Paranoia - Part 4

Kayla looked around the room until she heard the police coming, and then she slipped back out the fire escape. She knew he must have killed someone because she could hear the officer telling the person who was renting the room next to Eddie’s. When she got out and back onto the street she walked past the front door to the motel and saw the bloody body, she could also see blood pools with feet prints in the middle of them. She knew she had failed the cops were going to find out who he was.

Eddie had gotten into a cab, and told the cabbie to take him to the hospital. Eddie knew that there was something going on in his head, but didn’t know what yet. He had called and set up an appointment for a doctor at the hospital from a pay phone. – 23.12 – said the cabbie, Eddie gave him a 50 dollar bill – keep the change – Eddie said not paying any attention to the cabbie any more, but to the woman walking down the sidewalk.

She was a beautiful woman; he got out of the cab and followed the woman down the street. He got about 50 feet from her when she stopped, Eddie looked around wondering why she stopped, but he kept walking. We was getting closer to the woman, then when he got within arms length away he grabbed he and put the gun to her back – don’t move or you die – Eddie said. The woman was crying now and he dragged her to the alley. – Why are you doing this? – whispered the lady. – Because, I like it – Eddie once again had that feeling in his stomach, and he through her to the ground and put the gun to her head – CRY!!!- Eddie yelled. She cried tears flowing down her face and falling toward the ground.

- W…why a…are you d…doing t…this to m…me – sobbed the woman, - I told you once lady-, Eddie said, - I LIKE IT!!!-. She cried even harder now, he knew that she was going to die. – But first, I want you – Eddie whispered in her ear. He stuck his hand up her tight skirt; -w…what the hell is this? - Eddie just stared. The woman wasn’t a woman, this was a man. – DO YOU THINK YOUR FUNNY- screamed Eddie, he pointed the gun at her head, - I HAVE BEEN HUMILIATED FOR THE LAST TIME!!!!!!- Eddie screamed even louder. Then with a blank look on his face he slowly pulled the trigger like it was nothing. This woman, or who he thought was a woman, seemed to have more blood spewing from her head than any of the others. It was like a fountain and he just stared at the dark red liquid coming from the hole in the side of her head. Then something he had never done, he stuck his finger inside the woman’s head, and he could feel her brain. It was like a sponge wrapped with spaghetti. Then he left going back for the hospital.

When he got to the hospital he told the secretary that he had an appointment with a doctor there. – Name – asked the secretary – m...my name? - Eddie said slowly. –yes your name -, then he remembered that he used a fake name when he called, - Smith – he said, Eddie picked that name because it was a very common name and no one would ask questions. –Ohhhh yes- the lady said – just wait here it will be a few minutes-.

Eddie sat down in a chair next to a place where the children where playing. Eddie closed his eyes and then felt something hit his leg, he looked down and it was a little ball. A kid walked over and said – awe you ok miser -, - yes kid, why? - Eddie said. The boy looked at him and said – thouws wed stuff on you, awe you huwt? - The kid said, this kid looked different to, like Eddie had a messed up face. So Eddie felt sorry for the kid because he knew that this kid would be made fun of also. He wondered whether or not to just put the kid out of his misery right there, but the kid went back to the other children. Another child walked over to the kid that looked similar to Eddie and pushed him then said – hey retard, that’s my toy and you cant play with it-, Eddie stood up and stared to walk over the kid who had red hair and was bulky, but then his name was called to see the doctor.

Eddie sat down with the doctor told him that he had strange feelings when he got mad, and that he had hurt a few people, but couldn’t stop himself from doing so. The doctor told him that he wanted to run some tests. Eddie agreed and for an hour or two they did a couple tests and Eddie had to once again wait for the results.

The doctor walked in with a reluctant look on his face. –ok after checking your tests and going over your brain x-rays, I hate to tell you this Mr. Smith, but you have a rare case of split personality. It seems that you have held in your anger for so many years that your brain is now taking over when you get mad or frustrated. - The doctor studied Eddie watching him go over what he had just told Eddie.- is there anything I can do about this – asked Eddie, - well Mr. Smith, maybe if you would have came to us a few years ago, but now your case is so severe that we cant to anything at all.-. Eddie had tears coming to his face knowing that now; there was no way to be normal, no matter how bad he wanted to.

Eddie just walked out of the doctor’s office and back to the lobby. He looked at the kid who was similar to him, wishing that he could go back and redo everything. – hey retard, how many times do I have to tell yaw, don’t touch my damn toys – screamed the little kid with red hair, this was the same kid that had pushed the littler one earlier. The boy’s mother did nothing, and then right there even though the kid was only 6 or 7 years old. Eddie pulled out his 9mm hand gun, and shot the little kid right in the back, blood few over everyone at the doctors lobby. Then he aimed the gun at the kid that looked similar to Eddie and shot him in the face, but this kid had to be only 4 or 5 years old. The kids face was gone; the only thing you could make out was his right ear. Eddie did this to make sure that the child would not have a horrible life like Eddie’s was. Everyone in the hospital was screaming, and Eddie walked out the front door into the darkness.

Kayla had been walking down the street and saw a couple of cops and an ambulance. She ran as fast as she could and asked what happened. The cop told her that 2 kids had dies with gunshot wounds, and she knew she was on the right track. Kayla just kept walking knowing that she had to be close to Eddie, wherever he was.