<Gage Grant POV>
"15 year old, Chase Hartley has been arrested for the murder of Lily Sanders-" Patton turned off the TV, "What some lunch?" He asked, turning to me and smiling softly at me.
Shaking my head, "I'm gonna take a nap." I said getting off the couch and going towards the stairs, "Want me to sleep with you?" He offered.
"No, I'm ok." I said trying to get away from talking to Patton.
Getting in my bed I tried to sleep, but the thought of how he did it swarmed my mind. So after about 20 minutes I got back up and went downstairs.
"Patton?" I asked and his head perked right up at the sound of my voice.
"Yes?" He asked, happy to see me.
"How did you do it?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"How did I do what?" He asked back confused.
I swallowed my saliva, "How did you frame Chase?" I clarified for him.
He smiled softly, "I have everyone's fingerprints, they find fingerprints on the body, it leads to that person. Simple." He said
"It's sick." I snapped and he looked a bit hurt. Not saying anything he just hung his head a bit and still looked at me.
"I'm sorry..." He said lightly biting his lip.
"No you're not. I know you're not." I stated to which he nodded, "You're right, I'm not, but I thought it would make you feel better." He answered
"Well it doesn't. Who's next? Gregory? Xavier?" I asked, shrugging narsically.
Once his head was hung, "I-I" He tried but it wasn't going anywhere.
"Why haven't I turned you in...?" I asked out loud but mostly to myself.
"You know I won't get caught..." He whispered peeking his head up at me.
"Is that the only thing holding me back?" I asked sarcastically.
"I know you don't understand Gage, but this is what's right for me." He said smiling.
"Sure it is. I don't know what is wrong with you, but there's something." I said, sighing at him.
Why did I save him? It's one of the worst mistakes of my life. If I'd let him kill himself, I wouldn't be in this mess...but then I would have had trauma of watching someone die.
"Gregory..." He whispered
"What?" I asked
"Gregory is next on the list." He clarified looking down.
"There's a list!?" I screamed at him, making him flinch.
Slowly he got up and went to our room. Pulling something from under my bed it was a notebook and he gave it to me.
Quietly I opened it and a bunch of pictures fell out...it made me sick. I held my mouth and ran to the bathroom to puke up whatever I could.
I felt a hand on my back and Patton telling me to let it out. Yes I shouldn't take the comfort of what I saw from the person who did it, but it felt nice.
When I threw up all I could I laid back against the wall, "Do you do this shit for fun?" I snapped at him.
He thought for a moment before nodding, "Yes, not people though, only animals. For you though, anything." He said smiling like he was proud.
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Deranged (Completed)
Rejtély / ThrillerI just wanted to go home, but at the time I guess it was right. He was standing on the track of an oncoming train, was it really that wrong to save him? Gage Grant saved a boy named Patton from killing himself, but what Patton does to thank Gage is...
