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Chapter 5 - Dear Miss Olsen…

Harlan got in the elevator, pressed the button to floor eleven and the door closed. The elevator opened at the eleventh floor and Harlan walked out and found room 23. He put in the key card and the door unlocked. Harlan walked in the hotel room and shut the door behind him.

Harlan removed his coat and his polo and walked in the bathroom. He looked at his scars and cuts. The blood bleeding out. Harlan got alcohol and started pouring it on his wounds.

As Harlan started putting ointment on his wounds, he heard a soft noise. Harlan got his gun and moved out of the bathroom. He heard footsteps not from above... but from the room. Harlan aimed his gun, prepared to shoot. He moved to the window and slowly opened it... to see no one. He looked up and down, left and right, not a single sign of life. Harlan moved from the window to the door, he slowly unlocked it and opened it, expecting to see maybe Audrey outside, but no one. Harlan nodded as he slowly closed the door and locked it.

Jasmine: You might wanna check under the beds.

Harlan turned around and saw a woman sitting on the bed, Jasmine. Jasmine put a sarcastic smile on her face and waved at him.

Jasmine: Hi! Miss me?

Harlan, full of shock and surprise, looked at her, gun still aiming at her. Jas looked at the gun and sighed.

Jasmine: Seriously, what is it with boys and guns? Seriously, put the gun down, I'm not gonna hurt you.

...

Jasmine: Well physically. Mentally and emotionally, sure.

Harlan: You can't be here... you can't be here.

Jasmine: Of course I'm not here. Don't be stupid Harlan. Well I am here but not here. I'm a part of your mind, you're imagining me.

Harlan: You can't be here. What the hell are you doing here Jas?

Jasmine: I don't know... you were the one who called me here.

Harlan rolls his eyes.

Harlan: Yeah... I'm gonna need a drink.

Harlan walks to the minibar and gets a canned beer.

Jasmine: Yeah go grab one, you're gonna need one.

Harlan: What are you doing here?

Jasmine: How's life Harlan?

Harlan looks at her, surprised.

Harlan: Excuse me?

Jasmine: How's life?

Harlan: Why you asking?

Jasmine: Cuz a few days... weeks? Same banana. Days ago you were with me, having a happy life, not to mention you planned on marrying me. Then here comes some random guy, ruins your relationship with me and here you are, back as an agent, murdering people-

Harlan: It is my job.

Jasmine: You're job is to make the world a safer place, not murder people left and right.

Harlan: What do you know? You and your clinic.

Jasmine: Oh please I know everything about you. You and your dark secrets.

Harlan: You don't know anything about me.

Jasmine: I know EVERYTHING about you. About how until now... you're still living in DENIAL! WAKE UP!

Jasmine slaps Harlan's right cheek. Harlan puts his hand on his cheek.

Jasmine: Pathetic. To fall for a wimp like y-

Harlan grabs Jasmine by the throat and pins her to the wall.

Harlan: SHUT UP!

Harlan closes his eyes and punches Jas as hard as he can... however he punches the wall. Harlan screams in pain as he looks at the cracked wall to his bleeding knuckles. Harlan looks around, no sign of Jasmine. He walks to the bathroom and turns on the faucet and washes his bloody knuckles. However as he looks at the mirror, he notices his right cheek, bleeding.

Harlan takes one look at the mirror, then at his bloody hand.