That night Catherine didn't want to go to sleep, she was still shocked about the painting. She opened up the diary and began reading the entries:
Saturday May 14, 1906
Dear Diary;
Today has been a very hectic day in the Willows Manor. Tonight my parents are hosting a grand ball. All of their friends will be there along with some of mine. We will be having the time of our lives.
My father wants me to be on my best behavior but I don't want to, I have a plan for tonight one that will not favor the guests or my parents. They treat me like dirt always telling me what to do never letting me be independent. Well they are going to pay for all of the torture they have put me through. I didn't mind it when I was little but now that I am 17 years old I can make my own decisions.
My mother wants me to marry some rich fool that I don't even like one bit. How am I suppose to live with him for the rest of my life if I can't even stand being around him for more than 2 minutes. He is coming to the ball tonight, he is suppose to propose to me so my mother said but I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen. I have came up with a plan to kill my mother and father along with Rupert tonight. I don't want to live with them anymore they are be coming to demanding.
I want to marry a different man, a man that my parents would not approve of. One they would never except me to marry. He and I are in love and it's true love, once I'm done with the killing of my family I am leaving Willows Manor and living with my fianc�e Joshua. True love can set you free, and that's what I am planning to do tonight.
I must leave now to get dressed for the ball. I shall tell you everything when I re return from the ball. You are my one and only true friend because I can tell you secrets and you can't tell anyone else. I feel comfortable telling you my most deepest thoughts and wishes without worrying that you will stab me in the back. I will always write in you about everything for as long as I live.
Love always,
Catherine Mary Willows
Catherine was amazed at what this young lady had planned to do. She flipped the page and read the next days entry as well.
Sunday May 15, 1906
Dear Diary:
Last nights ball went right to the plan. My parents are now dead along with Rupert and the 50 or so guests that were at the ball that night. I had to make sure that there were no witnesses to the killing spree I went on last night. I'm now living with my husband of one day Joshua out in his manor. Now no one will ever know that I committed the crimes at Willows manor and know one will ever find the bodies because nobody ever comes and visits the manor. I dread anyone that comes to the manor in the next decade or so because the house is haunted with the souls of those people. My mother and father will walk the halls looking for me and Rupert will be waiting for his beloved to return.
As I promised the night before I would tell you about the whole plan. First I decided to kill my mother. She was helping me get dressed for the ball and I took a knife from the kitchen and brought it up stairs. When she turned around to grab my dress I stabbed her in the back right through the heart. The only bad thing was that I got blood on my favorite dress. She died instantly and I left her body laying on my bed to make it look like she was resting and no one would suspect it.
Next was my father, he was a little harder to kill because he was greeting the guests. I told him that I wanted to speak to him in private in the sitting room. I had grabbed a pistol out of the gun cabinet and brought it with me. He of course would of listened to me he always make time for his little girl. He asked me why I needed to talk to him right now, he said the guests were more important then me! ME! I'm his own daughter. Well that just made me more furious so I shot him twice in the chest and once in the head. The blood splattered all over the white furniture and made a mess on my dress again. I laid him down on the couch and covered his body with a sheet except for the head. I made it look like he committed suicide incase anyone asked.
Now Rupert was easy to kill. He came to the house and I took my fathers spot at greeting the guests at the door. When he came I told him to go into the study and I would be there in a moment. Of course he did go into the study and waited for me. I came in a few minutes later once all the guests had arrived. He was very pleased to see me as usual and I played the role of girl that wanted some fun. He of course caught on fast and began to get a little naughty. I took that opportunity to grab the letter cutter off of the desk and I slashed his throat. He died quick and painless unlike my father, but he deserved to die in pain.
Now all that was left was the guests, I had made sure that everyone had took a drink of punch which I personally made. Of course I added a little extra, some arsenic to the bowl. The guests began dropping like flies. My fianc�e at the time came right on time and we stored all of the bodies down in the cellar. I grabbed my things and left with him around midnight.
My plan went splendid and now I don't have to worry about my parents nagging and putting me as a last priority. Now you know what happened on that freighting night and I know that you can't tell anyone about it since you are just a book. But I am going back tomorrow and I am leaving you there along with my jewelry box that contains everything I used to kill those people that night. So if anyone does come to Willows Manor they will know the truth.
Love always,
Catherine Mary Willows
Catherine couldn't believe what she read, she killed loads of people including her parents so she could be with her true love. She opened up the jewelry box and found the letter opener covered in blood, the knife covered with blood, the pistol, and the bottle of arsenic used to poison the guests. She went over to the closet and opened it up, she turned on the light and there were many evening gowns. She looked at all of them and found two that had bloodstains on them.
"Oh my god" Catherine whispered and ran into Grissom's room.
"Grissom, wake up" she whispered as she shook him
"Not yet, Catherine's not done her dance" Grissom moaned. That through Catherine off guard, She shook her head to clear the thought and shook him again "Griss wake up it's Catherine"
"Catherine?" He said and then opened his eyes. He turned on the light beside him and saw Catherine smiling at him "What? What's the matter? Something wrong?"
"I want to show you something" she said and helped Grissom up and brought him into her room.
"Catherine it's 3 in the." Grissom trailed off when he saw what was laying out on her bed. There were an assortment of weapons all covered in blood and a bottle of arsenic. Along with a diary and two dresses covered in blood. "What? Where did this all come from? Grissom asked.
"From the room Sara and I were in, except the dresses were in the closet. Read these two journal entries." Catherine said as she handed Gil the diary.
Gil read them and he was just as shocked as Catherine was. He looked up at Catherine and saw she was about to have a nervous breakdown. He dropped the book on the floor and a picture fell out. Catherine bent down to pick it up and it was her wedding day picture. It was her in a white gown and the groom was, Grissom. Her true love. Her hands began to shake, how did it know that she loved Grissom.
Grissom took the picture from Catherine's trembling hands and looked at it. He dropped it on the floor in shock. How did the house know that he loved Catherine more than anyone, it couldn't be possible unless this is all telling the furture instead of the past, but how can that be. This puzzled Grissom.
"Come on Cath, why don't we get some sleep and then leave, we'll figure this out tomorrow okay?" Grissom spoke which startled Catherine.
"Okay but Griss?" She said in a whimper.
"Yes Cath?"
"Can you stay in here tonight I don't want to be alone, not after all of this"
"Of course I will, if it will make you feel better"
"Thanks, you're a great friend"
"You are too"
Catherine and Grissom took everything off the bed and slipped inside. The bed was big enough for the both of them and they went right to sleep. Catherine snuggled up along Grissom as he slipped an arm around her. It made her fell much more safe.
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