I think my sister has officially stopped trying to talk to
Jason. I haven’t heard from her in a few weeks and I think she’s finally
starting to move on with her life. That’s really all I want for my sister: to
stop clinging to the past and make a fresh start; without falling back into her
old criminal ways, or trying to steal my son.
Okay, we all know that’s bullshit. I just want my sister to
go back to jail – without actually having a hand in it – but please don’t make
me say that out loud. I could really use a win right now.
Lydia, my nosey new coworker, has been snooping around
Heather lately. Apparently, they have “so much in common” and should “definitely
have drinks after work on Friday”. I will not let this woman steal Heather away
from me. I’ve grown fond of the bitch and we’ve bonded over the last few
months. No one can destroy that weird co-worker friendship we have. So, what if
I sound insecure; that is my right as a human being. Heather and I have
history; and the fact that I haven’t killed her after all these years together
must be a sign that I need her in my life. Oh my god, I’m being protective of
my friend. That is such a weird feeling for me to have. One more slip up and
Lydia dies.
Jason came home on Thursday to tell me that he failed all
but one of his midterms. I’m less upset that he failed and more worried because
it seems like he didn’t even try. James and I went to all this trouble of
setting him up with a psychologist who’s been working on concentration
techniques to combat his natural urge to wander. We worked with his college to
make sure he was given proper time and a distraction-free environment for
testing. We even took him to a doctor to discuss his medication options. He
didn’t use any of the tools we provided him. He didn’t set up a separate exam
time in a special room, he didn’t use any of the tricks the psychologist taught
him, he didn’t even study. He was working on his computer all night. I remember
seeing him rewiring some part of his cheap secondary computer with his text
book open, going through notes. But he didn’t translate that to the classroom.
All he had to do was try. This kid is going to cost me a fortune in education,
I just know it.
James is fine – at least I thought he was fine. Until he
came home Saturday night after having too many drinks with the boys and
confessed that he worships me. It wasn’t that he said it, it was how he said
it. So desperate and sad. It broke my heart just to hear him say it. Like there
was something wrong. Something he’s not telling me. Or maybe he was just drunk
and blathering. That’s not the first time he’s used the word “worship”. That
was the beginning of our whole relationship. I loved the convenience of a cop
who admired me and he was great fun between the sheets. And then I fell in love
and I thought we’d moved past that phase.
There has to be something he’s not telling me.
I asked him about it the next morning and he says he doesn’t
remember. I need to stop obsessing over things like this. That’s how you end up
in the psyche ward at 2am. Again.
Aren’t you glad we’re past all that paranoid bullshit with
Daniel?
Yeah, me too.
Look, all I’m saying is that it’s been a very emotional week
and I just need someone to lie to me; in lieu of that, I’ll lie and tell myself
that I’m justified in taking two hands this week because I’ve found I really
like the motion of severing body parts.
I know to be careful and not do that for every victim but it
wouldn’t kill me to add a little spice to my repertoire once in a while. Try a
new method for a while. Decapitation and dismemberment is one I haven’t really
played with since my late twenties. Maybe I’ve still got it.
Let’s focus on that for now instead of Lydia and Heather’s
budding relationship, and Jason’s expensive winding road to education, and
James’ obvious secrets. Yes, let’s focus on the positive; limbless corpses.
As always, dear readers,
Stay Safe
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