Detective Jake
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Detective Jake was investigating the case where the old couple had been lost for 2 months already. It felt like he couldn’t stop talking about the whole event to other police officers and superiors, although most of them found it impossible even to hear some parts out after a night on duty that ended at 7 am or so in their place…
At least they didn’t seem able to get the truth of all this madness straight from him anyway, if ever!
After leaving his desk during break-time (because even a full bottle of Jack Daniels could not have calmed down those memories) he took off towards his car which happened to be parked behind the Police Academy. He drove home thinking of everything.
How lucky there wasn’t such a thing as “luck”. Or what else would account for so much evil coming around?! One had to die every minute somewhere because people made dumb choices. Yes – for example when you don’t want others following you and running right into your death path…
He pulled up on his own driveway – and it surprised him seeing how little room there actually seemed to be next to his new SUV since he couldn’t recall having put another one here recently… He opened the door while keeping his gun very close; looking around cautiously:
Was that some animal scratches on the wooden gate? A scratching sound came out from below too – so either someone was sneaking closer by crawling along the ground with their hand holding onto the wall or -no-, something moved nearby!?
Suddenly he got a sick feeling about this case too… What did these cases have in common except the fact the dead bodies were so far beyond human comprehension!? Maybe his nerves weren’t getting any better!?
There should have been more time until sleep finally reached his bed but instead Jake simply rolled himself away, heading into his living room to grab a blanket. The reason why his back was bothering him started playing itself before going into that big fluffy darkness…
A low moan filled his ears almost immediately – it wasn’t something coming out from under a dark sofa, but directly into Jake’s mind! That made no sense, however. Where was it from then? So the scene inside his house played itself again… Suddenly an inhuman giggle appeared through his consciousness to tease him like a hungry fox wanting to catch its prey…
The grip was suddenly strong on his neck as he screamed loud – struggling against whoever dared do so… Everything got quiet just seconds later – everything turned gray outside though he couldn’t tell what caused such an effect.
But that didn’t matter anymore because whatever crawled along the floor like some huge spider just gave his face a really deep scratch with claws which shouldn’t exist yet now!
Then all of that black liquid poured over him while it slowly dawned on him how deadly it actually tasted – tasting very similar to hot blood, the smell almost smelling familiar from the bad dreams of childhood… Like you knew exactly where those wet fingers came from…
Because they went along your throat, didn’t go up high enough, and couldn’t reach your brain like those razor-sharp teeth you wanted so badly to tear into your face…
Just a small joke after that, then a calm moment of horror during which you knew your last seconds would pass, always sure nothing comes at least … but… after an eternity – someone grabbed his shoulder… An extremely strange female voice said: You should probably start talking, soldier boy – I know who you are and things aren’t gonna end well unless we help each other now…
Your nightmares are never gonna let you relax properly anyway so deal with me once and be done…
She talked fast, commanding him to speak, asking him to share some information because the crazy bastards weren’t going to give him the break of death forever. If only they understood his situation now, he thought … And then suddenly he realized she somehow was pulling him upwards, coughing him out, walking him towards a fire door hidden behind the bushes in front of his building! Damn it!!!
A woman who looked like a typical Chinese nanny stood right at the threshold waiting for his entry while Jake tried hard not to show her just how dangerous that particular person suddenly seemed – for there might still be many invisible creatures waiting to rush upon his head and slit the rest of his body apart if only he was reckless…
Then suddenly the nightmare seemed to evaporate because Jake could hear a clanging noise behind the window glass – falling rocks from the steep roof of his apartment above, although it definitely didn’t happen anywhere near his rooms! His eyes had nearly popped out when he suddenly discovered a knife piercing a keyhole through the corner, taking off pieces of glass…
Then he felt someone behind him pushing into him so intensely his chest burst open but also propel himself away towards the bedroom, past the unconscious Mrs. Walker. It became painfully clear who threw the rock against the windows while lying atop the stairs and was way too exhausted to notice anything else around the area aside from the complete madness.
When the stone hit the bedroom walls heavily causing Mrs. Walker to jump onto his bed like a wild cat Jake was already racing faster than lightning towards the bathroom…
“Holy crap!” That was all he remembered as soon as he got there. From out of nowhere several attackers came rushing for him to assault the man behind his sink with hammers while he fought desperately with toothbrush handles held tightly in his hands, swinging them against incoming assailants before making a quick dash for his bathtub!
With Mr. Wesson shouting he had run out of batteries a few weeks earlier while trying to bring back memories, however, they actually seemed very important right now to try to beat back the hordes coming their way! During all that craziness it took a full minute to realize a person of unknown race pushed him down the tub with a really cold water stream.
“Die assholes!! Die like rats!!” Someone shouted in pain followed by lots of giggling and other weird noises, yet Jake couldn’t even stay awake long enough to wonder what just happened – having fallen asleep lying half immersed in the cool water while one guy spat into his mouth from somewhere, likely into the nearby waste can beside the large claw-footed tub.
No more than ten minutes passed when Mr. Wesson whispered: Mr. Murgatroyd will see us now if he doesn’t suspect any trouble with these men harassing me instead of doing their work right.
Jake barely heard those words. All he saw were a pair of big black boots moving quickly away from his face followed by another stinging touch on his neck! Yet no real pain… nothing like what he’d gotten used to during years and decades… Nothing to compare even to his numerous, horrible surgeries anymore!
A black pant leg disappeared, showing a white spot below. Suddenly an old white boot was planted right on top of his head which forced him deep beneath the surface of the water where his struggles continued wildly.
The pained screams coming out of Mrs. Walker were brutally cut short after getting hit between the shoulder blades with something soft yet heavy and putting everything completely dark! Now the real nightmare began…
***
Walking inside her boss’ office Marie stopped outside the door. For days she kept staring at Mr. Wesson’s old picture – the portrait over his desk looking older than him; however, he still acted and behaved far younger than anybody else she met – or almost anybody alive!
No matter his advanced age he seemed to act in the same youthful manner. Even the face changed quite rapidly until he finally appeared as handsome and charmingly chubby as young gentlemen were meant to look in early 1930s Hollywood pictures – possibly made to resemble Rudolph Valentino more than anyone else, who stood a decade younger than everyone remembered the old, flabby-faced actor anyway…!
Not only did Mr. Wesson possess incredible power it showed he possessed a whole lot of life left in this world, though she had not dared say such things out loud because of the massive problems involved…
As the good news about a possible new direction would be a great morale boost among others also working here, especially if true! Knowing what is happening here could cause plenty of internal pressure to reach new heights never previously experienced!
Especially considering that some people have already been through the fires of hell within the last six months due to various decisions Mr. Wesson had ordered regarding highly confidential matters being discussed amongst multiple high-level management circles all over town, as well as quite literally involving the entire United States since the takeover plans involved nations far away too! In addition to his actions going even higher up along all organizational and managerial hierarchies!
Marie knew of countless acts that crossed ethical lines too frequently to keep track of without needing to mention more details that might reveal a lack of personal ethics – and rightfully so!
While there weren’t any legal ramifications connected to all that activity either because a team of lawyers worked overtime finding loopholes letting him bypass laws that clearly did apply to situations too complex for simple interpretation as defined legally.
Plus both of his political leaders including US President Calvin Lothrop with whom he got personally introduced through some mutual acquaintances – an item most interesting and helpful for the current situation given the dire circumstances around here… yet getting into politics was one thing that Marie simply wanted no part in whatsoever!
She needed to find a way to get back home soon where her parents would happily welcome her back into their fold, despite how distant they tended to feel whenever she left home on business trips to visit him here regularly over recent years. Though secretly she still dreamed about someday running her own family farm on the outskirts of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio one day too…
Still keeping herself hidden but always looking at that dream, hoping to move on with whatever possibilities this job offers now thanks to it turning more positive recently in some unexpected ways…! But to finally run things here? Something only God knows…!
Slowly closing the office door behind her, Marie sat across from Mr. Wesson who looked somehow different again today; hopefully, he is feeling better than she first noticed when taking the phone call about an urgent message at 2 a.m.
Then receiving the report before lunch yesterday for all meetings tonight required attention and updates regarding anything related to his “urgent message” if necessary while working hard not to fall asleep immediately after receiving her assignment.
Making sure every word he spoke included her name; providing context as requested to ensure maximum effectiveness by knowing the little things people like Mrs. Walker felt and thought; allowing himself to explain briefly the current state of play in much detail with emphasis on his priorities until reaching a decision based solely upon facts.
Anything less wouldn’t do just because a change needs to happen very soon to avoid missing key deadlines despite the challenges that remain. Some of them are beyond any comprehension of normal people but things will ultimately work out somehow by using logic to cope with his remaining tasks instead.
Soon after hearing him describe such challenges in great depth for many hours… Marie knew there was absolutely nothing to add to make things even worse if trying would risk making mistakes that could doom lives everywhere involved!
Considering Mrs. Walker’s assessment that Marie sounded familiar… Was it possible the two women did know each other professionally through a long-standing professional relationship somewhere, although nobody in the immediate surroundings ever mentioned a person having her exact background in history, library science, languages, English & American Literature, and French? A female doctor perhaps – Doctor Johnson! Although why would someone as tall as Dr. Johnson hide it if truly towering over everyone at a height of over seven feet…?
So was it possible she once attended school somewhere in Europe alongside Marie – actually went to medical school in France studying under Marie’s grandfather?!
To be continued along those same lines in coming days to hopefully figure out what else is going on over here lately which really wasn’t as obvious as people seem to believe if reading between the lines carefully enough…! And being held hostage to solve problems to keep him alive to fulfill his job responsibilities amidst others!
Who could possibly fathom such nonsense happening and refusing to accept it only works against understanding exactly how truly absurd this entire setup is really becoming with new questions popping up daily revealing deeper and more terrifying underlying realities!