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CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The Letter: Lie in the water's depths. [PART ONE]
As soon as you told me your intention to leave the house, I was ecstatic. When I experienced that reaction, it was as if my blood came to life and raced through my veins for the first time in a long time. Neither was it out of disinterest in seeing you again. Because I am proud of you, that is. After all, you took a risk and made the right choice. Because I know Santi doesn't want you in the house, and I'm afraid he’ll kill you if you stay too long.
But, before you left, you begged me to come with you. My heart shattered as I realized I couldn't go with you. West Lake—no, the lake house—kept my body and spirit entwined with every aspect of it. Because the agony and terror lingered in me, after Santi gained control of the entire house, I experienced the worst sensation—numbness. I don't feel anything
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THE CONTINUATION..."I need her."His words accelerated the pace of my heartbeat. It grew so bad that I could hear my pulse racing through my ears. As I hollered at Santi, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up as if something were blocking my airway.Every time he took a step forward, my body was trying so hard to crawl backward as if it had its own mind. My back was suffering from the fall, which was why I couldn't stand up and ran away."N-no... please don't," I cried. I sobbed in desperation, pleading with Santi not to harm me.But his lips were smeared with a wicked grin. When he crouched down and approached me, he encircled me in his arms like if I were a bird without wings. I kept pleading wit
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NO MORE TURNING BACK"Jackie." After hearing Zack's voice from behind their closed door, Jackie gasps and jolts back to reality.She doesn't realize she's crying until her tears fall and soak the piece of paper she's holding. She closed her eyes and tried her best not to tremble while placing the two papers of letters back in the white envelope."Breath, Jackie, breathe..." Jackie repeated to herself, hoping to quiet the pounding in her chest as she leaned against the wall for a few seconds before grabbing the books she put down on the floor.She slid the books back onto the shelf, but she never gripped the two folded letters inside the envelope."Jackie..." Zack called her again, but this time, she was accompanied by knocking. Jackie sighed deeply and smoothed her wrinkled blouse.
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PARADISELizzie is imprisoned on the bed in the dark cellar as a dazzling light bulb flashes directly into her eyes. Even though she tries her hardest to move her eyes, about to become more familiar with her surroundings, she eventually closes her eyes, since the light is too strong and harsh for her to take in. Her hands and feet are tied together as well.Lizzie is so scared; every breath she takes is equivalent to fear as her heartbeat rings in her head. Everything happened so fast that it was hard for her to take it all in. Before she got in this place, Santi and Trevano forced open the door of Zack’s room. At first, they were confused about why they were hasty and acting impatient, but when Santi and Trevano raised their guns, their emotions of worries scattered and changed into fears. They didn’t have the chance to fight back, especially when Santi aimed at Finn be
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FADING MEMORIES"Do you have any déjà vu today, Zack?" Debbie asked, a mischievous smirk on her lips as she gazed out the window at the dreary afternoon sky. She's swinging her hand back and forth, clutching a gun. While the other dragged Zack's left foot to the lake's dock through the back door.Zack fights to breathe while crawling to resist his grandmother from dragging him down the lake with both hands. When he was wailing on the floor over Jackie's lifeless body, numbness struck his foot when he didn't realize Debbie had shot him. And everything happened so rapidly that he didn't have time to think about it. When he witnessed Jackie's terrible condition, time seemed to stand still for him. And it hasn't yet dawned on him whether anything he's seen is true.Because the dock's floor is covered in filth and wood shavings,
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NO ONE WILL"Sam, it's been four months. And until now, he hasn't said a single word, not even calling us as mom or dad." When Olive walks in on Zackary playing with his truck toys on his bedroom floor, she expresses her concern for his past condition.Sam smiled sweetly as he rose from Zack's bed and placed his chin on Olive's shoulder, embracing her from behind."It makes no difference if he refers to us as mom or dad, or just uncle or aunt. What is important is his safety, and now that he is our kid, we will make certain that he will never get harmed again. No one will ever hurt our son as long as he is here." Samuel said as he tightened his embrace around Olive.Olive placed her hands on top of his, which were wrapped around her waist, while her eyes sparkled at Zack's enjoyment of the ca
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DRIFTED BY THE DARKNESS VAST "Your son has dissociative amnesia, a condition in which your child blocks his memory because of acute trauma or stress; it can also be hereditary." The doctor in front of them said. "Based on his testing, his condition is still not so severe, but it could become so if he continues to forget memories." Olive grasped the strap of her sling bag as she returned her gaze to Zack, who was sitting by the window, refusing to play with the toys scattered on the floor mat. Olive's eyes filled with concern, which her husband immediately noticed; Sam reached for her other hand, which was sitting on her lap, and gently squeezed it, which drew her attention. "Does it have a cure?" Olive asked Mr. Peralta; a child psychologist offered them a tight, warm smile and nodded, causing her to sigh with relief.
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BURIED DEEPMay 20, 2021ZackI forced all the air out of my lungs and exhaled as forcefully as I possibly could. Any attempt to get me up only results in me dropping to my knees on the ground, where I end up wailing and sobbing all by myself. Just as I was about to close my eyes, I noticed my grandmother gently fading from my vision as she drifted away with the wave, but instead of floating, the water ate her body, sinking her.I just found myself again and stopped crying when the sunset and the light in the sky faded. I mustered the will to get back on my feet and walk briskly toward the door. My foot is still blazing in pain, as if someone had slammed a mallet into the interior, generating a searing sensation inside of my foot.With he
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DREAMING OF MEMORIES MAY 20, 2021 ZACK "W-what am I doing here?" I asked myself, but as I looked up and saw my mother standing there, I pursed my lips in surprise. I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat as panic starts growing within me. I moved my eyes around without moving my body, and when I saw my mother's room, I got chills all over. There are many posters of various singers, bands, and celebrities on the wall, as well as many of her belongings scattered on the floor; everything is in disarray, and tears welled up in my eyes as I returned my gaze to my mother. I came back from when she was still living, and I don't like this memory; I pushed it to the back of my mind so I wouldn't think about it again, but now I'm here again. Mom is grinning at me, her hair is a tangle, and she
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A NEW NIGHTMAREMAY 30, 2021ZACKSeveral different colors of lights blinded me as soon as we walked out of the garage door, indicating that we were being directed to the ambulance. The general public and the media were quick to follow. I was expecting the cops to put us in handcuffs, but they didn't."Zack!" When I heard my sister's voice, I blinked and sat on the stretcher, searching among the crowd for her. As reporters fought to get a hold of us, several cameras flashed through us, but the police were quick to stop them."Chloe!" I yelled, I was going to hop out of the ambulance when the nurses stopped me, till Chloe got close to me with officers sprinting behind her back."I-I'm truly sorry!" Chloe sobbed as she climbed into the ambulance and embraced me. "
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IN HELL, WE ARRIVEMAY 26, 2021ZACK"What were you thinking?!""Don't listen to him; he's brilliant at manipulating us, just like you said. So anything he says will only end up being a lie." Julius murmured, but he didn't look me in the eye."What I'm saying is true; their names are Kevin and Daisy. They were such sweet children, Zack; you should’ve met them. But sadly, they both died in the lake—Debbie killed them both," Santi stated once more. "That bitch is a badass when it comes to drowning kids."Santi laughed.When I return my gaze to Julius, he is glaring at Santi with his fists balled and quivering, as if he is angry at what Santi has said, which further adds to my skepticism.I shiv
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HONEST ANSWER May 26, 2021 ZACK "Are you certain about this?" Julius asked nervously as he handed me the chainsaw. I nodded at him and looked at Santi, who was roped to the chair and had a tape across his mouth because he was still attempting to get free. "I've never been more certain," I said. While I was looking at him, Finn walked towards me, placed his hand on my shoulder, and nodded, showing his support. The notion of torturing someone has given me a thrill, and I'll confess that I'm a little anxious and a little scared. This isn't the first time I've killed someone, but it is the first time I've felt a rush in my stomach at the prospect of torturing someone. And it just so happened to be my father, and the fact that I am so thrilled is terrifying.
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FILM SHOWMay 26, 2021ZACK"This will be the last," I murmured firmly as I gritted my teeth into him, my gaze fixed on his. I blinked before returning my focus to the fragments of his photograph."And these? And all of these?" I paused. "If you think you can trick me for the second time, you've failed," I sneered. As I watched the rage cross his face again, I narrowed my eyes at him. He looks like he's about to erupt at any minute.I exhaled furiously as I leaned back in my seat and messed up my hair, but I was startled when he smacked his fist with a gun on the table, forcing me to return my sight to him. I'm not sure what happened to me, but I don't feel anything. I don't feel any emotions other than fury, but all the fears I've felt toward him? They're all gone.
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ALL TO BLAME MAY 20, 2021 ZACK I gritted my teeth as I pushed open the garage door, clutching the gun tightly as I walked carefully inside. Before I decided to step my foot inside here, I made sure to steady my breath and settle the panic inside me. I don't know where Chloe is, and I'm not going to stop looking for her; after I remembered that I witnessedthe filthy animal things he did to my mother at such a young age, I'm convinced that my sister is suffering in the same way that my mother did at his hands. Gabby was mistaken about my lack of familiarity with Santi. Because I do, I just forced my little old self not to remember Santi's true colors. Santi's awful crimes were kept hidden because of my cowardice. It was all because of me if I didn’t absentmindedly twisted my memories of him and choose to believe the few kindnesses he g
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DREAMING OF MEMORIES MAY 20, 2021 ZACK "W-what am I doing here?" I asked myself, but as I looked up and saw my mother standing there, I pursed my lips in surprise. I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat as panic starts growing within me. I moved my eyes around without moving my body, and when I saw my mother's room, I got chills all over. There are many posters of various singers, bands, and celebrities on the wall, as well as many of her belongings scattered on the floor; everything is in disarray, and tears welled up in my eyes as I returned my gaze to my mother. I came back from when she was still living, and I don't like this memory; I pushed it to the back of my mind so I wouldn't think about it again, but now I'm here again. Mom is grinning at me, her hair is a tangle, and she
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BURIED DEEPMay 20, 2021ZackI forced all the air out of my lungs and exhaled as forcefully as I possibly could. Any attempt to get me up only results in me dropping to my knees on the ground, where I end up wailing and sobbing all by myself. Just as I was about to close my eyes, I noticed my grandmother gently fading from my vision as she drifted away with the wave, but instead of floating, the water ate her body, sinking her.I just found myself again and stopped crying when the sunset and the light in the sky faded. I mustered the will to get back on my feet and walk briskly toward the door. My foot is still blazing in pain, as if someone had slammed a mallet into the interior, generating a searing sensation inside of my foot.With he
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DRIFTED BY THE DARKNESS VAST "Your son has dissociative amnesia, a condition in which your child blocks his memory because of acute trauma or stress; it can also be hereditary." The doctor in front of them said. "Based on his testing, his condition is still not so severe, but it could become so if he continues to forget memories." Olive grasped the strap of her sling bag as she returned her gaze to Zack, who was sitting by the window, refusing to play with the toys scattered on the floor mat. Olive's eyes filled with concern, which her husband immediately noticed; Sam reached for her other hand, which was sitting on her lap, and gently squeezed it, which drew her attention. "Does it have a cure?" Olive asked Mr. Peralta; a child psychologist offered them a tight, warm smile and nodded, causing her to sigh with relief.
