Chapter 2: Is this a dream?
I first thing I felt was hands on my shoulders, secs later it slowly shook me until I gasped out for air. I coughed violently until I saw the Doctor who Joseph was treating. I had another rounds of coughs then I crawled away when a huge wave of nausea churned on my stomach.
I choked down then puked most of my breakfast, I breathed in and out violently until I coughed again. I turned to the doctor and slowly tears slowly poured out of my eyes due to my vomiting.
"Are you alright? Miss Officer?" he asked me with concern, I slowly wiped my lips with my forearm and nodded slightly. He stood up and offered his hand to me, I lifted my hand and stood up slowly.
"Thank you…doctor-
"It's Jimenez, Doctor Jimenez…I'm glad that you're alright." He said sincerely, I turned to my surroundings and realized that Sebastian was not beside me.
"Where are we? And where are Sebastian, Julie and Connelly?" I asked him with a shaky voice. He looked away from me then shrugged his shoulders.
" I don't know…When we fell from that cliff my patient Leslie escape, I tried to go get him but I saw your colleague turn into something…Like a monster, so my instincts just roared and dragged you all the way here to safety." My eyes widened and remembered what happened to Connelly, his skin was slowly turning pale and there were red lines crawling in his face as if he's some kind of ghoul.
My shoulders shooked in sadness.
"What about Sebastian? Julie?" I asked him, he shooked his head then a huge wave of sadness hits me.
"I'm sorry…But…I…I'm sorry…I left them behind…" He stuttered as if he was guilty, I ran over to him and grasped the collar of his coat.
"You left them there?! I have to go back! Tell me how to get back!" I shooked him violently, he slowly pushed me away, fat tears gushed down my face and my knees gave in.
I cried and whimpered quietly, he sadly watched me cry then I pulled my knees into my chest.
I can't believe it…Lily died, Myra disappeared…Joseph got left behind in Beacon Mental Hospital and now Sebastian…Sebastian is either dead or alive back there…Why do I deserve this?
Everyone I care about is slowly being ripped apart from me, this feelings is like when my family died…I swore o myself not too feel any pain anymore but…This is just a dream right? It's only a dream…
I swear…I know I'll wake up soon. This is not real; this is just a dream…
"If this was just a dream I'll gladly wake up…" I said to Doctor Jimenez, he sighed out and shooked his head.
"I wish it was but this is very much real…" He said to me with sadness in his eyes, I slowly stood up and felt my legs ache.
"Where are we?" I asked him with a still shaky voice.
"We're in the forest; my brother's hospice is just near. We'll be safe there but first I need to find my patient Leslie…" He was really concerned about this albino boy; I guess it's my only chance then. We're already here so there's no turning back.
"Alright, I'll help you find him and go to this Hospice you are talking about. After that we'll find our way out of here…" I said with fire in my eyes, if this is my mission then I'll finish it.
"Thank you…Miss Officer…" He was relieved, I nodded. The forest path was dark; I slowly searched for my flashlight on my belt. It was still working!
Thank God!
The aura was creepy, it's like something or someone was watching us. We slowly walked in the dark road then we heard something. I signaled the doctor to wait here; I walked further in the dark. There was someone there…
"E-Excuse me…" I called him, he slowly turned his face and my eyes widened out in horror. He looked like some kind of zombie, saliva was trickling down chin. He lung at me and wrapped his hands around my throat.
"LET GO!" I struggled in his crushing grip; I then kneed him in his crotch then punched his face with all my might. He bended over on pain bit he regain his posture then ran at me with pure rage in his eyes, I took a step back then kicked him in the chest with full force.
He landed down on the ground then shrieked in pain, he sat up but I hit him hard with my hammer fist. Blood slowly oozes out from his scalp then the last thing I know I kicked him in his jugular, ending his life. I jumped when I felt a hand on my shoulder, it was one of them again, I tried to elbow it's face but he grabbed it.
I stomped his feet then pushed him away, I stumbled back on a rock and took it, I roared loudly at him and hit him on his face. He fell down then I mounted at him, I lifted the rock on both of my hands then hit it on my face.
I did it repeatedly until he wasn't moving anymore; I gasped out then stood back at my work. I dropped down on my knees and realized what I just done…
"I killed him….I killed him…" I muttered weakly, Doctor Jimenez rushed at me and kneeled down on my side. Tears slid down my cheeks and I buried my face in my hands, he slowly pulled me up and we continued on our road.
We ended up in some kind of village; we went inside a huge house then shut the door close. We used the stairs and rested up in the terrace.
"Let's get a good vintage point…" I said to him calmly, walked over to the rails of the terrace and saw a lot of villagers scattered around in the ruined village. I gasped when I saw the albino running over to the gate.
"Doctor Jimenez, he went through that gate!" I said pointed to where Leslie went, he rubbed his face with his hands and muttered some curses.
"We need to get him!" He said in annoyance, I nodded but I realized that those things out there were many
"I know but we can't just barge in there…Those things will kill us or worse. We have no weapons…" I said to him then again he muttered, I sat on the ground then swore to myself that this is one hell of a mission that the chief assigned to us.
We waited here for a long time until I heard footsteps; I stood up then the door opened. I gasped when I realized that it was-
"Sebastian!" I shouted out in joy and wrapped my arms around his neck. He returned the embrace; I cried in his chest then slowly pulled away from him.
"You're alright! Thank God!" I said with pure relief, he snickered then pulled me into his chest again.
"I was glad that you're alive, I thought you were dead but…It's okay…You're okay…" He said gently as if he was my brother Gabrien…We slowly pulled away then Doctor Jimenez walked into the scene.
"I'm sorry to cut your reunion but…" Sebastian walked over to him with a stern look on his face.
"Audrey? Is he the doctor from that Mental Hospital?" He asked me, I nodded then smiled at the doctor assuring that Sebastian is a kind person.
"It's Doctor Jimenez; he's the doctor back at the Beacon Hospital…." I said while putting my hand on Sebastian's shoulder making sure he won't lunge at him.
"Yes, my patient…Leslie, he went through that gate! If you mind?" The doctor asked my partner, I went towards the terrace then watched as he was given the binoculars…Wait where did get those binoculars?!
"He went straight there…Oh God Leslie…" The gate suddenly closed and I felt fear slowly creeping in my chest.
"How will we get pass through there?" I asked them both, doctor turned from us for a while. We both glanced at each other then later on the Doctor faced us.
"One of us should distract those things then the other one should open the gate…You're the one with the gun." Doctor Jimenez said as he walked away from us.
"I'll go with Sebastian" I said with pure determination but he shooked his head.
"What? No! I'm going with you!" I said angrily.
"Audrey, it's too dangerous. Besides you don't have your gun with you." He said with concern, I rolled my eyes then argued with him but he covered my mouth with his hand.
B "Sebastian look, I can handle myself, there is no reason for me to not go with you. I learned from the best remember?" Sebastian shooked his head again then told me stay here. He went over the lever then rolled it to the left.
The gate below us opened, Doctor Jimenez slowly took the torch then distracted the things.
"I swear he is trying to kill his self…" I heard Sebastian mutter; I shook my head then almost jumped when he bolted from my side. I tried to follow him then he turned to me and gave me the look.
I watch Sebastian run over to the house where Jimenez went.
What should I do? I can't just sit here doing nothing…But then again I- I should wait…Sebastian is right I don't have my fire arms with me, it'll be too dangerous.
After a few minute I saw a wave of monsters chasing Sebastian, I wanted to help him but…Wait…WHAT THE HELL?!
I saw the monster…The same monster that chased us at Beacon Mental Hospital. He has a chainsaw, he roared then lunged at the poor detective down there. I gasped when he was thrown aside like a ragdoll. The monster stomped on his chest trying to crush his rib cage.
That's it!
I jumped down from the terrace then ran as fast as I can; I roared angrily at the monster then threw myself at him. Sebastian started coughing violently and I smiled in relief. I then realized that the monster growled then started chasing me with his chainsaw.
I threw things at him; bottles, bricks and even wood. I yelped in pain when the chainsaw wounded my back. I fell on the ground then started crawling away from him.
I breathed in and out then lifted my hand in my head.
"GABRIEN HELP ME!"
I was waiting for the blade to finish me but I opened my eyes to see a piece of arrow impaling the monsters chest. Rolled to the side before it collapses right in front of me, the blood started pouring out from that thing and marched through...
The man appeared while collecting he blood of the monster, he disappeared and I stood up slowly. I turned to see Sebastian walking towards me.
"I-"
SLAP!
I clutched my right cheek in pain then lifted my head to Sebastian, he was furious. I lowered my head in fear and guilt then took a step back when he ran towards me, he grabbed my shoulder with both of his head and shook me.
"What the fuck was that?!" He asked me angrily, I didn't answer him, I deserved that hit thought.
"You could have died Audrey! I told you to stay there but what did you do?!"
"He was killing you! I wanted to help you before he finishes you off!" I pushed him away then tears slid down my chubby cheeks.
"I'm fine on my own! I don't need your help! You should've stayed there Audrey! Fuck! He was going to kill you….What will happen huh? What happens when he kills you?!" I just ignored him but he grabbed my forearm with force.
"I can't always protect you Audrey! Your Brother Gabrien can't save you either…" He said as if he was my father, my lip trembled slowly then I bursted out crying again. His face faded into a concerned one then pulled me into his chest again.
"I'm sorry…I-I'm sorry…" I muffled in his chest, he hushed me then petted my head. We stayed like this until he pushed me away slowly.
"Don't do that again okay? When I say you stay then stay okay?" I nodded then he took the chainsaw, we walked over to the gate then used the weapon and the huge door opened.
He dropped the chainsaw and I wanted to grab it but he gave me the look. I rolled my eyes and followed behind him.
"Wait! Wait!" We both turned to see Doctor Jimenez running towards us. He took a deep breath the regained his posture. Sebastian and the doctor talked about something, I wasn't interested about it but for some reason this doctor annoyed me a bit.
The three of us jumped when the gate shut close, I slowly faced our new destination. You call this a homely village? I would call this the gateway to hell.
"This is my brother's hospice…Yes…Leslie Must have come here because he recognized it…Yes…He is here…" Doctor Jimenez said to himself, he suddenly bolted towards the large house. I ran over to him, Sebastian slowly opened the door then we heard someone mumbling.
Good doctor…Don't be scared…Good doctor…Good Doctor…
"Audrey, I'll go first…You stay behind the Doctor." I nodded then followed the two. The voice was getting closer. The Doctor ran over to a certain room then we chased after him.
"Brother! Brother it's" I pulled the doctor back when I realized what he was doing, the stench was so dreadful. I pushed Jimenez backed then gasped in horror when the brother of the doctor turned. He was one of those monsters.
He ran towards me but Sebastian shot him in the head with his gun, I glanced at Sebastian and gave him a nod as a sign of thanks. I walked over to the counter then saw an X-ray of the creature on the medical table.
Here was a key in its chest. There was a dagger just beside the medical books, I took it then went towards the dead body. I took a deep breath then sliced its chest.
"What the- Audrey?!" Sebastian called out in horror when I put my hand inside the corpse, I yelped when the dead body shook. The detective ran towards me then yanked me away from the dead body. We both landed on our butts, Sebastian gave me fatherly scolding look again.
"What kind of stupidity are you doing Audrey?!" He asked me, I lifted my hand and showed him the key in my hand.
"What the-"
"I just thought that you might need it…" I aid to him, his faced slowly turned into a relieved expression. He took it from me and helped me up.
"Are you alright? Is it over?" Dr. Jimenez asked us, Sebastian didn't response so I nodded. All of us were about to leave the house when we heard someone scream.
"That came from outside…" Sebastian ran out of the house then we saw the albino running over to the other house. We arrived to where Leslie was, we heard another scream. It's from downstairs.
We went down carefully to see if there are some monsters around, slowly we walked through the hallway. It was a room, some kind of study room of some sorts. There were a lot of books and scrolls. Jimenez ran to the other room to see Leslie cowering in the corner.
"Leslie! Thank goodness" He embraces Leslie, the Albino struggled in his grasps and it made me wonder why he was trying to break free from his grip.
"Something scary! Something scary!" Leslie kept telling the words, the doctor kept restraining him. Sebastian went away from them and I followed behind. The door opened suddenly and something just appeared out of nowhere.
The two of us stepped away then the thing just disappeared.
"What the hell?" I muttered, I yelled when something throws me aside, I hit my head hard on the wall. My vision became blurry for a bit. I shooked my head and saw that Sebastian was being strangled by a monster with tentacles in its face.
I grunted in pain then stood up, I sprinted at the two of them and I kicked the monster away from Sebastian. The detective pointed his gun at him then fired. The monster arched it's back in pain but he suddenly disappeared again.
I took the dagger from my belt, Sebastian and I pushed our backs together then checked our surroundings. The dark taunted us for a second, we turned our heads when the pile of books were scattered on the ground.
The monster appeared then Sebastian pulled the trigger of his head, the monster got shot at its chest and it screeched out loudly. I ran over to it and pulled its head back, I sliced t's neck then a blood sprayed to the ground.
"It's clear now…" The both of us went to where the doctor and the Albino were hiding.
"Is it over?"
"Yes, let's just get out of here before things get worse…" I suggested, the two agreed with me and Leslie started mumbling nonsense again.
We were walking through the hallway but to our surprise the stairs was gone, Doctor Jimenez ran over to the wall then pressed it with its palm.
"What the…The stairs were just here a second ago!" I protested, The doctor tried pushing it again but it was no use.
"What the hell is going on? Are we losing our minds?" Sebastian walked over to the wall then I noticed Leslie grasped his eyes.
"Losing our minds…Losing our minds! Losing our minds!" All of us gasped when we saw the man in a hood. He was the same man at the other village minutes ago.
"Ruvik…? It…Is you…Oh my god…" Jimenez backed away in fear, Sebastian slowly walked over, the guy named Ruvik walked away.
"Hey!" Sebastian ran where the guy went but all of the sudden he disappeared , I gasped in horror and ran over o where Sebastian disappeared. I went back to the room but my partner wasn't there.
"I- don't understand!" I shouted at the two, Leslie looked away in fear. Later on the stairs appeared out of nowhere, I glanced backed to where Sebastian was then hoped that he's appear any minute. I faced the doctor when he called me out.
"Miss Officer, we need to move!" He ordered but I still waited.
"Please. We want to get out!"
"I don't understand…He was just right there! What the hell is going on this place?" I asked the doctor but he shook his head. He called me out one more time and this time I followed them.
I felt so empty, Sebastian was gone again, I hope he is okay…
I took out my dagger then took a fighting stance in case a monster attack us; we ran out of the house and went deeper into the woods. All of us heaved deeply; Leslie freaked out and screamed loudly. The doctor tried to cover his mouth but the albino pushed us with full force.
"WAIT!" I halted the albino and chased him down.
Leslie disappeared out of sight and we both grunted in pain.
"Ah! You let him off!" Doctor Jimenez angrily shouted at me, I shot him an annoyed look then rolled my eyes.
"It's not my fault that he runs so fast!" The two of us searched for Leslie but we couldn't find him, the doctor fell on his butt then took a deep breath.
After a few minutes we started searching again-
Gabrien, my brother…
Tears fell down my, I shook my head trying to remain calm. After minutes of searching for Leslie we both grew tired and we eventually took another rest. The both of us didn't talk to each other, after a few seconds Doctor Jimenez slept quietly, my mind tempted me to sleep but I tried to stay awake.
"Sebastian. Where the hell are you?" I asked to myself, I buried my face in my knees. …
"Brother…I'm scared…"
I slowly stood up to check if there are monsters around, at first I thought that there was something there but it turns out to be nothing. My mind must be playing tricks with me…It's not like I'm losing my mind…
But…
After all of those monster…And Sebastian disappearing….And…And ….O shook my head and kept my mind awake.
"I'm not losing my mind…" I mumbled to myself, I'm sure that everything's going to be okay. I thought about my cozy bed and my fluffy comforter. Oh how I really want to sleep right now…
I Envy Doctor Jimenez, he gets to sleep and I have to make sure that nothing will harm us, I jolted when I felt something poking my arm. I sighed in relief when it turned out to be a leaf. I'm really getting paranoid…
I just want to go home…
Right now…
'Audrey!' I jumped when I heard a voice calling my name, I turned to where Doctor Jimenez is but he was asleep. I grunted in annoyance then returned to what I was doing.
'Audrey!'
I took out my dagger this time and I felt sweat rolling down my cheeks, my spine was shivering and my skin is getting goosebumps.
'Audrey!'
'Audrey! I'm here! Audrey!' That voice sounded somewhat familiar, it was sweet, calm, protective…It was like Gabrien's
'Audrey please come here…I need you…' I breathed out slowly then followed where the voice was, I glanced back at the doctor but I couldn't care less. The forest grew darker every time I go towards the voice.
"Gabrien?" I called out his name, something appeared in the dark, it was right. I went further in then gasped when I realized who it was.
"Leslie?! LESLIE!" he turned to me with a frightened expression, he stayed still. I grabbed him by the shoulders then I felt pain in my head. His face morphed into someone else.
Ruvik…
He grabbed me by the neck and everything went black.
I'm sorry if Audrey is being too emotional...She is a girl with a traumatized past and she going through a lot.