The Psychofessy | Chapter XIII

Chapter XIII: “The last vision”

Van couldn’t understand how he lost everything in a blink of an eye, he asked himself silently what was wrong with him, was he really a menace to the world and specially to the people around him?…

Lance:

Van! Van wait up! (Coming from behind Van).

Van:

Not this time Lance, just… just get away…

Lance:

Is something wrong? Are you OK?

Van:

Just go away!!!

Lance:

OK… (Confused and surprised).

Van kept walking and somehow ended up at his favorite place, no one seemed to be around anywhere. Stopping, he, took the gun out again, watched the gun over and over again trying to make the toughest decision of his life, until, he lifted the gun slowly all the way to his forehead’s right side; closing his eyes and just before pulling the trigger he hears a familiar but yet unwanted voice.

Sly:

All you have to do now is pull…

Van opened his eyes and there he was, Van couldn’t believe it. Sly then lifted his arm and on his hand he had the gun with which he tried to kill Van twice, pointing it to him one final time. Van instantly threw his gun, shocked and paralyzed.

Sly:

Good bye…

Then, Van driven in fear closed his eyes again as Sly pulled the trigger. Silence ruled for just short seconds, as Van opened his eyes to discover that he was unhurt and that Sly wasn’t there. Exasperation invaded, causing him to breathe so heavily like trying to cry but, at the same time, trying to hold it.

Lyn:

Don’t do it…

Van instinctually looked around him, discovering that at his right side, there she was. Sitting over a rock, shy and holding herself as if coldness had taken her.

Van:

Lyn… (Almost crying).

Lyn:

Don’t…

Van:

(Van looked down and saw directly to the gun.) It is inevitable… I don’t want to hurt anyone, anymore…

He picked the gun up and as he looked back to Lyn, she was gone, as if seeing ghosts. He knew now, that there was no decision to make, no choice to take, he just needed to end it.

Arthur:

(Appearing from behind) You are a menace, a monster…

Van:

You are not real, you can’t be. Leave me alone (Grabbing his head, with the gun on hand).

Arthur:

Monster…

Van:

Shut up!

Arthur:

Monster…

Van:

Shut up!!!

Then, everything started to spin around him, Max and Sly appeared at Arthur’s sides, repeating what he didn’t want to hear over and over again.

Arthur, Sly and Max:

Monster…

Van:

No…

Arthur, Sly and Max:

Monster…

Van:

No…I never meant to…

Arthur, Sly and Max:

Monster… (Whispering also “You killed us”).

Van:

No!!!! (Closing his eyes and hitting his head with his hands).

Courtney:

(Slowly coming toward Van ) Van? Van? Here you are, your mom, your dad…

Van:

(Still hitting himself and with eyes shut). No, no, no…

Courtney:

Van!? Are you ok?...

Van:

Go away!!!...

Courtney:

Van? Van!? Talk to me!

He still was trapped in that illusion that had taken him, everything still going in circles around him, still hearing those voices unable to hear the frighten Courtney.

Van:

Leave me alone! Go away!

Courtney:

(Shaking Van, trying to make him snap out of the horrors he was seeing). Van! Look at me! Van!!!

At that instant, Van, drowned in madness shouted as loud as he could “Go away!!!”. After this, everything stopped; Van opened his eyes and pulled the trigger without thinking about it. Blood instantly flew thru the air splattering on both Van and Courtney’s bodies. Both bodies then fell on their backs as the gun slipped from his hand and hit the floor, right when Van fell, his sight went to blank.




Look for Chapter XIV: "Sorrowed goodbye" next week...
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