My Bad Self by Jessica Huntley
Author:Jessica Huntley [Huntley, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Psychological thrillers with strong women, Psychological thrillers with mental health, Thriller novellas, Short thriller books, Short psychological thrillers
Published: 2023-12-06T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter One
My name is Josslyn and Iâm a psychopath.
Actually, thatâs not technically correct.
I have psychopathic tendencies (donât we all a little bit?) and a personality disorder.
No, wait. Thatâs not right either. Itâs difficult to explain. Let me start over.
My name is Alicia and I am a psychopath.
Itâs me again. I sometimes get us mixed up. Itâs impossible to describe exactly what or who Alicia is because I donât know the answer myself.
I'm Josslyn Reynolds, a twenty-eight-year-old slightly crazy lady who lives alone and has no friends. Alicia is ... well, sheâs ... the psychopathic voice in my head. Wait, before you judge me as a lunatic, let me attempt to explain. She hasnât always been there (I'll get to that later), but sheâs been in my head a long time, so long in fact that I canât imagine her not being there.
I know everyone has an inner monologue running through their minds. Everyone has thoughts they keep inside that only they know about and would never say aloud, but Alicia isnât merely my own thoughts and feelings: sheâs something else, something ... different.
If you met me on the street, youâd never give me a second look. Iâm average height, average build, have dull brown hair just below shoulder length, brown eyes and am a casual dresser. Boring, right? Thereâs nothing interesting about me whatsoever (except for Alicia), but no one knows about her, so from the outside, Iâm perfectly normal, but on the inside ... oh boy, I'm fucked up. Iâve somehow managed to keep her a secret the entire time sheâs been present within me. It feels like I have a secret superpower. Itâs what makes me special ... to me. Iâm not special to anyone. I donât have anyone in my life that I care about (minus my parents and Oscar, which Iâll explain soon). Most of the time I have to pretend to be normal and happy. I mean, I am happy (sort of). Iâm not depressed, but Iâm not what you would call a sociable, happy person.
Let me get one thing clear: I donât like people. Thatâs not Alicia talking, thatâs me. I guess you could say that I tend to push people away just by being me, which makes me feel very lonely. Yes, I know, Iâm a walking contradiction. I donât like people, yet I feel lonely. Human beings need companionship, or they end up going crazy, like me, although technically I'm not crazy, I just happen to have a voice in my head.
Loneliness is a funny thing, isnât it? Even the most popular, outgoing person can feel lonely, even if they are surrounded by friends and family. Itâs one of those things you often hear about, but very rarely talk about. No one ever stops and truly thinks about it because, the truth is, we're all lonely in our own way. We all have those moments where we realise that, sometimes, loneliness is our only true friend. Itâs always there, whether we want it to be or not.
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