True Blood

Karma

"Jess?" Jason asks as we walk towards the door 

"Yeah, come in. Just close the door behind you, please." she says and we quickly walk into a small room 

"Door's closed." Jason states and I look at Jess who looks distressed 

"Hi. Thank you for coming." she says and I sigh confused 

"Okay. What's going on?" I ask 

"It's, um-- It's Bill." she says and this sparks my attention 

"What about Bill?" I ask 

"I overheard him tell someone that he was Hep-V-positive." she says and I step back confused 

"No, that can't be. We saw him last night. He was fine." Jason says but Jess shakes her head  

"I know, but that's what he said." Jess says 

"What did you hear exactly?" I ask still shocked  

"He was on the phone. He was talking to a lawyer's office or something. And he was saying that he needed to come in... and make arrangements for his estate and will... because he was Hep-V-positive and he didn't know how much time he had." she says and Jason shakes his head confused 

"Maybe he wanted to get his will and stuff done...because of all the crazy shit going on in the world." Jason says and I sigh 

"Yeah, but he said that he was sick. He said that he was Hep-V-positive." she says 

"Okay, okay. Let's just-- Ahem. Let's say for a minute that he is sick. Bill Compton is one tough motherfucker. He's gonna beat this thing. I mean, hell, he was a bona fide vampire god about six months ago. Okay. Hey, we ain't giving up hope yet. We don't even know if he's got it for sure." he says but then images of the Hep V's blood getting in my mouth and eyes and then me letting him feed off my blood 

"Jason.  I need you to take me to the clinic. I've been exposed." I whisper and I watch as Jess's eyes go up to mine 

"It ain't you, Megs You were negative just last week." Jess says and I sigh 

"Even still... l need to get tested again. Can you just take me now, please?" I ask and I watch as Jason gets up and we leave when I get to the place she starts doing tests on me. When I'm done Jason and I sit outside 

"I can still sense Bill. His smell, maybe. Or his presence when he's nearby. Or if he's standing behind me... .l know he's there before I actually lay eyes on him. Even when I hate him... he's in my blood. But I know now I'm no longer in love with him" I whisper 

"Yeah, I ain't never felt anything like that. I mean, maybe with Jessica a little bit. But that was... It was all muddled up with Hoyt and everything." Jason sighs 

"You don't feel like that with Violet?" I ask and he shakes his head 

"I dont feel a single one of those things with her. And I'm... Well, I'm scared all the time." he says and I shake my head 

"Love shouldn't make you scared. Not scared like that. We don't know how much time we got left. It doesn't seem worth it to spend it with someone you don't love." I say and he sighs 

"I'm gonna tell Violet how I feel. I gotta break it off." he says but then I get a phone call and as I pick it up I hear the woman over the phone telling me my results are negative but that another person with the same last name had gotten a positive result 

"What is it?" Jason asks 

"It wasn't me....it was Sookie" I whisper