ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs ǫᴜɪᴄᴋʟʏ. ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ, ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ᴋɴᴏᴡ; sʟᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ʜᴀs ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴛᴏᴘs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴᴅ ɢᴀᴍᴇs.

ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇs.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ɪs ʜᴇ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ᴀʙsᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs ɪᴛ.

ɪ'ᴍ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ.

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʟɪᴇ.

ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ, ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴡᴏʀsᴇ. ɪ ɢᴜᴇss ɪ ᴡᴀs ʙʟɪɴᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɢʀɪᴇғ sᴏ ᴍʏ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴇssʏ. ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ; ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀs ᴡʜʏ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ʟʏʀᴀ. sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ.
ɪғ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴍʏ sᴄʜɪᴢᴏᴘʜʀᴇɴɪᴀ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴇʟsᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇss ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ? ᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ.

ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ, ɪᴛ's ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ's ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀʟ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴠɪᴇᴡ.

ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴏᴠᴇʀ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ʜɪᴍ. ɪᴛ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅs ᴍᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴡ ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴋɪʟʟ.

ʙᴜᴛ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴅᴏ ɪᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ; ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇ, sᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ, ɪ'ᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴᴛᴇʀғᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴍɪssɪᴏɴ- ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪɴᴅsᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ. ʜᴇ'ᴅ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ 24/7 ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏᴄᴜsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ, ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴀɴ ᴀʟɪᴇɴ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ sᴏ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴀɴɪᴄ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ɪᴛ; ʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴɪᴘᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ғʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏʀ ғɪɢʜᴛ.

ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ; ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ғᴇʟᴛ ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.

ɴᴏᴡ, ᴀs ɪ sᴀɪᴅ, ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ; ʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴊᴀɴᴇ. ʜᴇ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴsᴜʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴏᴅʏ. ʜᴇ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ᴛɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀɪᴀɴ ᴛᴏ "sᴛᴏᴘ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙᴜɴᴄʜ ᴏғ sᴄᴀʀᴇᴅ ɪᴅɪᴏᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ." ʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ sᴀʟʟʏ, ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ʙᴏᴛʜᴇʀɪɴɢ 'ᴍᴇ' ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀsᴛɪɴɢ 'ᴍʏ' ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ɪ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ʜɪᴍ. sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ. ʜᴇ ʀᴜɪɴᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ; ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴡ ʜᴇ's ʀᴜɪɴɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ.

ɪ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴇɴᴛʀʏ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴇssᴀɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴏ ᴍʏ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ sᴏ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴅɪᴀʀʏ, ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɪ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴏᴜᴛ.