All Chapters of Nothing Wrong: Chapter 71
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71There is nothing for it now. After a day of thinking I need to know if Lou will come with me when the time comes. I have it all set up with my large friend that when I have to go she is a possibility. As I lay in bed next to her I summon my courage and ask.“Lou? You awake?”“Yeah what is it?”“ If I was to go away would you come with me?”“How do you mean?”“Let’s say I have to move away would you come? We wouldn’t be able to come back.”Lou sat up in bed and looked down at me.“When and why?”“I might have to disappear. I don’t know when but plans need to be made.”“Can I have some time to think?”“Yes. I will need to know your answer by tomorrow night.”“Ok. Why the rush?”“Some things have happened and I can’t stay if it all goes tits up.&
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72Lou walked in minutes after I had made my discovery. I shot downstairs taking them three at a time. How I didn’t break my neck is a mystery.Lou had no idea why I was in such a flap. Gripping her by the shoulders was when I saw how much I was scaring her with my actions.“Lou thank god you’re here. Where have you been?”“Calm down. We just went to the shop for some fags and milk. What’s up with you?”“Nothing But when I got home I saw your bags. And you know?”“What you thought that we were leaving because you are weird?”“Well, I wouldn’t say weird. But yes.”“I’m glad your not a cop or a crime would never get solved. You asked me if I would go with you at short notice yes?”“Yes?”I had no idea what Lou was getting at but the way she was speaking had me getting excited.“So you said s
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73 Wayne stepped back as I walked towards him. The most inside was swirling and the beast was wanting to play. Now was not the time for it to come out. It was far too risky. Lou could see and so would others. “Harry. Let’s talk about this.” “Do you think we can talk now? You just made a threat that can’t be taken lightly.” “Back off Harry, I’m warning you.” “Oh your warning me. I’m so scared. Shut up and get in.” I opened the car door. Then I gave it a nod. Wayne did not look sure what to do. “You want me to get in the car. Fuck off.” “Yes get in or I wall make you.” “Where will you take me and why?” “Nowhere special just away from here. So I can get on with my business. Now get in.” Wayne gave in and did as he was told. He had created enough of a scene thing. My neighbours were out getting a right good eye full. Unknowingly the stupid prick had just bought himself some time. I estimated th
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74Well, that was informative. There are more people than I thought watching me. One of them wants to offer me a job. What a joke. If I was so good then no one would be looking in my direction.Wayne was a problem. No he is a problem. What can I do? I have said too much. He can’t do anything with the information but he has it now. That gives me a bad feeling in my gut.Thinking of Wayne makes me remember Lou and Adam. My old new crappy blue car is still outside the pub and I don’t have a ticket. It’s a small victory but today I will take it. I jump in and turn the key.Nothing. I turn the key back and forth. All that happens is a rapid clicking noise. That sound tells me the battery is dead. I knew my little red car was a good an.I have a couple of choices and they are pretty straightforward. I ask in the pub if I can get a jump or bump of anyone or I call for a mechanic and get ripped off. Back into the pub, I go.“
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75The front door was left open as I ran to the kitchen. The radio was on and a presenter was taking calls. Lou was out in the garden hanging up the laundry.“Harry. Do you want us to take our shoes off before we come in?”“Err yeah. Make yourselves at home we will be with you in a minute.”Lou is not going to be happy with me. She is looking scruffy and tired. When I tell her Keith and his family are here she is going to take my nuts off with a rusty spoon.Lou was still pegging clothes to the line so maybe I have a minute. I get a glass of wine and a can of beer for my guests. I put them down on the coffee table and make a quick excuse about getting ready. I nip upstairs and get Lou a change of clothes and a hairbrush. I put them in a carrier bag and drop them out of a window into the back garden and run back to the kitchen. Passing my confused guests.“Lou. Come here.” I call to her in a stage whisper.<
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76“Lou you go get ready for bed I'll sort down here out.”“You sure?”“Yeah, you go get ready for me.”I slapped her bum playfully as she started to run upstairs. As soon as she was out of sight I went outsideThe car that I strongly suspected as being Wayne’s was getting looked at. I made no effort to hide myself as I approached.The engine wasn’t running and no one looked to be inside. Lowering my head to look through the windows I could just see bin bags filling the back seats. In the passenger’s foot well were empty cups cans and food wrappers. Wayne wasn’t inside.Standing up confused as to why Wayne wasn’t back yet. As I started to look up the street to see if there was any sign of Wayne I see a shadow in the window of the car to the side of me. The second I see the shadow something hits me on the back of the head and I am out like a light.It was still da
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77Lou had a plan and I wanted to hear it. Wayne was on my bedroom floor blood dribbling from his mouth and running from his cuts.“What’s your plan Lou?”“You have killed before and I guess that is why you don’t want the police. So you can kill again.”“No Lou I can’t. I have had problems with this guy since you told me he tried it on with you. He put me in hospital. Then yesterday he was outside here. We hd a big argument in the street. Everyone saw. His car is still outside and I would be suspect number one.”“Shit. I didn’t know. So what do we do?”“Wait was that your idea. To just kill him?”“Well. Yes.”“You came up with that plan easy enough. What am I some Killing machine. Just because I killed one man for you before.”“Everyone I speak to says you aren’t right in the head. This creep thinks you
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78Wayne Bernard was proving to be a bigger pain than I could have ever anticipated. Right now he was sat next to me in the passenger seat of his car bleeding. Usually seeing him in this state would please me and get me excited. Not now even though something inside was storing and wanted to come out. I was not going to let it.I came up with a plan to get out of this mess. There was a bit going to be needed. If I pulled this off then it will be a small victory. Before I did anything I got a shirt out of one of the bags in the back and wiped everything I touched. It wasn’t perfect but hopefully I had got rid of all my prints.I pulled up outside the hospital for a second time. The engine was still running as I got out. The door was left open and I ran around to Wayne. I dragged him around to the driver’s side. This wasn’t a time for care. I dumped him in making sure he was leaning on the horn. The second the horn sounded I was away on my toes.
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79I wanted to tell Lou everything but for some reason, I didn’t trust her enough. Somewhere in the back of my mind, I had a bad feeling about her. Whether it was of what happened to me as a teen or my dream I just didn’t know. I had taken to avoiding her as much as possible.This morning I got up early and escaped the house by walking around in the dark and not having any breakfast. I took my time driving to work and started looking out for cars that looked like mine.I wasn’t far from work when I spotted a car identical to mine. With me setting off early I had some spare time so I pulled over. After a moment of checking for people and seeing none, I got out and went to my boot. I got my screwdriver and walked over to the car. I started to unscrew the number plates. First the rear and then the front. A house door closed a few feet away.A tall man walked out of his garden and headed in my direction. This guy was bigger than me in every
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80Now I was on a short time scale. This was a case of self-preservation. There was blood on my face and hands. I had a bag of bloody clothes and a screwdriver in my car boot. The police and ambulance were on their way.My foot was on the accelerator and pressed to the floor. I made a quick right hand turn down a lane that got me close to the river. Screeching to a stop I left the engine running and got out. My clothes were in a bag and the screwdriver wasn’t I took them over to the river and tossed them in ripping the bad first.I was back in my car and racing to the scene of the crime. My window was open so I could listen for the sound of sirens. They were nearly on top of me and I was nearly back with the man. The number plates were under the carpet of my boot on top of the spare tire. That was a huge gamble on my part.I managed to get parked near my latest victim and got crouched down beside him. The police rolled up seconds before the ambulanc