"Janice, of course I hope you can come back. I'm very happy that you are still alive. I also hope that you can live a happy life," Jim said frankly. It was just that he was not the one who could make her happy anymore.
"Jim, if you want the weak and gentle me to come back, you must stay with me to protect me. Otherwise, that Janice will only die, because she is no longer suitable to live in this cruel world," Janice threatened.
"Maybe what you need most is not me, but a psychologist." Jim frowned and said, "I will only forgive the previous Janice. Now the person in front of me is just a stranger to me. So, if you dare to do anything to hurt heaven pepper again, I will not spare you."
The corner of Janice's mouth shook violently, and her beautiful face twisted because of the strong pain.
"You'll regret it, Jim. You'll regret it." She cried and ran out.
Looking at her back, Jim sighed deeply.
The second morning, he received a call from Janice again.
"Jim, can you come here? Please." Her voice was trembling, sounding quite terrified.
"I'll be right there." Jim hung up the phone and rushed there.
Janice curled up on the sofa, holding a pillow in her arms. Her face was full of extreme fear, as if she had seen a ghost.
"Jim, there is one thing I haven't told you. I have dual personality. Sometimes I will become another person," she said in a trembling voice.
"I know," said Jim in a low voice, staring at her face deeply. She looked really scared, not pretending.
"You know? When did you know?" Janice was shocked.
"Janice, do you remember what you have done these two days?" Jim asked with a sharp look in his eyes.
"I don't remember. My last memory is the night you told me you loved Eva at the riverside." Janice said, "After I went back, I cried for a long time and then fell asleep. I had many dreams. I dreamed that I was locked in a room. I wanted to escape, but I couldn't. I tried my best to call for help, but no one could hear my voice. I'm so scared. I'm so scared. I'm afraid I won't wake up again."
She held her arms tightly and buried her head in her knees.
Jim was shocked. As expected, the person who had appeared in front of him for so many days was Janice's secondary personality.
She had been existing for a longer time than Janice's master character. Did she want to completely replace the master character?
While he was thinking, Janice said in a low voice, "She replaced me, didn't she?"
Jim nodded.
Tears streamed down Janice's face. "In fact, I lied. She didn't appear until I was in America. She existed when I was sensible or earlier. We are like two souls living in the same body. No one knows my secret, and I never dare to tell anyone. I'm afraid that they will think that I'm a monster with more serious schizophrenia than Janet. Janet has always thought that she is a devil who has occupied my body, and I also think she is a devil."
Janice paused and continued, "In the past, she only ran out when I was unhappy and stayed for a short time. Every time she appeared, I would fall asleep and dream that I was locked in a room. In the past, I could quickly open my room and escape, but after I went to America, it became more and more difficult. But now I feel that I can't get out. Maybe one day I will be locked up in it forever."
"No, I won't let her replace you." Jim held her in his arms. She was shaking so violently that she was like a leaf being blown by a storm and was about to wither and fall soon.
"Jim." Janice grabbed his collar tightly and said, "Janet told me what I did after I was possessed by the devil. She is a devil. She will hurt Janet, Eva and even you. She is good at disguising herself so that you can't tell which one is me and which one is her. You can't trust her. If one day I can't wake up again and she completely takes my place, you should lock her up and send her to a psychiatric hospital. Don't let her get close to Janet, Eva and you, okay?"
Jim's heart was in a mess. He had never thought that when Janice was suffering from the pain, her heart was also suffering.
Physical disease could be cured, but mental disease was difficult to cure.
He couldn't help but tighten his arms. "I will protect you. I won't let her hurt you or anyone."
Just then, the doorbell rang.
Seeing Eva come in, Jim was slightly shocked, and so was Eva.
Did Janice come to confront her?
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