2019-12-15 - Pattycake, Pattycake

For the second time tonight, Patrick enters Addington House - thinking he's alone - and nearly jumps out of his skin.

"...and Anne, sitting in a tree…" A spray of blood pumped out of a violently ragged neck-gash, splattering a floor already liberally damaged by the night's festivities.

"Stop."

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G."

"Stop."

"First comes love - "

"Stop."

"Then comes heartbreak and anger and loneliness and - "

"STOP." The fitfully flickering lights on the tree sparked once and suddenly cut off.

"There it is. There's the Patty I was looking for. Too bad he slunk back to Chicago after Sue got murdered, I might still be alive. Oh well, baby brother, I guess now's your chance to make up for lost time."