TWENTY-FIVE

What harm have I done them? I’ve tried my best to make sure they never suffered, and even if they didn’t need help, I’ve had their backs, just in case.

If they keep digging, it could be all over for me. But I won’t be caught just to keep their cushy lives safe, not now, not anymore. OK, so I’ve made some mistakes, mostly because I’ve trusted people. And I thought, in time, the good I’ve managed to do for them would be obvious and they’d thank me for it.

That makes me a fool, but I never thought it would come to this.

I’ve warned them, given them time to see that if they keep trying to turn what I’ve done into a crime … What then? Don’t be a fool again. Think about yourself for once. If it looks as if I’m going down, they must go down, too. Not with me, but first. I will get rid of them and save myself. I have no choice.

Why should I be afraid now? There’s no justice and it makes me very, very angry. I warned that fool to do as she was told, but she was too weak to keep her mouth shut. I can’t risk waiting to see if they come for me. The time to get this rolling is now.