LIFE'S AN ILLUSION: MAD - Make A Difference III.

...LIGHTS PICKS...

...JACOB'S HOME......

It was on a Saturday morning as Jacob prepares to go to Heather's yet aware of her death. On his way, he met some policemen

JACOB: Good day Officers (continues his journey, but stopped by Jonas)

JONAS: Sir, please do you happen to see anything that looks strange or like a walking dead?

JACOB: (Shocked) What?

WAYNE: Oh, you wouldn't mind him. He didn't mean it that way. Now carry on, good citizen

Jacob left confused as he finally reached his destination

JACOB: Wow, looks like it (walks up the stairs just to knock on her door) Heather?! Heather?!!

HEATHER: (Opens the door) Doc. It's nice to see you. But I didn't expect you to come

JACOB: That's likely not me, but I just showed up cause of your absence to work yesterday. Why?

HEATHER: Something actually came up in my household

JACOB: I get it. Well, then I'll get going. You better show up Monday. (Leaves)

FROM A HIDDEN SIGHT, THE DETECTIVES WERE

OFFICER BINGO: (Peeps Jacob and Heather) Hey, this woman looks familiar

DETECTIVE WAYNE: (Comes to check it out) Oh my God! (screams)

DETECTIVE JONAS: What's that? (Comes also to check it out) Wait a minute, isn't that the...

DETECTIVE WAYNE: (Cuts in) Woman that died yesterday? Yep, she is

OFFICER BINGO: Then, how is she alive?

DETECTIVE WAYNE: Oh! this is creeping me out.

DETECTIVE JONAS: Wait, we just have to calm down and think this through, okay? No panicking

SUDDENLY, HEATHER, FROM HER HOUSE TURNED TO THE DIRECTION OF THE DETECTIVES AS SHE WALKED TOWARDS THEM, THOUGH, WHERE THEY WERE, NO SIGHT COULD ACTUALLY SEE THEM, TALK MORE OF A SOME HOW FAR DISTANCE

OFFICER BINGO: (Notices) Guys, I think she's coming our way (breathes heavily out of fear)

DETECTIVE JONAS: That's definitely impossible.

DETECTIVE WAYNE: No, you should come see this, I think she's really coming here (backs off a little)

DETECTIVE JONAS: (Comes back after he left that sight in disbelief) I still don't believe it. Maybe, she just wanna check up on something

DETECTIVE WAYNE: Yeah, dude! On us!! Don't you get it? You speak like you never saw her dead body.

OFFICER BINGO: (Sobs) I have a family! I can't die here, I can't

DETECTIVE JONAS: What a weakling! Well, we have to get out of here, before anything stupid happens

THEY TRIED TO RETREAT, BUT HEATHER WOULDN'T JUST LET THEM. THEY WERE THEN OUT OF SIGHT, EVEN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

...CUDDLE AVENUE...

JOHN: (Removes the blindfold from Heather's eye) Ta-da!

ALEX: (Astonished by the big tall building) John, what's this? (smiles)

JOHN: It's your new house

ALEX: Hmm?

JOHN: Don't pretend like you didn't hear me. This house belongs to you now

ALEX: I don't understand, but...

JOHN: (Cuts in) No buts. Don't worry, I'll bring you some of your things. Just think of it as a vacation. (Orders) Blues, show her around. (Addresses Alex) You, don't question him, nor bother him. He's just doing his job here as a butler. Anything you want, he'll get it for you, alright? Aw! Such cute face, I hope I see this more often (Pecks Alex on her head) Bye! (leaves)

BLUES: (John's butler) Ma'am, please this way (directs confused Alex inside the inner house)

INSIDE THE MANSION, IT LOOKED LIKED A HOTEL WITH NO ONE IN IT IN SIGHT, EXCEPT HOTEL MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AND ALSO BUTLERS. ALEXA WAS GIVEN THE TOP FLOOR, WITH A NICE VIEW, WHERE ANYONE IN IT COULD SEE THE WHOLE OF CALVARY. OTHER ROOMS WERE RENTED BY CIVILIANS. THIS WAS THE OTHER SOURCE OF INCOME JOHN HID FROM ALEX THAT SHE WAS SO CURIOUS ABOUT

ALEX: I can't actually believe John dumped me here in a place where I don't even know. (remembers Gideon) Huh! Gideon... (dials his number and calls) Come on, come on, pick up (and finally she got Gideon) Hello, bro. I need you at Calvary Spring Valley.

CSV - CUDDLE AVENUE, INSIDE THE HOTEL

GIDEON: (Knocks on the door)

ALEX: (Goes to check it out) Gideon? Come in, sit (bangs the door)

GIDEON: You called for me

ALEX: Look, Gideon I'm totally sorry for what happened between us last night. I happened to be filled with overjoy when I thought my family was now complete (remorseful)

GIDEON: What'd you mean? Isn't your family all intact? I mean John is alive. Kiel's in good shape, so why say that?

ALEX: Cause I feel there's an unwanted guest lurking around the corner. Gideon, I don't know, but, since last night that you reported such about John, I've been noticing some strange behaviours he's been displaying. Like, midnight, he just walks up to the mirror in our room and starts whispering to himself. And also, I think he's trying to kill our baby

GIDEON: (Chuckles) Kill your baby? Why do you think so?

ALEX: I know this might sound crazy, but I saw him trying to with my own eyes

GIDEON: Okay, I didn't think you'd go this far. It was just last night and you're already making reports?

ALEX: It's just so soon, yeah I know. But I saw him trying to, I won't lie.

GIDEON: Alright, explain yourself

ALEX: Ever since, last night, John's been displaying a very different version of himself. Okay, this morning, I saw him bathing the baby. It's so unusual for John to bathe a baby!

GIDEON: What's so bad in someone bathing a baby?

ALEX: That's not it. I saw John bathing our baby for the first time. And, oh! (rests hand on her head)

GIDEON: (Picks action) What is it, sis?

ALEX: (Sighs in relief, even though she didn't have one) I saw... I saw...

GIDEON: (Curious) Saw what?

ALEX: Gideon, I saw John trying to drown Kiel

GIDEON: Why would he do that? (stands up in haste) Shall we go confront him?

ALEX: No! No!! I understand you never liked or approved John for me to get married to, but we shouldn't just take it that way

GIDEON: Then what way should we take it in?

ALEX: Hmm?

GIDEON: What way should we, no, no, no, no, no. What way should I take it in, Alexa?! Can't you see, this guy is trying to commit murder with your baby!

ALEX: Like I said, let's not take it that way, bro. Ever since he returned from your place, he's been making a difference

GIDEON: My place?

...LIGHTS RESUMES AT JACOB'S HOUSE...

JACOB: (Phone rings as he picks up) Hello Salmon (minutes later) What?

...LATER, JACOB IS SEEN AT HEATHER'S...

JACOB: (Screams) Heather?! Heather?!! Where could she have gone? (looks at the newspaper he held and back forward) Damn it!

...LIGHTS FADES......

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