The first thing he noticed was the glass. It was everywhere. And smack dab in the middle of it was a rock with a note. He turned his head towards the bed where Rose was attempting to sooth a very hysterical Jinx. She was pressed into the corner of the room about as tense as a human being could be. Her skinny knees were brought up to her chest, her fingers latched deeply into her hair. Even from where he was standing he could see that she was shaking.
Through Rose's attempts at comfort from a distance he could hear the child muttering to herself. He took three or four cautious step forward.
"Leave me alone I don't want to go back they'll just hurt us I can't go back I'll die you'll have to kill me first…" The doctor sighed lightly. This wasn't the first time she'd had an episode like this, but lately they'd been few and far between. He'd actually felt like progress had been made. Loomis walked over to the rock in the center and picked it up. The note read similarly to the one thrown into Jamie's room.
THE CHILD OF EVIL MUST BE DESTROYED.
Rose had finally gotten close enough to wrap her arms around Jinx. The child was still curled up into a ball but she seemed less tense now. She looked up, locking eyes with the doctor. Her gaze was as piercing and soul reaching as her father's and yet it was her own. She looked at the note in his hand and almost...smiled.
"What does it...what does it say?" Jinx asked, fully looking up. Her cheeks were red with obvious tear tracks down them.
"It says you must be destroyed." Loomis said gruffly.
"Oooh looks like I got fans." The laugh was obviously being forced to diffuse the tension, something he'd found she liked to do. Rose helped her back into the bed with hardly a word, fixing the doctor with a disapproving gaze, "Let me guess, Jamie got one too?" He nodded, "Figures. Sorry folks I'm too stubborn to die." The door opened again, Rachel and Jinx's doctor slipped in, "Hey Rachel. Hey Dr. Prick." Rachel surveyed the room with sad eyes.
"So they did it here too." She sighed.
"Eh I wouldn't worry." Jinx shrugged, "It's not like they'll have the balls to even follow through."
"It's time for your meds, kid." 'Dr. Prick' took out two pill bottles from his coat, handing them off to Rose. While she opened them he took her pulse and breathing. Surprisingly enough she didn't struggle or put up a fuss. Maybe she was used to it by now or maybe she was just tired from her earlier outburst. Either way when Rose handed her the medications she shoved them in her mouth and swallowed them without water. Then she flopped back down on the bed with a heavy exhale of breath.
"M'tired. Go away." She lazily waved at the small group.
"You can't stay in here. We'll move you to another room." Dr. Prick moved to the door, opening it again. Two officers and the nurse from earlier with a wheelchair entered the room. Loomis and Rachel stood by while Rose, Dr. Prick, and the two officers guided Jinx to the chair and wheeled her out of the room. The child was either too tired or the drugs worked really fast as she didn't struggle then either. She only waved bye at the two just before leaving their line of sight.
"How could they!?" Rachel fumed as they left the hospital, "When are they going to realize that they are not him!? Jamie's just a kid and Jinx is just confused."
"They know who they're related to. They know that Jamie attacked her stepmother and Jinx is a killer. That's why they fear them." Loomis stuffed both notes in his pockets, "Especially on Halloween."
"I never should have let my parents talk me into leaving." She shook her head, "I don't know what I was thinking."
"You're afraid." He stated like that was the simple answer to everything, "You're afraid that the whole thing might start again. There's nothing wrong with being afraid."
"And I suppose there's nothing wrong with leaving my little stepsister here alone."
"You can telephone her from the cabin. She'll be properly looked after."
"Then why do I still feel guilty?"
There wasn't an answer he could give.
Jamie could feel his thoughts. The minute Jinx came into question it was like something caught his attention. He wanted...no needed to know where she was. She could see him casing the Carruther house. She could hear his breathing through the mask. She found herself drawing Max with markers on a piece of paper, catching Loomis' attention. He called Rachel at home to see if she was okay. The dog was gone and he told her to get out. She did, but everything seemed to be okay.
But it wasn't okay. She could still feel it. He was still near her.
Rachel was still in danger.
Jinx found her new room to be windowless and rather grey. She found herself struggling to focus on anything other than the shattered window and the message. When it had first broken she thought it was Seth coming to get her. Seth and...whoever he and Amanda had worked for. She clenched and unclenched her fists just to feel the movement of muscles and ligaments. It was a weirdly comforting sensation. She rolled onto her side, curling up into as small of a ball as she could. Her thoughts shifted towards her father. Would he come back to finish what they started this year? Or would she once again be left alone for four years? Were Jamie's episodes just a coincidence or did it have something to do with Michael? Jinx sighed heavily, rolling onto her back again.
The door opened and shut quietly. The child barely looked over. She knew who it was.
"What is it, Loomis?" She hissed.
"He wants to know where you are."
"And how do you know that?"
"Jamie wrote it on a drawing." He produced a stick figure drawing of herself with the words 'where is she' written above it.
"Okay, so he's worried about me. What of it?"
"We could use this to stop h-"
"NO!" Jinx shot up in bed, "You will NOT use me to further your fruitless cause. As I told you in order for this town to be safe Jamie has to die. The Myers family will stop with Dad and me."
"Why, Jinx, why!?" Loomis grabbed her shoulders, shaking her, "Why does she have to die why won't either of you stop until she does!?"
"BECAUSE SHE JUST DOES!" Jinx pushed him away and jumped out of the bed. She backed up until she reached the opposite wall, "IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN EXPLAIN! IF I HAD IT MY WAY THIS ENTIRE TOWN WOULD GO! NOT JUST JAMIE BUT THE WHOLE LOT OF YOU!" Her eyes appeared to change color for a moment. Loomis wasn't sure if it was just the lighting or a trick of the eye, but he was sure he had seen her dark brown eyes change to deep red, "BUT IF ALL DAD WANTS TO DO IS KILL HER THEN IT'S FINE BY ME. AND HEY WHY DON'T ALL OF YOU TRY AND STOP US. THAT'LL GIVE US AN EXCUSE TO KILL YOU!"
The door burst open, hitting the opposite wall with a loud bang. Around five officers and a couple nurses crammed themselves through the small doorway and into the room. One of the officers took Loomis and began dragging him out.
Jinx's face twisted into a maddened grin. The same one that she gave Helen before she carved out her eye. Speaking of the bitch where had she been this past year? Her expression changed to one of thoughtfulness and genuine curiosity. She saw the officers give each other worried looks.
"Hey boys can you answer a question for me?" She asked.
"W-we'll try our best.." The nearest officer nodded hesitantly, clearing his throat.
"Where's that girl, Helen Longacre, been all this time?"
