Jackie The Ripper

Chapter 5

    I arranged the funerals. Even though I hadn't known them very long they felt like family. Thomas wouldn't leave my side through any of this. He was so scared. I understood he would be, He was so young. He saw his parents dead bodies on the floor covered in blood. That scars a child. 

    The way everything worked out I ended up with their house because I took over Thomas. I made sure he went to school and still had fun. I tried so hard for him to forget about what had happened, but there was no way. The random killings stopped after Thomas's parents.

    I couldn't wrap my head around it. I used to kill, but I never killed couples. After a few months it felt like everything was normal. I got a job in a factory, I didn't see Jack anymore. When I thought back to what had happened between him and I, it made me feel so strange. Like we were connected, but we weren't. 

    I had a bad gut feeling about how smooth everything was going. Thomas was doing great in school. He is such a smart child. His parents would be so proud of him. He started calling me Aunt Jackie. Which I didn't mind, he was all the family I ever had. I got home from work and he got home from school around the same time. 

    "How was school Thomas?" "It was great. I made a new friend." "A new friend? That's wonderful. What's their name?" "He said his name was Jack and he said he knew you." I was in so much shock. After so much time he still remembered me? "Aunt Jackie, he said he wants to see you again." "What did you tell him?" "I told him I would ask." 

    I helped Thomas get ready for bed while starting to get worried. I hadn't seen Jack since the night before Thomas's parents were killed. I shook off the thoughts and tucked Thomas into bed. "Goodnight Thomas." "Goodnight Aunt Jackie." I closed the door tight before heading to the kitchen. 

    Times had been very hard. I went from being on my own to raising a child. I grabbed a bottle of whiskey. Not even caring about a glass I took a big drink. Letting it burn all the way down. Then I heard a knock on the door. It was dark outside who could it be? I opened the door to see Jack standing there. 

    "Hello Jackie. I've missed you." I couldn't speak I couldn't believe he was standing in front of me again. Before I gained the ability to speak, his lips were on mine. Kissing me roughly and passionatily. His hands were everywhere on my body. I finally gave in. I lead him to my bedroom which was at the other end of the house from Thomas.

    Before I knew it we were fully connected to each other. It was something I had never felt before. When we finished up, we laid together in bed. "I had been wanting to be with you since you bumped into me on the ship." "We didn't even know each other." "I know, it's just there was something about you that calmed all the rage inside of me." He gave me a kiss and got dressed and left.

    The next day all I could think about was what had happened. The way he gently touched every part of my body. Making me feel so wanted. Then it happened. The next night, another body was found a young woman cut wide open. Her guts laying everywhere. Then I started putting pieces together.

    Everytime Jack is around someone dies. My mind just assumed it was him. No evidence or anything. I kept quiet about it. I think I'm in love with this man. I can't turn him into the police. Weeks went by and I didn't see Jack, but I started feeling sick in the mornings. Nothing I couldn't handle, it just seemed odd.

    I got up one morning and read the paper. "Alanta Ripper strikes again" Deep down I had a feeling it was my Jack, but I wasn't sure. Then I started to remember my monthly vistor hadn't come in a few months. Then I realized, I was with child. I got scared, but I would give birth to this child. I got to the point all I did was work and read the paper. 

    Thomas helped me a lot around the house, but he was only five by this time so he couldn't do much. We fixed up a room for the baby. Thomas didn't understand how I was having a baby, but he could learn about that as he got older. I kept praying that Jack would come back and we could be a family. 

    I didn't want to go into labor in front of Thomas so I had it set up where I would go to the hospital and nurses would watch him for me. One night I sat on my bed with my hand on my stomach and then a realization hit me. If Jack was Jack the ripper and the atlanta ripper, he will have murder in his blood from both sides.

    Our child could be an unstoppable killing machine. Unless I could teach him a different way. I want something different for my child. I don't want him to be like me. I had to move to a new country just to cover my tracks. I want my child to live a happy normal life. I need to keep Jack away from his child. 

    I woke up and headed to the hospital because it was time to have my baby. Thomas was on his best behavoir. I was very proud of him. He did so great. After fourteen house of labor I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Thomas was the first person to hold her. He was so happy he started crying. 

    It was so sweet to see. It warmed my heart so much. It felt like time had stop dead in it's tracks. Now I had two beautiful children as part of my life. It felt like the world was finally perfect. It had been months since there were killings. I hadn't seen Jack the whole time I was with child. It hurt but I kind of understood that he wouldn't be back. I lost sight of everything I wanted to do so it is time to start doing it again.