JIM IS HIM

CHAPTER 04

Cutting one’s own finger off would be a nightmare for anybody, but Jim didn’t hesitate to cut his finger.

Anne electrocuted his body to stop him from committing such a stupid act, but that didn’t work for long, as he just got back up and resumed cutting his finger.

In the end, he managed to cut it off, and then he put it in an ice box. “I think throwing you in the toilet is the best thing to do, but I want to get my finger attached again, after I get rid of you.”

He wrapped his hand with bandages to stop bleeding, and then he quickly went to the hospital. One of the doctors was his friend, and he didn’t tell him everything. Instead,he just told him, he ended up cutting his finger while experimenting with the dishes in the kitchen.

The doctor was rather shocked. “How the hell did you manage to cut your finger like this while cutting veggies?” he could only shake his head. “Anyway, let’s remove this ring and replant the finger.”

“Be careful with that ring,” Jim advised.

“Haha, I’m going to remove it without harming the finger, so don’t worry,” the doctor gently pulled the ring out. To Jim’s astonishment, the ring easily came off his finger. “Here,” the doctor tried to give the ring back to him.

“No, no,” Jim stepped back. “I don’t want it.”

“What do you mean? This is your ring,” the doctor blurted. “If you don’t wear your wedding ring, what will your wife think?”

“That’s not my wedding ring,” Jim showed the diamond ring on his left hand. “This is my wedding ring.”

“Oh…” the doctor was about to put the ring in the metal tray, but then the red stone on the ring glowed, and the doctor stopped for a second. He then looked at Jim again. “Jim, my cute little slave, you really thought you could escape from me just by cutting your finger off?”

Jim’s heart skipped a beat as he could tell that his friend was being controlled. “S-Sam?”

“I only let you cut your finger off because I wanted to show you that escaping from me is impossible,” Sam grinned. “So, be a good boy and put the ring back on, and let me help you.”

“N-No, I don’t want you!” Jim was terrified. He turned around and ran toward the door, but the door closed by itself, trapping him inside.

“You have no idea what I’m capable of, Jim,” Sam waved his arms, and both the ring and the severed finger flew and attached themselves to Jim’s body. It looked like he never hurt his finger.

“You demon! Let me go!” Jim tried to remove the ring with all his strength. “I want my freedom back!”

Sam, on the other hand, lost his consciousness and collapsed on the floor.

[Jim Drake…] the sinister female voice rang in Jim’s head again. [Don’t ever do such a stupid thing again. I think I already told you the way to get rid of me.]

“I-It’s to have sex with women, right?” Jim hesitantly asked.

[Yep.]

“But I’m married. I can only have sex with my wife.”

[I don’t care who you’ll have sex with. The more you mate, the more control you’ll gain over me. In fact, at some point, I’ll just disappear.]

“H-How can I trust your words?” Jim couldn’t help but ask. His heart was still ringing in his ears.

[You don’t have another choice, do you?]

Jim felt like Anne was right. He really didn’t have any other choice but to go with Anne’s words because he saw how she was able to control Sam’s mind and was even able to close a door from a distance. As Anne had said, she displayed superpowers. It was still unbelievable, even though he had seen and experienced it personally.

Jim put Sam in his seat and then headed back home.

On his way, he asked Anne a question. “Can I remove you when I’m with my wife?”

[Why would you want to do that?]

“Obviously, I don’t want to have someone talking in my head when I’m being intimate with my wife,” Jim voiced his mind. “It’s just creepy.”

[That’s a fair point. Don’t worry. I’ll just stay silent when you do the deed with your wife.]

“I don’t like that.” Jim complained. “If you really have a soul, you should be able to understand these things!”

[I have two souls, not one. Still, whether you like it or not, you’ll have to bear with both the souls in the ring. You have no other choice.]

Jim stopped his Toyota Camry in front of a restaurant named Drake’s.

Anne read his thoughts and said, [This is your father’s restaurant, huh. You are thinking about buying it back one day, aren’t you?]

Jim was shocked. “H-How did you know?”

[You sold it away to clear your aunt’s debts, and then you even married her daughter. You didn’t have to do that, but you wanted to fulfill your dad’s promise. You really are such an honest, traditional man.]

Jim frowned. “You can read my thoughts, too.”

[Yep, to an extent. I told you that I have superpowers. Once you gain control over me, you’ll eventually gain these abilities as well.]

Jim was greatly surprised. “R-Really?”

[I have no reason to lie. As long as you are on the right track, I won’t harm you. But if you keep angering me repeatedly, then you’re going to suffer.]

Jim took a deep breath. “Alright. I’ll play your game, but if you make me hurt my family or others for no reason, then don’t expect me to keep listening to you.”

[Fair enough. Let’s go home. Your wife must be waiting for you.]

“Huh,” Jim exhaled audibly. “I wish.”

When was the last time Rena called his mobile and asked his whereabouts when he came outside?

Truly, Jim did not remember if such a thing even happened before.