Hope

[Ollie]

Note: the following post contains suggestively violent content that may offend.

Excitedly, I picked up the morning paper and read.

"A breakthrough on the missing Theodore Ray Hope case. The man seen in the previous image was last seen with the missing 7 year old boy. A witness came forward telling police that he saw the elderly man walking whilst holding the young boy's hand in the parking lot by the local theatre. Sadly the boy has not yet been found. If you have any information at all that may help this case, please contact crime-stoppers at 0100-822."

As you could imagine, both Jamie and I were over-joyed with this great news!

I was so excited, that I decided to do something useful, teaching Gracie to talk!

Suddenly, Jamie snapped and yelled, "He's dead, I know it."

"How do you Know?" I spat back at her.

"I just know, okay, I just know it!"

"Listen Jamie, we are going to get through this and we are going to find Theodore. Trust me."

Angered by Jamie's comments, I decided to go out and take a walk.

When I got home I was shocked to find an object in Jamie's hand.

"Jamie, wh.. what are you doing?" I stuttered.

"We won't find Theodore, he's up there and where down here," Jamie said with force. "I'm going to join him, come with me."

"Jamie no," I said calmly. "Put down the gun and-"

"NO!" She yelled.

"JAMIE, PUT DOWN THE GUN!" I pleaded with her.

"NO!" Again she yelled. "I SWEAR, I'M GOING TO DO IT."

"Jamie stop, we'll get through this," I tried the calm approach again.

"Good-bye then," she chose her final words.

*BANG!*

"Jamie?" I cried. "JAMIE NOO!!!"