Authors Note : OMG I am so sorry this took so long .I've been SOOO busy lately with school , but I hope you've enjoyed this book as much as I have but like everything this story must come to an end . This is the last chapter in this book so thank you for reading and my other book will start up soon ! Thank you and happy readings !I go back to the station and start tracing everything ,his phone , card , last thing he bought , last time his car was seen . Nothing is coming up . I sigh and let my head drop to the table .
"Any luck ?" I glance up to see Amanda standing beside my desk .
"Nope . I traced everything noting has been used or seen ." Amanda let's out a small sigh and she puts a hand on my shoulder .
"He's out there I know he is ,and so do you , don't give up ,Alice ." She smiles and walks off .
Then my dad comes in knocking on the open door .
"Oh ,hey dad .""How's the searching going ?"
"Nowhere ."
"Well maybe you should take a break its been a VERY long day ."
"I can't take breaks ! Aaron is in danger and I have to find him . And I don't even KNOW where Norman or Norma snuck off to . And Amanda's counting on me ."
"Alice ! The world won't collapse because you take a small break and you said Norma why?"
"You didn't know ?!" He shrugs a tiny bit then gives me a look of "spit it out" .
"Um .... Norman has a problem ." I say standing up walking to the front of my desk .
"He has two different personalities , one him , the other one Norma .""You've lost me ."
"Dad he has a part of Norma in him , it's hard to explain . You could ask him something only Norma would know and he'd answer it , because he's her . And she's crazy ! She already tried to kill me multiple times ."
"He what ?!? Alice he needs to be locked up , he needs help Alice ." He starts to walk out with intentions of going after Norman but I grab his arm .
"Dad no he's Better , he's taking pills , I've helped him."
"Is that why you kept going over there ?"
"Yeah well kinda ." He gives me a look .
"Look you were being a jerk at the time and I just needed someone to lean on and talk to . Could we not fight ? Look he was there you weren't end of story period . " He crosses his arms and narrows his eyes at me . Then suddenly my computer starts beeping . I glance at it .
"There's a ping on Aaron's phone ! And it looks like he just a short bit away !" I run out excited in finally gonna find Aaron . I start tracking the signal on my phone and my father follows far behind shouting my name for some odd reason . It leads me to the edge of the docks and there on the edge of the wood is his cellphone laying there . I reach down to pick it up when I see his body upside down in the water and blood surrounding him . I scream loud startled and frightened . I fall to my knees.
"No , no , no , Aaron ." I cry out tears streaming down my face . My dad kneels by me and holds my shoulders helping me up .
"Come on Alice, let's go home ." He says trying to comfort me . As we walk away I glance back and wipe some of my tears away. "What am I gonna tell Amanda ?" My dad turns me to face him .
"Let me take care of this , you go home clear your mind . I'll talk to Amanda ." I nod and walk towards my truck .
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As I'm driving I try to clear my thoughts then suddenly I slam on the breaks .
"NORMAN !" He then runs to my window and I roll it down . "Gosh dang it Norman , I about hit you again !""Well you should be more careful next time then ." I glance down and I see his hands all bloody .
"Norman ? Why do you have blood on your hands ?!" He doesn't say another word and keeps walking . "Norman ." I quickly get out of my truck and run up to catch him . I gently grab his shoulder to stop him from walking . I face him . "Come on let's get you home ." No comment just standing there starring at me . I push him towards my truck and help him into the front seat then drive off .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As I pull up to the big blue sign Norman turns his head my way . "Alice .""Yes Norman ?"
"I don't remember ." He glances down and sees the blood on his own hands then starts to freak out .
"Norman calm down your okay , come on let's clean you up ." I get out and so does he .
We walk up the steps to the house and I Almost face plant a few times .
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"There all cleaned up ... Are you sure you don't remember anything ?""No I can't think of anything , my mind is all cloudy ." He glances down then looks back at me ."so I heard Aaron's dead ."
"Could we not talk about it ..."
"But you had feelings for him didn't you ?"
"Norman I mean it ,enough ."
"Fine ."
"I'll be right back I have to use the bathroom ." I get up and go to walk upstairs when I hear a noise from the basement . I act like I'm going upstairs but instead I go down into the basement . As I head down the stairs it's dark and cold . I turn on the lights and I see Aaron there screaming behind duck tape tied to a chair with a small gash on the top of his head .
"Oh my god Aaron !" I shout whispery . Pulling off he tape he tries to speak but I cover his mouth and give him a look of shut up . Running over to the window I hear Norman shout my name upstairs . I try to bust it open but it won't budge .
"Alice back up ." He then runs throwing the chair at the window shattering it.
"Aaron go he can't know I let you free .""Alice I have to tell you something !"
"Not now ! Go !"
"Norman has been behind everything all along !"
"WHAT?!"
"He tipped Fisk off that you were the sheriffs daughter and told him false things about you , then everything escalated from that point on ."
"No ."
"It's true Alice , don't trust him !"
"Okay go !" He then escapes through the window . Suddenly Norman appears leaning up against the railing .
"You lied Alice .""Really ?!? I lied , okay mister who's been behind EVERYTHING !"
"Well you know Alice , I never really liked you , and now that Normans gone long live me ."
"Norman you're not okay ." He starts walking towards me and I lean down and grab a piece of broken glass.
"Oh Alice in not gonna hurt you . Why don't you put that down and we can talk about this .""Stay back you Psycho !" I aim the glass at him .
"You always thought you were so powerful ."
I step back and towards the window . I then go for it . I turn quickly and start to climb out of the broken window . He grabs my ankle .
"Come back here Alice !""NEVER!" I kick him in the head and he falls backwards . I see Aaron in the distance ."Aaron Run !" He keeps running and once I reach the front of the house Norman wraps his arms around me . "LET ME GO !" I struggle against him . Then I lean my head back hard and he lets me go to the ground . I scramble up and keep running towards my truck . Then Aaron comes around the truck ."GET IN !"
"I can't someone clipped the wires !!"
"Damn it ! Sure hope you can run more !" He follows me and we run down the street and just then my father about hits us from behind . He gets out and run up to him and hug him tight .
"Alice thank goodness you're okay !" He hugs me back tightly . Then suddenly a gun shot goes off and blood splatters all over my face and my father collapses to reveal Norman a few feet behind him . I stand there scared and shocked of what just happened . Aaron then grabs the gun from my fathers belt and shoots Norman . Norman then collapses to the ground . I still stand there it feels like I'm frozen in time unable to move . Everything just stands so still . Aaron hugs me my arms still a little bit extended out from my fathers hug .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I sit there on the back of an ambulance wrapped in a warm blanket starring at the ground . Aaron comes up to me and puts an arm around me .
"Are you okay ?"
I manage to spit out a few words . "Define okay ." He sighs sadly and pulls me closer to him and he leans his head on top of mine .
I let out a few tears still unable to process what I've lost today . Snow suddenly starts to fall gently from the dark sky . I just keep watching all of the lights flicker different colors . For I have lost the most important thing I've been fighting for all this time, to protect, my Father. And Knowing Norman was the one behind it all ,just doesn't make sense to me , there had to be more to what really happened . But no one really knows how far a father is willing to go to protect their children or how far a lover will care for you OR how far a psychopath will be willing to go just to kill you and make your life miserable . Perhaps I will never find out the truth of what really happened so I guess this is how the story ends ..."And In the end,
we're all just stories."
-Matt Smith