Jack In The Box

There had never been anyone from my colleagues in the hospital who’d infuriated me as much as Dr. Paul Bennet. I always had an urge to smack that condescending look off his face just as I was feeling now.

Paul still had my hand in a firm grip. I tried to wiggle free. “Let go!”

“What the hell were you doing?” He asked.

I snatched my hand away. “It’s none of your business!”

I noticed that although I’d managed to shrug his hold off me, he was still holding the strip of pills.

Paul gave me a lopsided grin, leaning against the desk right next to the cabinet and trapping me. I had no space to dodge him and leave.

“Of course it’s my business when you’re obviously sniffing around in the wrong place.”

“Give that back to me, Paul.” I said, trying to snatch it from him but he raised it higher, keeping it out of my reach. He was so tall, it was impossible for me even if I jumped.

I imagined Paul to be a bully in high school. He had to be, he had the villainous tendencies to bully people he thought were below him, like he was doing to me.

Casually, he pushed me away and inspected the strips. The grin dissolved into a hard stare. He shook the tablets in my face. “You fucked that criminal?!”

He was literally seething. All the traces of humor had been wiped clean. “Explain Riley!”

“It’s none of your goddamn business who I sleep with.” I snapped.

Paul grasped my shoulder violently. “Do you have absolutely no shame? Sleeping with the enemy. Do you have any idea what Dr. Shaw would do if he found out?”

“Don’t you dare!” I said.

Paul chuckled. “Watch me, Riley. Watch me destroy you in five seconds.”

“Go ahead.” I challenged him. “Tell Aaron about it. And then in turn I will tell them about you.”

He watched me, caution filling his expression. “Tell him what?”

“I’ll tell him what I saw you doing. I’ll expose your secret.”

I had no idea what secrets I was talking about but at that moment, this seemed like a plausible way to get out of this situation.

“You’re bluffing.” He called it.

I continued to stare at him without admitting defeat. “If you want to believe that, it’s fine with me.” I smiled. “You tell Aaron a single word about these pills and I’ll spill the beans about you. Every last detail.”

“Are you even in a position to threaten me?”

hand towards him. “My

the pills on my palm. “You never know, it might be too

“Maybe.”

craving for some cock, you would have asked me. I would have

I appreciate your kind offer, I’m not really into shriveled up cocks. I prefer mine

of ladies who will vouch for me and tell you just how

my eyes.

one

body, and it’s my wish who I

yourself, Riley. When you’re body is cut up lying in a ditch, we’ll talk.” He said

I’m cut up. I’ll be dead,

and reporters always stayed hidden outside my house and tried to have a word

a little about what happened

“Riley, was it emotional torture staying with him? We will help you get your story to the

will pay you ten thousand dollars

behind me and lied down in bed, I felt better. There was no one here to judge me except Ken who was still at the hospital. During the time that I was away, he’d come closer to Cayla, his co-worker. I suspected they were seeing each other, then again

was that thick in

turned in bed to find a picture of my parents on the nightstand. They were so young, and so much in love. When my brother and I were little, we used to have a peaceful life. My father used to work for a bank and my mother stayed home.

a reckless driver. It was easier for them to pin the blame on him since he was dead and

Dr. Mark Bowen. Why did Jack trust him so much? What if he was a private

I on Jack’s side

completely sure that Jack was behind the murders before, but after I lived with him and spent so much time with him, it was quite difficult for me to come to terms

him could all be a lie and something that I’d imagined. Jack could be playing a game. He probably believed I was fool yet trusted me to look out for him. What

still love

opened the last drawer where I’d

it hidden from my brother. I dialed the number and waited until the phone rang on the other side. I had to make sure he was alright. He’d strictly told me to call him for an emergency, and I wasn’t in an emergency situation

until I realized he wasn’t going to answer or he’d given me a wrong number on purpose. I was just putting the receiver

And then silence.

wet my lips

on the other end. “It’s me

a second I thought I’d dialed the wrong

“No.” I said.

was no mistaking it. That was Jackson’s voice

wanted to make sure

The same voice that used to pass sarcastic comments at me, tease me, and say dirty things in my ear. It took everything inside me not to breakdown.

think you’re the only one with the brains? News flash, I got a burner phone just so I

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