The Earth Bleeds Red by Jackson Baer

Author:Jackson Baer [Baer, Jackson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jackson Baer
Published: 2017-10-06T23:00:00+00:00

The Father Confesses

September was usually one of the best months of the year for me. The fall quarter didn’t start until the end of the month, and I found myself enjoying some quiet time with Jessie at work and Ashley in school. This September shaped up to be quite different. This September had its own interests at heart and did not wait for me to catch up.

September 9 was the hardest day because we had been anticipating a trial for some time. Now, September 15 arrived, and Brandon was set to be released from jail. The D.A. made a short statement about there being extenuating circumstances with this particular case and that Mr. Johnson was no longer a suspect in the murder of Ashley Miller. He never apologized and failed to admit that they made a mistake. He simply said that the FBI was now in charge of the investigation with the Corvallis police department assisting in local matters. I could sense the bitterness in his voice, but I knew deep down in my heart that the FBI was right.

Brandon walked out of jail that afternoon, a free man. He slept in his bed in the same house as his parents while we remained alone.

Jessie and I fought more than usual over the last two weeks, something we rarely did. She was mad at me for always being irritated, and I was upset with her for being so quiet all the time. The meeting with Agent Duncan forced me to think about things like I hadn’t before. I was pissed at God before that meeting, but now, I rushed past that point. I felt livid at the thought of possibly never knowing where Ashley went and exactly what happened to her.

I had coped with and accepted the fact that my daughter’s boyfriend murdered her. I hated him, and I didn’t like God very much either, but I shifted into a place where I started to move on. Now, I struggled to accept the fact that some sick stranger took and killed my daughter. I was supposed to be okay with the notion that he touched her and did God knows what to her. The pictures raced across my mind of Ashley in that cabin and of the Hail Mary Killer murdering the old man in front of her. What the hell were they doing in that cabin anyway? The FBI had yet to release the info about what they found in the cabin or any of the DNA results.

What did he do with Ashley? Was she on the bottom of a river or buried in the woods somewhere, never to be found? I simply couldn't live with either of these scenarios being the fate for my baby girl.

I left the house and stared at the ground while walking down to Holy Trinity. I couldn’t find beauty in the tall fir trees or the quiet streets. A moment that should have been peaceful and relaxing caused me to become even more upset than before.

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