Chapter 17

By weirdDAR

Both Monk and Trinity are in the bright "room" where nothing is able to be seen.

Monk:

Trinity?

Trinity:

Yes?

Monk: That movie…it wasn't what really happened.

Trinity:

Why do you say that?

Monk:

The door was labeled "Deep memories". If it were a memory, I wouldn't have witnessed the parking garage scene.

Trinity:

That's kind of funny really…You think it's al about you, don't you?

Monk:

Up to this point…yes, yes I did.

Trinity: First you saw your memory. From that morning. Then you saw…

Monk:

What? Who's memory was that I saw?

Trinity clears her throat;

It was my memory.

Monk:

You were there?

Trinity:

Okay, here we are.

Monk; ignoring Trinity's announcement:

Wait-- You were there?

The light becomes dim, Monk is now standing at the entrance to Silent Hill; at the bathroom to be more specific. Monk takes a look around.

Monk:

How?

Trinity walks up behind Monk.

Trinity:

There are a lot of questions you are going to have, Mr. Monk. Lots of them, I swear. But frankly, I cannot answer any at this point of time.

Monk:

Why?

Monk grabs Trinity and pushes her up against the wall.

Monk: Why NOT?

Trinity; calmly:

Because, Mr. Monk, you have more important matters to attend to.

Monk; still angry:

And what is that?

Trinity; still calm:

Turn around.

Monk hesitates at first, but decides to turn around when he hears a car door shut. He turns around to see Sharona pulling away in the familiar scene. Adrian is walking down the staircase to go into Silent Hill. However, the present time Monk is standing with Trinity by the bathroom.

Monk:

What the hell?

Trinity:

Yes; we're back to this point.

Monk:

Why? What's so significant about this point in time?

Trinity:

Watch.

Sharona's car pulls back up. She gets out and walks straight into the bathroom; without noticing Monk or Trinity.

Trinity; to Monk:

She came back to use the bathroom.

Monk:

She didn't even look at me.

Trinity:

Big surprise…she can't see you.

Monk:

Why not?

Trinity:

We're technically not here…yet.

Monk:

What am I suppose to do?

Trinity:

Just watch…for now. This is fun.

Sharona walks back out of the bathroom, pulls her purse level to herself. She shifts objects around, looking for something. Monk stands in front of her; turning away from Trinity.

Monk; slightly waving:

Hi…

Trinity; whose voice is now distant:

She can't hear you.

Monk; as he's turning around:

I know that…

He turns to see Trinity messing with Sharona's car.

Monk:

W-what are you doing?

Trinity:

We're not all meant to live.

Monk:

That doesn't answer my question, you know.

Trinity:; smiles

I know.

Trinity moves away from the car. Sharona picks out her keys and gets in the car. She cranks up the car and puts it into reverse. She guns the gas petal, but Trinity somehow switched her gear control. The car flies straight into the brick wall facing the oversight of Silent Hill. She breaks through the wall and plunges into the valley below.

Monk; screaming:

Sharona!!

Trinity; laughing:

She definitely can't hear you now.

Monk slowly turns around

Monk:

You think that's funny? How is that funny? Tell me, because I'm not laughing!

Trinity:

You never were a big laugher.

The light comes back up, and nothing is again visible. Monk moves around in a quick motion, trying to find a way out.

Monk; in tears:

I want to leave. I'm tired of this place, I'm tired of you. I just want to go home and forget about all of this like you said.

Trinity:

I did say you would forget, and everything would be exactly like it was…but I didn't say what you would go through in order to finally go home.

Monk:

What do I have to do?

Trinity:

Think back, Mr. Monk…you confronted everything. You witnessed your wife's death, you witnessed your would-be wife's death, you saved that psychotic mind warp, Angela's life. You haven't required a hand wipe for how long? I mean, look at you! You have so many microscopic germs crawling all over your body and what do you care? You keep going through with tons of strange and abnormal activities that you would never have encountered if it weren't for me pulling you into this town.

Monk; repeating himself, but with anger:

What do I have to do?

Trinity:

Confront one last fear.

Monk:

What else is there?

The light turns dark. Pitch black dark. Monk becomes startled, but loosens up after a few moments.

Trinity's voice; echoing:

Ddddeeatthhhh…

TO BE CONTINUED…