When Beth Wakes Up by Matthew Franks

Author:Matthew Franks [Franks, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: horror, psychological
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Published: 2019-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

I walked away from the bed and into the living room area. I suspected she thought I was “Mr. Stevens” or Bobby, so I didn’t want to alarm her when she discovered that it was me. I started to speak but remembered my original plan. I shut my eyes and recalled all the details of Margaret’s videos and photos on her cell phone. I even replayed the memory Mr. Freeman had of the night she and Bobby came to the office party.

“Where are you going?” she called from the bed. “Don’t you want to play?”

Once I had a complete mental picture, or as complete as I could get given the fact I’d never met her face to face, I morphed into Margaret Stevens. I was standing by a mirror in the living room when I changed. When I first saw myself in it, I flinched. No matter how often I did it, transforming into someone else always made me feel uneasy. I was wearing the same clothes she wore to the office party.

“I’m not—” I began to speak but realized it was still my voice.

“You okay, honey?” said Beth from the bed. “You’re not still sick. Are you? You don’t sound like yourself.”

I ran the videos through my head again. This time I had it. “I’m not who you think I am,” I said in Margaret’s voice.

Beth got off the bed and took off the blindfold. “What are you doing in here?” she asked.

She flipped on the lights and froze when she saw me standing before her as Margaret. “It’s you. You’re not welcome here. I want you to leave.”

“Who is it you think that I am?” I asked.

“Don’t play innocent, sweetheart,” she said. “You know who you are, and you know what you did. I can’t believe you’d have the audacity to show your face.”

“I’m sorry,” I said. “What is that I did?”

“Are you playing games or just stupid? You tried to steal my husband!”

“I did?” I said, not having to pretend to be confused.

“Yes! But I got news for you. He doesn’t love you! In fact, he can’t stand the sight of you! Now get out of our lives before I get really angry! Is that clear enough for you?!”

“By ‘you,’ do you mean Margaret?”

“I’m Margaret, you dumb whore!”

“No. I’m Margaret. I’ll prove it to you.”

I willed an imaginary purse to appear on the coffee table next to me. I perused through it as I surmised a woman might and pulled a wallet out of a variety of items including lipstick, towelettes, and granola bars. I opened the wallet to a driver’s license I conjured and showed it to Beth. It had Margaret’s picture and address on it. Beth studied it for a moment and then knocked the wallet out of my hand.

“That’s obviously a fake!” she said. “Now get out of here!”

“Listen,” I said. “I know this is a lot for you to take right now. I’m not trying to upset you. But there’s something I need to tell you.

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