Chapter 26 Chapter Twenty Six

The hypnotherapy session begins.Once Ashley was under hypnosis, Dr. Keller said, "Ashley, tell me about Jim Cleary." "I love Jim. We're going to elope and get married together." "and after?" "At graduation night, Jim asked me if I would go over to his house with him and I... I said no. My dad was waiting for us when he walked me home. He was furious. He told Jim to get out , don't come again." "What happened next?" "I decided to go with Jim. I packed a travel bag and walked towards his house." She hesitated. "On the way to his house, I changed my mind and went home. I..."

Ashley's expression began to change.She began to relax in the chair, and it was Toni who sat there. "She didn't go home. She went to his house, and the doctor is good." ※※※ It was dark when she reached Jim Cleary's house.Jim said, "My family is out of town for the weekend." Ashley rang the doorbell.A few minutes later Jim Cleary opened the door.He is wearing pajamas. "Ashley." Jim grinned happily, "You still decided to come." He pulled her into the house. "I'm here because I..." "I don't care why you're here. You're here." He put his arms around her and kissed her. "How about a drink?"

"No. Maybe some water." She was suddenly worried. "Of course, come on." He took her hand and led her into the kitchen.He poured her a glass of water and watched her drink it. "You look nervous." "I... I'm a little nervous." "Nothing to be nervous about. There's no way my family will be back. Let's go upstairs." "Jim, I don't think we should..." He moved close to her from behind, his hands moving towards her breasts.She turns around. "Jim..." His lips were on hers, and he was pushing her hard against the kitchen counter. "I'll make you happy, darling." It was her father saying, "I'll make you happy, darling."

She froze.She felt him tearing off her clothes and entering her while she stood there naked, screaming silently. A wild rage seized her. She saw a chef's knife on a wooden chopping board.She took the knife and started stabbing him in the chest, shouting, "Stop, Father! Stop...stop...stop..." She looked down to see Jim lying on the floor, blood spurting from him. "You bastard," she yelled, "you'll never do that to anyone again." She leaned over and plunged the knife into his balls. ※※※ At six o'clock in the morning, Ashley went to the train station to meet Jim.No shadow of Jim.

Ashley started to panic.What will happen?She heard the whistle of the train in the distance, and she glanced at her watch, it was seven o'clock.The train is pulling into the station.She stood up and looked around nervously.What terrible thing happened to him?A few minutes later, Ashley stood there dumbfounded, watching the Chicago-bound train leave the station, taking all her dreams with it. She waited another half an hour, then walked slowly home.At noon that day, Ashley and her father boarded a plane to London... ※※※ The treatment session is ending. Dr. Keller counted: "...four...five. You're awake now."

Ashley opened her eyes. "what happens?" "Toni told me how she killed Jim Cleary. He was raping you." Ashley's face went pale. "I want to go back to my room." ※※※ Dr. Keller reports to Otto Luisen. "We're really starting to make some progress. Before this, it's been an impasse, and none of them are afraid to take the first step. But now they are becoming more and more relaxed. We are going in the right direction, but Ashley is still afraid to face reality." Dr. Lewison said: "She has no idea how these murders happen?" "Absolutely not. She's wiped it out completely. Toni has taken over her."

※※※ Two days later. "Are you okay, Ashley?" "Yes." Her voice sounded distant. "I want us to talk about Dennis Tibble. Is he a friend of yours?" "Dennis and I work for the same company. We're not really friends." "The police report says your fingerprints were found in his apartment." "Yes. I went there because he wanted me to give him some advice." "What happened next?" "We talked for a few minutes and then he gave me a glass of medicated wine." "What do you remember next?" "I... I woke up in Chicago."

Ashley's expression began to change. In an instant, it was Toni who was speaking to him. "Do you want to know what the hell happened?" "Tell me, Toni." ※※※ Dennis Tibble picked up the bottle of wine and said, "Make us comfortable." He began to lead her toward the bedroom. "Dennis, I don't want to..." When they were in the bedroom, he began to undress her. "I know what you want, baby. You want me to fuck you. That's why you're here." She struggles to get rid of him. "Stop it, Dennis!" "Not until I give you what you came here for. You're going to love it, baby."

He pushed her down on the bed and held her tight, his hands down her pussy.It was his father's voice: "You're going to love it, baby." He was forcing his way into her, over and over, while she was silently screaming, "No, Father. Stop it!" The name's anger hit.She saw the wine bottle.She reached for it, knocked it against the edge of the table, and drove the jagged edge of the carafe into his back.He yelled and tried to get up, but she hugged him tightly and kept pushing the broken bottle into his body.She watched him roll to the floor. "Stop..." he whispered.

"Did you promise not to do that again? Well, we'll find out." She picked up a piece of broken glass and reached for his groin. ※※※ Dr. Keller was silent for a while. "What did you do after that, Toni?" "I thought, I'd better get out of there before the police came. I have to admit I was pretty excited. I wanted to get out of Ashley's boring life for a while, and I had a friend in Chicago, so I decided to go there. He wasn't home so I did some shopping, went to some pubs and had a good time." "What happened next?" "I checked into a hotel and fell asleep." She shrugged. "Since then, it's Ashley's."

※※※ She came to herself slowly, knowing that something was terribly wrong.She felt as if she had been anesthetized, and it took a lot of effort just to open her eyes.Ashley looked around the room and began to panic. She was lying naked on a bed in a cheap hotel room. She managed to sit up and her head began to throb. She got out of bed, went into the tiny bathroom, and stepped into the shower. She let the hot water hit her body, trying to wash off whatever was horrible and dirty that was left on her.What if he got her pregnant?Disgusting at the thought of being pregnant with his child, Ashley stepped out of the shower, dried herself, and walked over to the wardrobe.Her clothes were gone, and the only things in the frame were a black leather miniskirt, a cheap-looking barrel bustier, and a pair of stilettos.She was uncomfortable at the thought of wearing such clothes, but she had no choice.She dressed quickly, and glancing at the mirror, she looked like a whore. "Father, I..." "What happened?" "I'm in Chicago right now, and..." "What are you doing in Chicago?" "I can't go into details now. I need a plane ticket to St. Aser's. I don't have any money with me. Can you help me?" "Of course, don't hang up... There is an American Airlines plane departing from O'Hare Airport at 10:40 in the morning, flight 407, and there will be a ticket waiting for you at the boarding gate." ※※※ "Alette, can you hear me? Alette." "I live here, Dr. Keller." "I want us to talk about Richard Melton. He's a friend of yours, isn't he?" "Yes. He's very... likeable. I'm in love with him." "Is he in love with you?" "I think so, yes. He's a painter, and we used to go to museums together and look at the wonderful paintings. When I'm with Richard, I feel... alive. I think if someone killed him, then one day we will get married." "Tell me about the last time you were together." "As we were walking out of a museum, Richard said, 'My roommate is going to a party tonight. Why don't you come over to my place? I want to show you some paintings.'" "'Not yet, Richard.'" "'Listen to you. See you next week?'" "'OK.'" "I drove off," Alette said. "And that was the last time we..." Dr. Keller saw Toni's liveliness begin to appear in her face. "She wants to think that," Toni said, "but that's not what actually happened." "So what happened?" Dr. Keller asked. ※※※ She went to Richard's apartment on Fall Street.The house was small, but Richard's paintings decorated the interior beautifully. "It makes the room come alive, Richard." "Thank you, Aliette." He took her in his arms. "I want to make love to you. You are beautiful." "You are beautiful," his father said.So she was stunned.Because she knew the dreadful thing was about to happen again.She was lying naked on the bed, feeling the familiar pain of him entering her and tearing her apart. Then she was screaming, "No! Stop it, Father! Stop it!" Then the depressive madness took hold of her.She couldn't remember where she got the knife, she just stabbed him in the body again and again, shouting at him: "I told you to stop! Stop!" Ashley writhed in her chair, screaming. "It's all right, Ashley," Dr. Keller said. "You're safe. Now I'm counting to five. You need to wake up." Ashley woke up, shaking. "everything fine?" "Toni told me about Richard. He made love to you. You thought it was your father, so you..." She covered her ears with her hands. "I don't want to hear any more." ※※※ Dr. Keller went to see Otto Luisen. "I think we're finally breaking through. It's going to be hugely traumatic for Ashley, but we're getting close. We've got two more murders to come back to." "and then?" "I'm going to bring Ashley, Toni and Alette together."