•Chapter 22 - ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍᴀʀᴋ•

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ɪ ғʀᴏᴢᴇ.....

".... ᴍᴀʀᴋ?"

ʜᴇ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ɪᴍɪᴇᴅɪᴇᴛʟʏ.

"....... ɴᴏ...... ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ..... ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀʀᴋ - ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ?" ɪ ɢʀᴇᴡ sᴛɪғғ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪᴍ.... ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs ғɪxᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs.....

ʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ, ᴍᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ ɪ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ.... "ɴᴏ!- ɴᴏ! ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴍᴀʀᴋ! ɪ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴍ - ᴊᴜsᴛ...." ʜᴇ ғʀᴏᴢᴇ.... ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ.... "ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴡᴇ'ʟʟ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ɪ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴀsᴡᴇʟʟ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ.... ɪ ᴅᴏ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ.... ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ sᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ....." ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ sᴏғᴛʟʏ.... "ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ ɪғ ɪ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ...."

ɪ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴢᴇɴ... ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴜɴsᴜʀᴇ ɪғ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ʜɪᴍ....

"sᴏ...." ʜᴇ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ.... ᴀ sᴀᴅ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ... "ᴛʜᴇ.... ᴛʜᴇ sᴘʟɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴛʜɪɴɢ..."
ᴍᴀ- ..... ᴍᴀʀᴋ ɢʟᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ.... ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅʟʏ.... "ɪ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs..."

ᴍʏ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ʀᴇʟᴀxᴇᴅ.... ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍʏ ғᴜʟʟ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴍ....

"ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ.... ʏᴏᴜ... ᴡɪʟʟ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴅᴀʀᴋɪᴘʟɪᴇʀ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ." ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏᴏ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ.... ɪᴛ sᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ.... ᴡɪᴛʜ sʟɪɢʜᴛ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴀɴᴅ..... ғᴇᴀʀ....

"ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ 'sᴘʟɪᴛ'?" ɪ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴄᴜʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ.

ʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ sᴏғᴛʟʏ....

"ᴅᴀʀᴋɪᴘʟɪᴇʀ ɪs ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴜᴘ ғʀᴏᴍ ғᴏᴜʀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs.... ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍɪssɪɴɢ - ᴅᴀʀᴋɪᴘʟɪᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴏ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛᴇᴅ."

ɪ ʀᴏsᴇ ᴀ ʙʀᴏᴡ..... ɪ sʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ... "ᴡʜʏ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴏ ᴅᴇsᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʀɪᴅ ᴏғ ᴅᴀʀᴋ?"

sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ.... ᴍᴀʀᴋ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇᴅ ᴀ sɴᴀʀʟ.... ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɢʀɪɴ...
"ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ! ʜᴇ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ - ʜᴇ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ! ʜᴇ ɪs ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ! - ʏᴏᴜ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀs ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ sᴛɪʟʟ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ!"

ɪ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴛʟʏ... ɪ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴄᴏʟᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴇʏᴇs....

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