the devil in angel's clothing

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I had admired John for most of my adult life, he was super clever, the way he worked, he did everything to keep his marriage together, he wanted children. I knew he did, I wanted to have his baby, even if that meant that our friendship would change, which it would. I knew if he had his own child, he would have a purpose to keep going, he would actually be happy. I was sat on the bed, thinking things over. I didn't really know what I was thinking, John was always on my mind. "Y/n?" I turned, he was stood at my door. "Hey. Everything okay?" He held up my diary, he looked annoyed. Shit, did he read it? "What is this?" I take a breath, I was afraid of what he would do. "John, it isn't-" he slammed it down on the table. "You wrote things about me in there. My work. What I do.. privately. That is private information, y/n. Do you know what would happen if the cops got hold of this? I'd go to jail. And hell, you'd be in prison for keeping this shit secret. And we can't have that." I looked away, I hadn't thought about that. Shit. "John, I'm sorry-" he cuts me off. "Shut the fuck up!" He shouted, I jumped, a bit startled by his tone. "You rip out those pages and burn them. Now." He warned me, he wasn't asking, he was telling me. I felt like a little kid, being told off in school. I stood up, as I take the pages and a lighter, I went into the back garden, burning the pages, things that meant a lot to me, as my vision blurred with tears. I missed him, he wasn't the same. Not anymore.

I throw the lighter down, before I wiped my tears and headed inside. I ran to my bedroom, before I throw some clothes into a bag, I grab my phone as I went downstairs. "What are you doing?" He frowned. I step back, "I'm leaving you." I whispered, as he blinked, confused. "What? No. No, you can't." He didn't understand. "Please just- don't come near me again. I don't want you near me." I told him, as he looked sad. Like his heart broke. "But- but why?" It killed me that he looked so broken, like it was my fault. "What the hell happened to you?" I kept my distance, he stood back slightly. "I- I just wanted to protect you. I did everything- for you. To keep you safe." He looked down, "Did I fail you too?" I take a breath, "You never failed me, John. But you can't fix something that was made to stay broken." He looked down at me, "You were never broken, y/n. You haven't felt what it's like to lose your life, to lose the person you love the most.. and then your child-" his voice cracked, as I watched him, pain in my eyes. "John." I whispered, he broke into tears, as he turned away, he couldn't look at me anymore. I wanted to hold him, but I couldn't even do that. "You need to leave." He told me, I nodded. "Goodbye, John." I open the door, looking back at him again. "I love you. I'll always love you, y/n."

"I know."

(Will she come back? Will he find her? WHAT WILL HAPPEN?! Stay tuned for part 2🤘🏻)

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