in the country, shooting up stop signs with shotguns. She also had a few misdemeanor charges listed.

Even though with those charges, she would still need justice, I would only hope that the cops weren't going to look very hard for a possible killer, since Jessica herself was listed as a high rate criminal. I am not saying that there was no prosecution that would happen, but it was my retribution that has been served in my defense. I don't need any more heartbreak in my life.

The entire day for me was so eerie, though I perceived to care and be briefly saddened, but all of this was a ploy. I am about to be leaving and do not know when I will be back. I am going to my own home and own family. This is something that I have been striving for from the beginning.

My life is finally rid of the active parasite that had been feeding off of me for years, but even after death, my dreams are still haunted.

It is finally all over or has it just begun. I am a murderer! Well, hopefully, Jessica is happy now. As I was thinking sadistically, it would appear that I was man enough to take her out one last time.

The whole situation bothered me; it was eating at me. This was something that I stand against, being in the Army and a Military Policeman; I was supposed to uphold the law. I now am on the opposite end of the spectrum. The result of any outcome will have a reaction, and now I will have to live with it forever. In all actuality, I didn't know exactly what had happened. I impetuously did what I had to do. This was by attempting to free myself from what I have done, but even after death, my dreams are still haunted. I know personally, I cannot escape my actions and I will be judged in the future of my misfortune, in this life or the next.