As I navigate the busy streets towards my grandmother's restaurant, my mind is a whirlwind of thoughts, all centered around Aileen's cryptic revelation. The implications of her words seem to expand with each passing moment, like ripples in a pond.
If Aileen had been in someone else's head before, what about all the other notorious serial killers throughout history? Bundy, Dahmer, Gacy - could they all be engaged in similar "purifying sin" tasks?
I stop at a crosswalk, waiting for the light to change. My eyes scan the faces in the crowd, and for a moment, I'm struck by a unsettling thought: how many of these people might have voices in their heads too? How many cops, lawyers, judges, or everyday citizens are walking around with the whispers of history's most infamous killers echoing in their minds?