The mistake of Jack - Chapter 11 [Final]- FICTION
After the funeral, Audrey walked next to Miranda to the car with her arm supporting and comforting her. It had been a rough two weeks and Audrey was uncomfortable with her sister’s decision to move to the city to start a new life there. She knew that Miranda had so much potential and took comfort in the fact that she would have her focus on the cooking show instead of falling back into the depression she was in after Jack’s death.
For two weeks, Miranda never spoke to anyone. She kept to herself and never even told her sister about what happened that night. It was humiliating and she blamed herself for Jack’s decision to hang himself in the shower that morning. Even if she had believed in him, the humiliation for Jack would still have gotten under his skin. Of course there was no suicide note or any time for him to tell his version of the story, but that didn’t matter to Miranda anymore.
The envelope that she found in the back of his closet was enough proof that he was guilty. When the police questioned her about his death, she remembered about the envelope that Fischer brought home the night before and she searched everywhere for it until she found it after they left. By that time, she already knew that he was to give a statement about the incident at work. Although she found Cindy's statement a little vague, her mind was already made up.
Fischer came to their home during the week and she just didn’t have the courage to speak to him. She did not want to know or hear anything about what happened. Jack should never have put himself in a situation like that, she thought. It didn’t matter.
The house just wasn’t the same anymore. Miranda knew that she had to get out of there. All she could think about was packing. It kept her mind off Jack and his lies. She didn’t even touch his clothes or any of his belongings. When Tracey returned from her grieving period, she packed all of Jack’s things and donated it to charity before packing her own belongings and then moved out.
Except for a few pieces of furniture, the house stood empty. She didn’t have the courage yet to sell it and knew that she would have to do it at some point but she thought of leaving it to Audrey. Jack’s last will and testament left her with the house, everything in it and his car. He wasn’t a rich man so there was no money to be inherited but Miranda didn’t care as she didn’t need his money or any of his things to survive.
To Miranda, he was a coward for taking his own life instead of coming clean with the truth. He could have just told her what happened. The main question that remained in her mind was why he was so angry…Was it because she caught him? Was it because he felt too guilty to explain? Was it something that Fischer said? Was it because he was innocent? She never even thought that there could be any other explanation and that’s why she never told Audrey about it. Audrey would have given her too many scenarios to think about and Miranda didn’t want that.
“I know what I know!” Miranda said to herself as she pulled out of the graveyard. “He was guilty, bloody excuse of a man!”
Previous Chapters:
Chapter 1: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-1-fiction
Chapter 2: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-2-fiction
Chapter 3: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-3-fiction
Chapter 4: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-4-fiction
Chapter 5: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-5-fiction
Chapter 6: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-6-fiction
Chapter 7: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-7-fiction
Chapter 8: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-8-fiction
Chapter 9: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-9-fiction
Chapter 10: https://steemit.com/fiction/@bdmomuae/the-mistake-of-jack-chapter-10-fiction
He killed himself... What a coward!!!
Do you still think he's guilty @richq11?
Yup... why else would he kill himself???
I guess that was the mistake of Jack then. To kill himself rather than telling the truth. Now we'll never really know, although I think he was innocent ;)
Always tell the truth... One reason I don't have many friends is because I always tell the truth!
great
I found you :)
Hello fellow SteemitEducation Editor!
I am intrigued, and must start from the beginning. I like your writing style <3
Found you too.
Thanks @arbitrarykitten. ;)
He had no way out, his life was f,,,ed. He was accused, did not matter that he may not have done it, he had an affair in the past and that's all anyone was going to care about, his wife, his boss, the court system. He was set up, and screwed blue, no way out. No life left. He was a man that screwed around on his wife once, so he was guilty of any accusations for the rest of his life. Good ending.
Well said @bashadow, that was the mistake of Jack.
Thank you so much for reading =)
It was a very enjoyable read. Here on steemit, my reading repertoire, is expanding. I would most likely not have looked to hard at your story if I had a choice between buying it or buying a steam punk/demons type novel. My few dollars would have gone on the steampunk novel. But here on steemit, I am not limited money wise, I can read so many different stories that in the past I would have had to walk by. Now if steemit ever goes away and I have to chose, I honestly can not say which i would bye. So thank you for broadening my reading horizons.
Punk/Demon...haha. A good thing then you chose to read on Steemit as you wouldn't find any Punk/Demon stories in my mind. Lol
Yes, but as good a writer as you are, you might be able to do a steampunk novel. Take jack have him come back as a vengeful demon like jack the Ripper night rider to the rescue of broken men and women from home wreckers. But nevermind that, you had a nice story there it was very enjoyable to read, and I thought it was well done. Thank you for deciding to share it with us.
Lol, that sounds like a cool story! I just can't think of that many crap...yet! Maybe one day, hehe!
Wow this makes you think - I really enjoyed this story- cannot wait for your next one
Thanks @anneke.
I think I first need to recover from this one, lol.