She wasn't sure if she wanted to know or not.
Billy walked over with a bouquet of flowers clutched in his hands, "F-f-for you." He said. The boy was dressed as a pirate. He looked...almost cute. Jamie took the flowers with a small smile.
"Oh these are lovely." Rose cooed from behind them, "We'll have to put them in some water." While the nurse went off to do that Billy took off a bracelet from around his wrist, wrapping it around hers.
"It..it's good l-luck." He stuttered out. He looked so nervous Jamie couldn't help herself. She leaned over and kissed him lightly on the cheek. Immediately his face went bright red and he grinned. For a moment...everything was okay. The kids all lined up on the stairs in their costumes, big grins on their faces. Jamie scanned the crowd for Jinx but she didn't see her. Maybe she wasn't allowed. Or maybe she just didn't want to come. With her no one ever knew anything.
Suddenly her vision seemed to shift. She was in the front seat of a car, looking out towards her house. Tina was walking towards her. No..no not her. Michael. She knew it was him but why was Tina…
Oh. Oh god. He thought Michael was her boyfriend...no no no no. This couldn't be happening she was not going to just watch this time! She wasn't even aware that she'd collapsed until she saw Billy's face above her. It felt like every two seconds she was being sent flashes of Tina in the car. A gas station. They'd stopped at the gas station. She couldn't see the sign.
"Tina. Is Tina in danger?" Loomis asked. At least HE seemed to get what was going on. Jamie strained to get the words out. She had to speak she had to speak SHE HAD TO SPEAK.
"S….s...t...o…..re…"
"Store...what kind of store!?" Loomis demanded.
"A….all….n...n..ight..er."
"What do they sell there?"
"Big...wo...m...man…"
"A big woman? A woman who works in the store?" Jamie shook her head. No. No that wasn't it.
"C...coo...k...kie...wo...man.."
That rung a bell with those around her.
"Dale's gas station!" An officer radioed into his walkie talkie, notifying all units nearby to head there. The doctor's whisked Jamie away to her room, checking her for any serious injuries. There was a radio near her at all moments so she could hear the minute any news. Every crackle rose and crashed her hopes.
The news finally came, Tina was safe. But there was no sign of Michael.
Rose had asked Jinx if she wanted to be a part of the costume contest. She told the nurse hell to the no. There was no way she was dressing up as something other than what she was. Besides, no one would want to come near her anyway. Jinx then told her she wanted to be alone for a while. The nurse agreed, trusting her completely. It was a terrible decision on her part but it benefited the girl so what did she care? Jinx hesitantly took ahold of the doorknob. Suddenly she felt apprehensive and nervous. These people had been almost...kind to her. And now she was going to betray them like this?
No. She shook her head. She didn't care about these people. Jinx practically yanked open the surprisingly unlocked door. One furtive glance around later she stole her way around the facility. Expertly she dodged medical staff and officers. She found her way into her old room, still empty but cleared of glass with a wooden board over the window. She crawled under the bed, detaching the mask she'd hidden there. Placing it on her face she smiled. It felt like a part of her had returned. Jinx thought she'd have to break down the board on the window but the minute she touched it the thing fell over.
That was...easy.
A few police cars were pulled up at the front. For a moment Jinx thought they'd found out she was gone. But no, that wasn't it. Tina and Loomis were just inside the doorway in what looked like a heated argument.
"You know you're really creepy telling that little girl about that boogeyman crap!" Tina shouted at the doctor.
"I believe that you're in danger." He calmly replied, "Jamie believes it too."
"Jamie's a nine year old girl!"
"Jinx was nine last year."
"I'm aware. But Jamie isn't Jinx she's just a little girl! She's not a monster like...like HER."
Jinx had been expecting people to call her that for a long time, but it still stung. She found herself flinching and biting her lip. How could one word make her feel...guilty? She wasn't even aware that she could feel that before now. The child was broken out of her thoughts by Tina pushing past Loomis. She stumbled over to the stairs, looking like she was about to cry. Two police officers followed out.
"You supposed to be my tail?" Tina asked with a grim smile. One of them looked like he was going to reply but she cut him off, "Well then you can give me a ride to the tower farm." Without waiting for a yes or a no she began walking towards one of the cruisers.
Jinx grinned. Now she knew where Jamie, and thus, Michael would be.
Jamie watched the car with Tina pull away from the hospital and go down the street. A few moments later, a sleek black car followed. It radiated with Michael's presence. She slipped out of her room relatively easily. Before leaving she went down to where Jinx's room used to be. The door was open and the window was smashed. That made it almost too effortless to get out of the building. She turned around a few times, trying to get her bearings. She wracked her brain to think of where Tina could have gone. She heard footsteps running towards her and felt someone crash into her. They both cried out and jumped away.
Oh. It was only Billy.
"I've g-got to find T-tina." Jamie cried.
"W-we don't even know where she is." He pointed out.
"But I do." Came a voice from behind them. The two children screamed and tumbled back. Jinx stood there, leaning against a nearby tree. Her mask was back on her face.
"Where?" Jamie demanded.
"The Tower Farm." Jinx pushed off the tree and walked up to them. It was then that Jamie noticed she was barefoot. The ground was covered with needles from pine trees and yet she didn't seemed bothered at all. Maybe she was used to it, "I've been there a few times and I know how to get there. We can get there in under an hour if we leave now."
"W-why are you h-helping us?" Billy asked suspiciously.
"I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this so I can find Dad."