The Novel Part 9

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Character takes his own life in one scene
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I laid in bed and bed and thought about my character in my novel. He was only exonerated after he killed himself. I tossed and turned as I considered it with Aunt Tilly’s laugh haunting me. Should I? No, no no! I couldn’t, this will all go away. It had to. Maybe there was some way I could make it up to Aunt Tilly. I thought back as to why I accused Aunt Tilly all those years ago. I had hated her. I found her annoying and didn’t want her around any longer. When I think now of my reasonings, they sound ridiculous for taking away someone’s freedom and destroying their reputation. But I had the mind of child. There were also rumor’s about Aunt Tilly, that she had molested some neighborhood child but it was just a rumor. In my head, I thought I was doing the right thing. I could hear the relentless ticking of the clock on the wall and felt like my time was running out.
I eventually drifted off to sleep where I had a horrific nightmare about what they do to child molesters in prison. I woke up in a cold sweat. “I can’t do this,” I whispered. I walked slowly to my gun cabinet and pulled out a revolver and loaded it with bullets. I walked back to the bedroom and sat on my bed for a long time just staring at the gun. I began to sob. Should I leave a note? I took a pad and pen from my desk and wrote simply…
Aunt Tilly was innocent and so I am.
Russell
I put the pad and pen next to me. I took the revolver, pointed it at my head and fired.
The Daily Mirror
Russell Black cleared of all Charges!
Niece Lied!