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Abandoned Yet Again
Ben
After an hour of searching for the scumbag, passing through the street where I first met him and asking people around if they knew any Jason Frank - even going to Byrd Park - I was convinced that I wasn't going to find him.
After almost giving up on my search, I noticed someone exiting a bar but looking around consciously. I parked the car and made my way to the man. He turned around and it was Jason. Immediately he saw me, he took off running.
Coward. I chased after him. I may have not jogged in a while, but it didn't mean I was out of shape. He kept making turns. I wasn't too familiar with this area so I couldn't find a shortcut that would let me overtake him easily.
He made a miscalculation and found himself at a dead end. I got him cornered.
"Jason, come with me," I said.
Like it was going to be that easy. I didn't want to do anything, but if he happened to attack me, wouldn't that be self-defense?
"Look, I didn't want any trouble with Olivia," he said as he walked up to me. "I didn't mean to hurt her. It was an accident."
"But you ran away while she was bleeding," I said. "If you just called an ambulance that would have helped your case. You're coming with me to the station. A night in a cell is going to do you enough."
"Okay," he said as he got closer.
That went better than I thought. I honestly thought he wouldn’t resist. That was my mistake. As I let down my guard, I didn't notice the pipe swinging from my left until it was almost too late. I moved my head to the right and shielded my face, but he managed to land a hit on my ear, causing me to stumble.
He hit me again, and I endured the impact. He took a step back and held the pipe properly.
"I thought you were going to come quietly," I said.
"Like I'd come to you that easily," he said. "You chased after me alone. Isn't it normal to call the cops and have them look for me? You're clearly going to do something to me."
"Caught already?" I sighed as I touched the arm he had hit, and my ear too. There was a cut, and I was already bleeding, "I was planning to look for a tree and bash your head in… accidentally. Just like you did to her?"
"You came here seeking revenge for Olivia? When do you get off your high horse?" he asked. "You don't even love her."
"What makes you say that?" I asked as I cracked my knuckles.
"Olivia," he said.
I stopped short, "What?"
"I found out from her that you haven't even expressed your love for her," he replied, grinning that he had gotten an edge over me. "When we were together, I made sure to let her know that I loved her verbally."
"But you still left her when she needed you the most," I reminded him.
"At least I didn't treat her like a glorified babysitter that I can conveniently fuck," he shot back.
I know that wasn't the case. But the way he placed it made me hurt a little. Something told me that this was his usual tactic.
Did he also talk to Olivia like this?
"I didn't treat her like that," I said as I took a step closer to him but he swung the pipe, missing my face by an inch or so.
"Oh yeah? You know both our daughters look alike, right?" he asked.
"There's no way Olivia would have told you that," I said.
"I've seen your daughter," he said in a menacing way that made my blood boil.
"You're stalking my family?" I asked.
