| Fiction |
Part Two: The Part Before the Action Scene
“No…please…I have a family.” Mayor Harper said through his
tears.
“I know all about your family Mayor. Wife Linda died five
years ago, daughter Emily was a junior in college until she
dropped out and moved back here.” Jerry Lee said, still
pointing the gun at the Mayor’s head.
Mayor Harper looked up at him, his face going from scared to
angry.
“What, you think you’re going to scare me by spouting off
what you read in some damn file? You don’t know the first
thing about my family, so leave them out of this!” Mayor
Harper yelled.
A smile crept across Jerry Lee Louise’s face.
“You and Linda were thinking of getting a divorce before she
died. You had found out she was seeing a man named Marvin,
who worked in a factory making cell phones. They met up at
the Motel Sundown a few miles down the highway every
Thursday night. While you hosted the town meetings and
listened to the citizens complain about zoning restrictions
and pot holes, ol’ Marvin had his way with your wife.” Jerry
Lee said.
Mayor Harper stared at him, his mouth open.
“How could you possibly…”
“Your daughter Emily was a straight A student at the
University of New York. She was on the swim team, hundred
meter freestyle if I’m not mistaken. She worked a part time
job at a coffee shop there. Her best friend at college was a
girl named Ashley who was studying to become a physicist.
Emily told you that the reason she dropped out was because
she was homesick and wanted to be near you. You’ve had your
suspicions, as you should, that there was a lot more to the
story. But you were so damn glad to have someone around to
take care of you that you never pressed the issue.”
Mayor Harper didn’t say a word. He stared up at Jerry Lee
Louise. For the first time the entire weight of the
situation seemed to crash down on him. The tears were gone
from his eyes.
“Who are you?” Mayor Harper asked quietly.
“For Gods sake man, I gave you a resume!” Jerry Lee
exclaimed.
The mayor picked up the resume from his desk and looked at
it again.
“You mean this is real?” He asked in disbelief.
“Every word. What, did you think I was just some sort of
psycho or something?” Jerry Lee asked.
Mayor Harper looked back at Jerry Lee.
“Well… yeah.” The Mayor said meekly.
Jerry Lee shook his head in disbelief. He kept his pistol
pointed at the Mayor’s head.
“Look, if you’re here to kill me then just do it. All I ask
is that you leave my daughter alone. Please don’t hurt her.”
Mayor Harper said.
Jerry Lee laughed bitterly.
“Oh come on Mayor, this isn’t a movie. Please don’t hurt my
daughter? You can do better than that.” Jerry Lee said.
Mayor Harper stared at him, unsure of what to do.
“I WANT TO HEAR YOU DO BETTER!” Jerry Lee screamed, slamming
his fist down on the desk hard.
Mayor Harper jumped slightly, startled by the sudden
outburst.
“Well… I… my daughter is…” Mayor Harper stammered, trying to
regain his composure.
“My daughter is innocent in whatever business you may have
with…”
“Shut up for a second.” Jerry Lee said, interrupting Mayor
Harper.
Jerry Lee cocked his head to the side, like a dog listening
to a far off sound. He stood there for a long moment until a
smile finally crept across his face.
“Finally.” Jerry Lee said.
Mayor Harper closed his eyes, straining to hear whatever it
was that Jerry Lee had just heard. He thought he heard the
sounds of cars stopping abruptly on the street below, but he
couldn’t be sure. Jerry Lee snapped his fingers, getting the
Mayor’s attention.
“Take your coat off and wrap it around your face. It’s
time.” Jerry Lee said.
Mayor Harper started to pull his coat off.
“Time for what?” He asked.
Jerry Lee smiled as he spun his pistol in his hand.
“Time for the show to start.” Jerry Lee said.
To be continued…