529.
Edward's favorite number. He loved it. Simply because it's a square number.
23. The square root of 529. His second favorite number. Today is October 23.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRwoM7GzrI
529. The number of times I've texted Edward's phone after he passed away in hope of a reply.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxLod5dpeo1
529. Edward's house number.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3tQhWDnuD
529. My hospital room.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmTIDz5v2k
I wake up in a haze. I expected to be cramped in a dryer but instead I'm spread out on a hospital cot.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRbE1JC6vR
An officer near me speaks. "Jade, correct?"
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMGnwdnpfi
"Yes," I croak.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcw3H3HliO1
"May I ask you what the number 5-2-9 means for you?"
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgloHdwQurZ
Wow it's been a while since I've actually heard someone say it like that. I usually head five hundred and twenty nine, not just five-two-nine.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkMbZiTyhM
"It... represents the mental and emotional utopia or paradise that remains unharmed after the death of my lover," I say neutrally.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpu4jTwXV6
The officer looks shocked at my response. "I was just wondering... Since you've been repeating the number in your sleep without even realizing you're in a room with that number."
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsiBSlN3Sf7
I say nothing.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs31iuTVKNL
"Let's get to the point. You are going to be charged because you broke into Brandsmart. You—"
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdt0h7T2H2
"But I didn't steal anything! I was... simply on my way to give the security guard a meal since he looked hungry," I interject.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhRzHbUsuL
He chuckles some. "Miss Jade, that 'officer' is dead. Were you referring to the dead officer that was never hired by Brandsmart?"
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkbUuACaY2
...
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzaxm43qy4
"What?! Of course he works there! I saw him in the uniform and—"
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaFd2noVp3
"I don't have time for games. We took a blood sample of the guy and got his identity and the manager of Brandsmart showed me a list of all hired and fired employees of the last 5 years. This man, Derek White, was fired about 3 and a half years ago, after being caught and arrested for killing a man in some park a few years ago."
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6N86k6Dw2T
And finally all the puzzle pieces are fitting together.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkte3Hx2bKl
It was a setup.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffvGFDEkmF
"Officer? May I ask on what date did this 'officer' kill a man?" I ask.
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2zsZjAre6
"It was May 29."
663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSH8wKOsvFQ
5/29.663Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBykfkqoi7
