Chapter 4: Une torsion
Double d reached down and grabbed the walkie talkie. Another click from the door could be heard, must have been it locking again. He gazed at the hall way, so cold, empty and dark. Red smeared all over the walls, this couldn't have all been the work of one person could it? The voice did continue to refer to itself as "We" and "Us". But who could be capable of all this that knew them. Before he could think anymore the voice came through the walkie talkie
"We want you two to go down the hall to the right. Six classrooms down on the left, go into that room. And remember, We've got our eyes on you."
"Double d, Is it bad I actually am kind of scared?" Marie asked, shaking while holding onto his arm. He wasn't used to seeing her or any of her sisters like this. Usually they were the ones being feared by everyone in the town
"No Marie it is not, I too am frightened. I think we all are." He admitted. "But the important part is that we stick together and get back to the Cafeteria. And that we figure out who these people are doing this". She nodded in agreement.
"Who do you think they could be?" Marie implored. Double d looked at her then looked down. He had only one person in mind that it could be.
"Well.." he whispered. "My guess will be Jonny. Hes the only one we don't really talk to and has a reason to be mad. Remember what happened at Eddy's Brother's place?". Her eyes widened.
"Oh yeah, didn't everyone like, jump on him and pound him?" She asked. He nodded as they slowly approached the door of Class room 214.
"Walk in and We will tell you what You have to do. If you do it Successfully, You can return to the Cafeteria with the others"
They Looked at each other. Double d could see the panic and weariness on Marie's face.
"Don't worry Marie" He said. "I'm right here with You, we'll get through it together". She let off a small smile, but quickly got serious.
"Okay, lets do this"
He opened the door and the room had no desks in it. There was only three things in there.
a Baseball bat
a Hacksaw
and What looked like.. Jonny.
"Wha- Jonny!?" Double d yelled.
"But.. What happened to him?" Marie added.
Jonny was tied up, hands behind his back, a blind fold on with Paper bag over his head. There was blood on his arms and marks on his legs and neck where you could tell he had been beaten severely before being put here. Double d couldn't find the word to speak, nor could Marie. They just couldn't believe that the one person he thought it could possibly be seemed to be laying there half dead in front of them. The person was wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and sandals, so they were sure it was him.
"This is a game of decisions. You have infront of you a bat and a saw. You have two choices. Either a) Beat the rest of the life out of Jonny with the bat
or b) , You both have to saw 3 fingers off of one hand. You have 2 minutes to decide.
If by the end of the 2 minutes you haven't chosen, You will all be killed."
"I-i-I Can't do that! I'm not a murderer!" Double d screamed. "You can't be serious!"
1:52
Marie looked down at her hands, speechless. She looked at the saw and bat, then looked at Jonny laying there.
1:45
"Double d, w-what do we do?" she cried, Looking to him for an answer
1:41
"I don't want to hurt anyone! I don't want to hurt you or Jonny! Please don't make us do this!" He began to shake and sob
1:30
Marie Began to cry, sitting in the fetal position sobbing.
"Please! Whoever You are, don't make us do this."
1:22
Double d could feel the time ticking away. He knew if one of them didn't do something fast, something bad was going to happen to all of them anyways.
1:17
He glanced over at Marie, Seeing her like that, afraid, cowering. He couldn't let this happen, and he wasn't going to hurt her
1:09
Marie continued crying uncontrollably, He felt something come over him, a feeling he'd never felt before.
1:04
He felt the need to protect her, to not see her this way. He looked over at the bat and Jonny and knew there was only one way to end this without either of them getting hurt.
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He stood up, unable to control himself anymore. He grabbed the bat.
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"Marie... close your eyes and plug your ears" he mumbled
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She looked up at him. She'd never seen that look in his eyes before over all the years she'd seen and watched him. This wasn't the Double d she knew, this was someone else
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"But Double d.." She muttered
:28
"Marie I have to.. Please just don't watch what I'm about to do"
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She covered her ears and closed her eyes and started humming a song her mother used to sing to them when they were younger, still crying.
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Double d walked over to Jonny laying on the ground.
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"Jonny, I'm so sorry.." he whispered.
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He brought the bat back, took a deep breathe with tears rolling down his cheeks, and
CRACK
He hit him once in the back of the head, a screech could be heard from underneath the tape on Jonny's mouth
SPLAT
Again, in the back of the head. Jonny's body twitched. There was no sound after the second blow.
Double d hit him 2 more times before collapsing on his knees and dropping the bat.
Marie couldn't believe Double d had actually done it, to see him so destroyed broke her. She didn't know what to say or do.
"Now Double d, remove the paper bag and tell us what you see."
The voice cackled on the walkie talkie. Both Double d and Marie shuddered and their eyes widened at the sound of that. He looked at the body and hesitated at first, but slowly pulled the bag of the persons head.
"No.. Please dear god no!" he screamed. All he could see was a bloody pulp, but they had red hair.
It was not Jonny he had killed. It was Ed's baby sister. Sarah.
He turned to Marie, His eyes cascaded with tears, Blood soaked the bottom of his shirt, his pants and his shoes. He latched onto her, Sobbing into her shoulder. She still couldn't speak, no words for what she had just seen. He killed his best friend's baby sister. How could he live with that? Let alone tell Ed. She could say or do anything but just hold him.
"You've done well Double d. You and Marie can go back to the Cafeteria now."