The Curse of the Clairvoyant: A Psychic Mystery Thriller (Insidious Island Book 1) by Kirk Kilgrave

Author:Kirk Kilgrave [Kilgrave, Kirk]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-05-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter fifteen

Amelia’s shoulders clenched at the audacity of Mr. Blackwell’s voice. She stopped walking. She didn’t turn toward him. She didn’t know what to do or say, and she hated feeling helpless.

“Please forgive me. I’m not accustomed to rejection. I don’t handle it well.”

She noticed a little surliness in his expression and tone. It surprised her that he’d gotten irritable, especially after the showdown with a dozen men with guns. Amelia spun around and walked toward him. “I got a feeling that students tracking you down while carrying guns wasn’t something new for you.”

“You’d be correct.”

“Then why did you hand out guns like people pass out Halloween candy?”

“Walk with me.” He started down the pathway.

Amelia felt compelled to do so, not because he requested it, but because she thought he might give her more information about this place, his intentions, or valuable intel she might regret not learning about later.

“I dispense guns,” Mr. Blackwell said, “because Americans are obsessed with control. They want to protect themselves and their loved ones, because they have the false notion that owning one or more guns will keep them safe.”

To her knowledge, Amelia’s parents didn’t own a gun, although her tío and tía, who now watched after her siblings, owned them. A pang of unease swept through her; a helplessness that made her want to call them to make sure her siblings were okay.

What if something did happen to them? They wouldn’t be able to get in touch to let me know. I’d be stuck here, oblivious. For two months!

“False notion?” Amelia repeated to get herself back on track.

Mr. Blackwell nodded. “America was founded upon violence. To gain their independence, they fought the British. Then they roamed across America, taking what they wanted by use of force, by control.”

Amelia immediately felt as though she’d been attacked. But she was more curious about his personal stance on the issue, in light of recent events, than about her duty as an American to support the justification for the Second Amendment. She’d always support that amendment, despite having no interest in ever owning a gun.

“Control,” Mr. Blackwell repeated. “That’s why there is so much gun violence in America. That need is encoded in the DNA of every American. Giving students guns will make them feel like they have some control over their circumstances. But as you saw a little while ago, it is an illusion.

“If I gave each person a knife, they wouldn’t feel as much in control. They couldn’t hurt each other from afar. They would need to get up close, look into each other’s eyes, and strike multiple blows. With blood spilling, and by possibly getting hurt themselves, they might be reluctant to finish the job. Animosity, distrust, and fear would run rampant on campus. Confidence among the unscrupulous would rise, while those with morals would be less inclined to use knives. And without a more lethal weapon to work up to, like the aforementioned guns, a massacre might ensue, resulting in a total loss of control.

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