I was Jack The Ripper (Part Two): by Bray Michael

Author:Bray, Michael
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-19T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Even at such a late hour, Whitechapel teemed with life. The church clock signalled three in the morning yet still children scurried and played, as their mothers drunk and tottered, leaning on their equally drunk friends as they bellowed at passers-by or tried to solicit themselves for a few pennies. Edward walked the streets, head down, hands thrust in pockets. He ignored the jeers, the jibes, and the incessant chatter. Ahead of him, a brawl broke out in a doorway between two men, which spilled into the street followed by a few interested spectators. Edward walked on paying no mind. His mood had turned dark, darker even than the deepest recesses of the dimly lit passages and streets which surrounded him. His eyes flitted to them, the whores. He watched as they indulged in whispered conversation with their customers, before retreating to a dark and unseen place to complete the transaction. Anger filled him, an all-consuming hatred which was becoming familiar. He needed to kill, however, he also knew that rats and dogs would not suffice his growing rage.

“You want the business?” came the slurred voice from behind him.

Edward turned slowly, looking the woman up and down as she peered from the archway, his expression not betraying the burning rage that she had dared address him. She was overweight, her filthy brown hair pulled back in a scraggly clump on her head. Her small features were drawn and tired; under her left eye was the yellowish remains of what looked like a recent bruise. Her skin looked strange to Edward, pale and lifeless. Her flabby arms went to her hips as she tried her best to strike a seductive pose. Edward almost laughed at the idiocy but was somehow able to retain his demeanour.

“You look lost, love. I can maybe help you find something for just three pennies.”

Edward said nothing, doing all that he could to quell his disgust.

“As it happens I have a few pennies to spend.” Edward heard himself saying, feeling as if he were some kind of a passenger in his own body. The prostitute grinned, revealing what remained her badly decayed and yellowed teeth.

“Come on then love, this way,” she said before shrinking back into the blackness of the archway. Edward looked all about him on the busy streets, yet nobody paid any attention. He noted that he was no different to the scores of other people here, and his actions were of no interest to them. He walked into the archway, the smell of filth and desperation causing him to wrinkle his nose. There was no light, Edward taking a moment to allow his eyes to adjust to the darkness. The archway extended for another ten feet beyond her, then turned to the right. The passageway was otherwise unoccupied.

“This way love,” came her voice from the dark as Edward began to walk towards her. He could see her now, a vague shape in the darkness for which Edward was grateful.

“Gimmie a second just to

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