My Angel Of Death

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e floor. I attempted to find the source and moved my foggy vision to my left and found it dribbling from the wicked arm

locking it, holding their guns in our way, yelling orders at my assaulter to drop her weapon down and free me, which only made her raise the ax edge deeper into my throat

ow did I end up in this situation? My day st

dying man, I started to recall my day a

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s before. I took my hand out from beneath my sheets and reached for it, squeezed the bu

. I do, and I've been doing this for decades. Most of the time I

picked up my phone and AirPods, and went outside for my regular run. Running, I listened to a podcast about mindfulness and well-being passing by the same trees, same lake, same neighbors, and same dogs. Everything and every day were always t

ked in my class and sports festivals. The primary to wrap up school, and also the one with the highest GPA in

enormous reputation across the country with my nickname "the mind-reader" I was known to be exceptionally sharp and able to get to people's head effortlessly and fix them if we can put it that way. Obviously,

I always said, patients were different. They are people I study to give advice and medications to and I was really good at my job. Normal people, on the other hand, found me c

othes: a white shirt, blue navy pants, and white shoes. I was having breakfast with a cup o

slaughter 16 men

hat much damage? Why did she do that? Why so much rage? I am sure she

a's name showed on the screen. I looked at the time. It was still 7 am and my

she answered in he

ng okay?" I asked in an

be?" She questioned with a h

just assumed something happened" I explained po

an annoyance to you?" That was it. That's why I needed more coffee becaus

ed because you don't usually wake up at this time," I defended mysel

ocused enough to catch any of them. Looking at the time, my patience faded with the disturbance of my morning and I interrupted her "that's really good Julia I am proud of you! but you should do it for yourself and not for me because it doesn't b

me, it is not the first time she decides to do something life style changing and try to keep up with it for

est to control my emotions and end this call "You're amazing, you should k

round you is more important than what I ha

t thing in the morning. I had to come up with somethin

do right now, I have to go to work" She answered with a no-convinced Uh-huh so I used my secret weapon "

ushed "You only let me c

isten to more whining was torture. However, I would rather sacrifice my night than drag this stupid argument for days to come listenin

serious"

so happy!! can I

only..."Yes sure," I a

ng up sounding excited and I growled in frustration

8:00 am like every work day, I sat in my chair, opened my bag, and placed my laptop on the desk checking my schedule for the day when a caregiver who was also my r

ank you. Do I have any

ut..." she stopped talking lo

ress I asked "Is

erday night asking about you but you were already gone at that time. This morning he was already waiting out

ting for me and then back at Alice."Very well. If he is

on, then placed it under some papers beside me just in case I needed any proof of this conve

remarked, but also from the constant stress. He walked towards me, the way he did it was like a drum's beat: steady, calculated, and clean. I stood up taking his handshake, his hands were really rough, covered in dead skin and calluses; he had distinctive marks

! He caught me eying him like a weirdo. Fuck me and my stup

an, I'm commander Ainsley.

u?" I answered, gesturing for him to sit down. From his way of speaking and the confidence he has, he doesn't look like

eard you were the best of the best in interacting and explaining

re than a hundred different human mental diseases, just for him to label them all un

viors but I still can't get why would you need my help, command

confidential and you cannot tell a soul about it. Do I have your word on this doctor?" he inquired and I barely coul

commander, yo

ed to talk."Did you hear about this morning's news doctor?" h

I af

d who killed 16 men." I nodded wanting to know where he was

fucking way this is happening. I stared blankly at him for a few seconds

e is under control. She is as dangerous as a caged puppy." he st

py that can kill 1

interacting with this type of patient" I denied his reques

t? You are always around them," he note

a, autism....but none of them is obviously a sadistic psychopath who wou

with my answer."Don't you have enough confiden

patriotism c

aid that, but I still don't understand what I can do about

ou to speak to her and try your best to break her by f

at the hell does he think my job description is? I'm n

ng for an impossible job. Psych

ed to break her physically but it didn't work, we must try mentally and if you don't cooperate

.I may get away from it with a good lawyer but that is going to ruin my reputation and my pure

will help..." I sighed, "but under two conditions," putting my index finger up "One, you must keep me safe no ma

tor, thank you

ou left me an

oor and It took me a moment to understand

tor, the earli

e many patients I m

o." he insisted, turning his back and walking a

cking my things, picking up the recorder, and placing it in my pocket. Passing Alice,