chapter 2: The Never-Ending Battle
Fire and Ice
The never-ending battle
Time to pay the price
This is no foolish prattle
Fight Fire with Fire
They always say, but water's more effective
Here will be your funeral pyre
Go fly away to her
She lives inside of me
Romano was just shutting his locker when the lights went out. He felt his way to the door. It was locked and he didn't understand why.
"Hello, Doctor," he heard a female voice say before he was stabbed in the back. He tried to scream.
"Why do you think the lights went out?" Dave asked Coday.
"Well, it's beginning to snow pretty hard. Maybe that's it."
"I hope so..."
"You sound so doubtful."
"Nah. I've just seen one too many horror movies... Did you hear that?" he asked, looking at Corday who had just found a flashlight.
"Yes," She said. It had been a scream.
When they got to the locker room, where they heard the scream come from, everyone was already there. Carter, Abby, Benton, Green, Carol, Kerry, and Kovac were all there. No one said anything. Carter's flashlight was on the dead body of Dr. Robert Romano. Nothing could be done. He had been stabbed five times, two of those stabs were straight through the heart. A wave of cold fear settled over the assembled crowd. There hearts were cold with terror and every inch of them knew this was no random act. The power had been cut for a reason. Romano had been stabbed for a reason. They just didn't know why... Or who would be next.
"OK, are all the patients stable?" Benton asked when they were all gathered in the lobby.
"Yes," Kerry replied.
"Good. Now, what we have to do is stay in pairs just in case anything happens. And have your cell phone and pager on at all times. Corday, you stay with me. Luka Kovac, you go with Mark Green. Kerry Weaver, stay with Carol Hathaway. John Carter and Abby Lockhart, stay together with Dave Malucci. You got it? No one leave their partner. Now we have to continue helping the patients and do not alarm them, but we will do it in these groups. Whoever did this might want to hurt the patients, but say nothing about it. Under no means, leave your partner alone. This is important. Kerry, call the police," Benton ordered. Kerry picked up the phone. The line was dead. She picked up her cell phone and dialed the number, but her battery died. And everyone else's battery was dead as well.
"OK, don't panic, it will be OK as long as we stay in our groups," Mark Green said.
"Maybe we should evacuate..."
"We will go to the station and tell them what happened. Until then, stay here and don't go anywhere!" Peter said, interrupting Carter. Everyone tried to stay calm and parted; each group had at least one flash light. No one had ever seen it so dark in the hospital; even the emergency lights were out. Carter told Abby and Dave that he wanted to check on Ben, the young boy with leukemia. Abby and Dave agreed and followed Carter to Ben's room.
"Ben, how you doing?" Carter asked, trying to sound happy.
"Hey Carter! Why are the lights out?" Ben asked.
"Oh, because there's a storm outside, so that must be it. These are my friends, Abby Lockhart and Dave Malucci," Carter said.
"Do you know how much I miss snow?" Ben said, looking out the window.
"Yeah. I'm sorry, Ben, but your parents want you indoors."
"Wasn't I supposed to get some more radiation therapy today?" Ben asked.
"Um, not today. Besides, you hate that stuff, right?" Carter asked.
"Yeah..." Ben sighed.
"What a sad kid," Dave whispered to Abby.
"I know..."
Benton and Corday buckled their seat belts in the car. Benton turned the key to start the engine. It wouldn't start.
"Great, now the engine is frozen!" Benton said, slamming his hands on the wheel. He turned at Corday screamed! A figure, covered in shadows had just broken the window on the passenger's side. Corday moved closer to Benton to get as far away from the person in the shadows as possible. All they could tell was that she was female. She leaned over through the window and her long straight hair fell down. They could see her face now. Right before she stabbed them both.
Fire and Ice
The never-ending battle
Time to pay the price
This is no foolish prattle
Fight Fire with Fire
They always say, but water's more effective
Here will be your funeral pyre
Go fly away to her
She lives inside of me
Romano was just shutting his locker when the lights went out. He felt his way to the door. It was locked and he didn't understand why.
"Hello, Doctor," he heard a female voice say before he was stabbed in the back. He tried to scream.
"Why do you think the lights went out?" Dave asked Coday.
"Well, it's beginning to snow pretty hard. Maybe that's it."
"I hope so..."
"You sound so doubtful."
"Nah. I've just seen one too many horror movies... Did you hear that?" he asked, looking at Corday who had just found a flashlight.
"Yes," She said. It had been a scream.
When they got to the locker room, where they heard the scream come from, everyone was already there. Carter, Abby, Benton, Green, Carol, Kerry, and Kovac were all there. No one said anything. Carter's flashlight was on the dead body of Dr. Robert Romano. Nothing could be done. He had been stabbed five times, two of those stabs were straight through the heart. A wave of cold fear settled over the assembled crowd. There hearts were cold with terror and every inch of them knew this was no random act. The power had been cut for a reason. Romano had been stabbed for a reason. They just didn't know why... Or who would be next.
"OK, are all the patients stable?" Benton asked when they were all gathered in the lobby.
"Yes," Kerry replied.
"Good. Now, what we have to do is stay in pairs just in case anything happens. And have your cell phone and pager on at all times. Corday, you stay with me. Luka Kovac, you go with Mark Green. Kerry Weaver, stay with Carol Hathaway. John Carter and Abby Lockhart, stay together with Dave Malucci. You got it? No one leave their partner. Now we have to continue helping the patients and do not alarm them, but we will do it in these groups. Whoever did this might want to hurt the patients, but say nothing about it. Under no means, leave your partner alone. This is important. Kerry, call the police," Benton ordered. Kerry picked up the phone. The line was dead. She picked up her cell phone and dialed the number, but her battery died. And everyone else's battery was dead as well.
"OK, don't panic, it will be OK as long as we stay in our groups," Mark Green said.
"Maybe we should evacuate..."
"We will go to the station and tell them what happened. Until then, stay here and don't go anywhere!" Peter said, interrupting Carter. Everyone tried to stay calm and parted; each group had at least one flash light. No one had ever seen it so dark in the hospital; even the emergency lights were out. Carter told Abby and Dave that he wanted to check on Ben, the young boy with leukemia. Abby and Dave agreed and followed Carter to Ben's room.
"Ben, how you doing?" Carter asked, trying to sound happy.
"Hey Carter! Why are the lights out?" Ben asked.
"Oh, because there's a storm outside, so that must be it. These are my friends, Abby Lockhart and Dave Malucci," Carter said.
"Do you know how much I miss snow?" Ben said, looking out the window.
"Yeah. I'm sorry, Ben, but your parents want you indoors."
"Wasn't I supposed to get some more radiation therapy today?" Ben asked.
"Um, not today. Besides, you hate that stuff, right?" Carter asked.
"Yeah..." Ben sighed.
"What a sad kid," Dave whispered to Abby.
"I know..."
Benton and Corday buckled their seat belts in the car. Benton turned the key to start the engine. It wouldn't start.
"Great, now the engine is frozen!" Benton said, slamming his hands on the wheel. He turned at Corday screamed! A figure, covered in shadows had just broken the window on the passenger's side. Corday moved closer to Benton to get as far away from the person in the shadows as possible. All they could tell was that she was female. She leaned over through the window and her long straight hair fell down. They could see her face now. Right before she stabbed them both.