Chapter 4: Soft & Wet Part 3
?: What is this...? My left hand, my left foot; the blood from the little cut turned into a strange symbol?
The boy turned to grab a towel until the woman quickly stopped him.
Woman: Stop! Don't touch that!
The boy was confused until he took a closer look of the towel and saw that the towel is filled with needles.
?: Needles...? What's going on here? First there were thumbtacks inside the slippers, now needles attached to a towel?
The boy quickly turned to the woman
?: Also, you haven't answered my question; who are you and why-
The woman quickly shushed the boy and both of them heard footsteps above the roof.
Woman: You have to be quiet; they'll hear you. As long as you have four of your limbs, you will be fine unless they stand above you.
The boy was confused
?: Above? What are you talking about? All of this doesn't make sense, just try to explain all at once starting by explaining who you are.
Instead of explaining, the woman walked to the tub to lay her body inside the water. The boy was confused until the woman sunk down under the water making gurgling noises. The boy walked up to the tub to examine what the woman is doing.
?: To be honest, this is a weird way to take a bath but it's probably normal for other people so I guess I can't complain that much. But for me I like to put pressure on my body when I under the mattress.
The woman continued to struggle and tried to give a hint that she's drowning.
Woman: He *blub* *blub* lp! *blub* *blub* me!
The boy finally realized what's going on
?: Wait, you're drowning!
The boy tried to help lift the woman up but she wouldn't budge.
?: Why are you so heavy...it's like trying to lift a whole boat!
Suddenly, the boy's left hand grabbed his neck and started choking him. The boy tries to fight back until his left foot started to move by itself, making the boy lose balance and falling to the floor.
?: My...left hand and foot; they're moving their selves, same goes for this woman, it's like something...no, someone is controlling us with some sort of ability.
The boy saw a plug on the tub and quickly removing it, draining the water from the tub. The woman caught her breath and started coughing furiously.
Woman: *Cough* Hurry and get out of this building! I'm from London, I was on a trip to Stormalong Harbor and I was kidnapped! I don't know how many days have gone by but you were here three days ago! You had a chance to escape, the person upstairs is seriously angry at you and he's going to kill us!
The boy stopped and starred at his hand
"This stopper chain..."
The woman's eyes widened and started to scream in panic. The boy's right hand was bleeding heavy.
?: It was filled with sharp razors!
The boy went into his thoughts to figure things out
"Okay let me get this straight, a man upstairs is angry at me and possibly live in this apartment and collect those jars full of finger nails. But, was it actually me who took those pictures? Am I actually Salmon Ciara?"
The boy turned back to the woman
?: Hey lady, you said I was here right? Am I Salmon Ciara or is that the guy upstairs?
The woman was confused about the question
Woman: What are you talking about?
?: I'M TALKING ABOUT MY NAME! IS IT SALMON CIARA OR NOT!
Woman: I-I'm not sure, I've never had a chance to hear your name.
The boy started to rub his head in frustration
?: Do you at least know who's above us?
?: Y-Yes, the man is-
Before the woman could finish, she grabbed her tongue and a razor from the cabinet to cut her tongue off. The boy quickly grabbed the woman's arm before she could cut it. The boy managed to grab the razor from the woman, but his hand with the razor started to attack and aim for his throat. The boy used his right foot to stop his hand from attacking.
?: Hey...do you know how this guy is doing this?
The woman was hesitant a little bit
Woman: K-Kinda, all I know that if he's standing directly above us when we have these symbols, he could control our movements.
?: So, if he isn't above us than we can control our limbs again right?
Woman: Yeah.
The boy changed into a confident facial expression while bubbles started to appear out of the boy and popped near every wall in the bathroom. The boy started to lower his voice.
?: I have an idea but you have to be very quiet.
Woman: What?
The boy slowly put his finger near his lips
?: Shh...
Soft...& Wet...
Suddenly, a hollow robot looking spirit appeared out of the boy.
?: Soft & Wet...when my soap bubble touches something and pops, I take something from there. Now...I took the sound from the walls. No matter what you do to it, whoever or wherever you are, you can't hear it.
The boy used Soft & Wet to kick the wall down and jumped over to the other room. The boy turned back to the woman and quietly shushed her again and listened to the footsteps walking around.
"He lost us, he's no longer directly above us. He must be upstairs in room 304, I could easily get out of this apartment and see who's behind all of this."
The footsteps continued to walk around than walked the opposite way from the boy. The boy ran towards the living room and saw the front door.
"Sally just walked out that door, so it should be unlocked. It's only 4 meters and 15 centimeters ahead, but I have a bad feeling about this; he lost me so he might've set a trap or waiting for me behind the front door to see if I have ever left this apartment. So instead of the door, I'll go out the veranda."
The boy summoned a bubble to pop towards a glass door than ran towards it to break through it without any noises. The boy looked around and saw a snake near the boy's foot; the boy covered his mouth to prevent himself from screaming.
"Shit! this isn't good, why is there a coral snake in here? Did the person upstairs put it here?"
The snake starred at the boy then suddenly strike and bit the boy in the foot, the boy made a small yelp and quickly covered his mouth.
"Are you freaking kidding me! Not only that I got bitten by the deadliest snake in the world, I also have another wound! But the weird thing is that the symbol didn't appear on my foot."
The boy suddenly heard footsteps above the veranda and making aggressive noises; the boy's skin started to turn pale and started to breath heavy.
"It's hard to breath, there need to be a way around this"
The boy suddenly heard a loud clank on the corner and saw a butcher hand saw that has a message written in it saying "Why not cut it off".
The boy's eyes widened and quickly ran inside to the couch.
"There is no way that I am cutting my own leg off! Damn it! I wish that I could steal the poison out of my body but my soap bubbles won't affect my body! I really need to defeat this guy before he kills me or kills anyone else!"
Suddenly, the boy started to remember a man's face and fell to the floor making a huge thud.
"Who was that, or what was that? Was that a memory? That guy looks familiar but I don't know who that was."
While the boy was in deep thought, the phone started to ring making the boy snap back into reality. The boy stopped to look at the phone, but suddenly the woman came from the corner and put her finger near her lips and quietly shushing the boy. The woman started to whisper to the boy.
Woman: Stay where you are, the phone is a trap. The man upstairs is calling the phone and if you answer than he will know where you are and stand directly above you.
The boy continued to breath heavy while starring at the woman.
Woman: I know you might be too young to understand this but, I've always been used by people my whole life. Whether it's in the city, a school, or by a boy I like or my parents; even when I went on this trip, I'm always being used by someone else's convenience. I'm nothing but an object.
The boy was getting confused about what the woman is talking about, the boy was going to say something but he was still too weak from the snake bite.
Woman: But I don't want to die. I don't want to die in a place like this...
The woman grabbed the phone to answer it.
Woman: Hello...please spare my life, I'll make a deal with you...okay it's a deal, right now he's right by the sofa.
Suddenly the boy started sliding away from the sofa with a new mark on his bite mark.
Woman: This isn't my fault! It's the exact opposite! It's because you were in this town that I got kidnapped and had to go through all this! You're the one at fault!
The woman quickly ran away while the boy is still twisting and turning. The boy stopped and grabbed the hand saw to put it near his mouth to cut his tongue off. The boy is struggling to keep the saw away from him.
"It's too strong! It's not just my hand and feet, I can't move at all! I...I can't even...summon Soft & Wet...to help me!"
The boy lost his grip so the saw got close to cut an inch of his tongue making a small cut. The boy started to scream for help and from agony. Suddenly the front door opened up, revealing that Sally Syrup came back.
Sally: Hey are you still here? I'm sure you're not Salmon Ciara, I've done a lot of thinking and there might be an inconsistency somewhere.
After Sally walked inside, she saw the boy on the floor nearly cutting his tongue off with a hand saw.
?: Sawwy! Go back outhside! Ith dantherous in here! Run! The guy upthstairs isth atthacking me!
The roof continued to making loud thud noises making the boy slide across the room again, breaking the television, a vase, and a shelf. Sally was confused and wanted some answers.
Sally: W-Wait, what's going on? How are you sliding around like that? I'm so confused right now!
Suddenly the boy turned to Sally's direction.
?: Sally! Run!
The boy started to slide towards Sally; Sally tried to open the door but the boy threw the hand saw right at Sally's hand making a symbol from the wound.
"Damn it! The bastard wants to wound Sally's limbs so she can be stuck here as well!"
The boy grabbed the hand saw again and was about to cut Sally again. Sally was frozen in place, stunned that this is happening to her.
?: Don't worry Sally, I'm not going to hurt you. Right now, my left hand is trying cut you, but I will never let that happen. Thanks to you, I am able to move my shoulder letting one of my soap bubble free.
The bubble landed on the roof and popped, making them hear slipping noises behind the roof.
?: When my soap bubble pops, it takes something; I took the friction from the ceiling above us. That guy who is possibly Salmon Ciara is directly above us. It looks like his feet slipped and he fell on the floor.
The boy started to spin around in circles than started to slide outside to the Veranda.
?: Shit! I'm going back out with the Coral Snakes!
Before the boy crashed to the glass door, one of his soap bubbles appeared out of his birth mark and landing upstairs, popping near the guy's eyes turning him completely blind. The guy screamed in agony and started walking blindly.
?: Yes, I got him!
The guy walked near the balcony and fell off the edge.
?: Crap he's falling! I need to catch him before it's too late!
Soft & Wet!
Ora! Ora! Ora! Ora! Ara! Ora! Ora!
Before the guy fell to his death, Soft & Wet caught him just in time and they were able to take a good look at the person who they are dealing with.
?: Wait...are you...Salmon Ciara?
To Be Continued