After Saw Pt 1

The Light Shining Through the Darkness

Chapter 1

It seemed like days that he had been in this newfound darkness, although the notorious Jigsaw killer only just recently shut out the light. Adam now sat against the many pipes that covered his corner of the bathroom thinking about how he could have been so stupid as to miss the key in the tub. He should have paid more attention to what was right in front of him, he thought. Had he done so he would not be caught in this mess. It seemed like he had been looking beyond the importance of what was right in front of him more often lately. It was probably the reason he was taken.

Adam breathed deeply and he tried to calm himself. He grasped his wounded right shoulder with his left hand. The blood was still flowing although not so rapidly anymore. Regardless, the pain was getting worse. He shifted his position in order to comfort himself more and began to doze. God only knew how long it would take before Lawrence came back with someone...if he even came back. He knew that he needed to conserve his energy in this hell. He had no food supply and the idea of eating Zepp didn't exactly appeal to Adam.

"I'll bring someone back, I promise...," Larry had said just before he dragged himself from the decrepit bathroom. He crawled slowly through the doorway and then was gone. Adam's only hope was gone, and although Adam had no doubts that Lawrence would get help given the chance, it was the slight odds of the chance presenting itself that worried him.

"Don't leave me!" Adam heard himself begging, for the last thing he wanted was to be alone.

Adam woke with a jerk, not wanting to relive the events that had recently taken place. He saw nothing but darkness and it frightened him briefly until he regained his senses and the memory of what had happened. He looked down in the general direction of his shoulder as he slowly moved his arm up and down, forward and back, trying to get the stiffness out. He sighed now possibly from boredom, or perhaps more secretly, to hear some sound in this darkness and he once again began to reflect on the events that led him to this place.

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Lawrence began to feel the effects of his actions immediately after they occurred and now the he was feeling much worse. He had just left Adam in the bathroom, still chained to a pipe in the far corner. He had to reach someone. He had to get help. After all, he made a promise and he always kept his promises.

Larry stopped dragging himself as he heard the heavy wooden door close. This didn't make sense. Did Adam somehow escape? Did he find a key somewhere? At this point he was too worn out to waste his energy crawling back to check. Just as he was beginning to crawl again Larry was halted by the sound of footsteps.

"Adam, is that you?" Lawrence cried weakly, but he got no response. As he shifted to look over his shoulder his leg screamed with pain. His adrenaline level had begun to drop and the pain of amputating his own foot was catching up to him.

"Adam?" He called once again and suddenly saw a figure in the dark; A figure that wasn't Adam. Just before the figure reached him Larry fainted, exhausted from his loss of blood.

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"I found him dragging himself through the street," the old man said, his voice heavy and scratchy. "I can't imagine what happened; his foot is gone!"

Lawrence drowsily opened his eyes, and was shocked to see seemingly familiar fluorescent lights. Remembering the affairs in the bathroom he began to panic.

"Sir, it'll be okay; we've just cleaned and covered your wound. You lost a lot of blood but you should be fine." It was a young nurse...probably an intern. He could tell by her lack of professionalism. "You're dad brought you in just in time. Had he waited any longer you would've died."

'My dad?' Lawrence thought to himself, suddenly confused. His dad had died when he was a child...and the last thing he remembered was crawling through that disgusting hallway just outside of the bathroom. Before he could think any further Lawrence fell heavily asleep as he was given sedatives to help him sleep through most of his pain. He woke in an unfamiliar place and his stomach knotted with worry as he realized where he was.