Title: Texas
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Really, nothing at all, so please don't sue me. Thanks.
Author's note: I'm sorry for taking so long in updateing this, it's been giving me a nasty case of writer's block. But, I finally managed to churn out this next chapter. Hope ya like it, please let me know what you think.
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"Bosco?"
Faith quickly walked over to the bed. He was sitting up and panting as if he'd just run a marathon. Tears were streaming down his face as he held his chest, looking at her desperately for help.
"Bosco, tell me what's wrong" She said gently and sat down in front of him, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Faith.can't breath." He was panicked and clutching at his chest, trying to force air into his lungs.
"It was so terrible.. Faith.oh god, I thought.I couldn't." He said between gasping breaths.
"Shhhh, don't try and talk, it's all over. Just take slow, deep breaths.." He had his head down now, and she ran a hand over his back, gently rubbing slow circles.
"I can't.can't breath."
"Yes you can, just try and relax, I'm right here, it's over now." He was still panting and gently leaned his forehead against her shoulder. She continued to whisper soothing words to him until she could feel his breathing return to normal, and the shaking slow to a slight tremor.
"Tell me what happened."
He lifted his head up to glance at her, then looked away quickly. "It felt like I was dying. There were people here, about 5 of them. They held me down.I couldn't get up off the bed." He took a deep breath before continuing. "And then I saw things.. They were so real.I thought they were real. I felt like I couldn't breath."
"Were you having a nightmare?"
He shook his head quickly. "No, I've had nightmares, and this wasn't one of them. It was too real."
He looked at her again, trying to read her reaction. "You believe me right?"
She nodded right away, gently brushing back a piece of stray hair from his forehead. "Of course I do."
She heisted for a moment, trying to decide whether or not to tell him about Jessie and her theory on the deserted town.
"Bos, I think it's this town.I think there are.spirits here." When didn't respond she continued. "I herd noises earlier, and went to check it out. There was a girl in the hallway, she couldn't have been more than twelve years old, she asked me if I was gonna stay with her. When I tried to bring her back to the room, she grabbed me and said I shouldn't come back in here, that 'they' wouldn't like it. Then she got real scared, told me they're here."
He looked at her in confusion. "You mean like the movie?
"What movie?"
"Ya know, the one with the little girl in the TV..Poltergeist."
She considered this for a moment. "Yeah, kinda like the movie, but she didn't sound nearly as annoying when she said it."
"Oh, okay. Then what happened?"
"She disappeared, into thin air. I swear there was no where for her to go, the hallway was a dead end."
He scooted back to lean up against the headboard. "So you think she was a ghost?"
She nodded. "Yeah. She told me that if we left now we could still make it.I think we should go first thing in the morning.we can head back to the hotel and then go in the direction of the highway."
"I'm with ya on that. The sooner we can get outta this hell hole the better." He paused for a moment, looking away from her again.
"Faith?"
"Yeah."
"I don't wanna stay in this room tonight, can we find another one?"
"Sure, we can take one across the hall." Faith got up from the bed with Bosco close behind her. She had a feeling it was going to be long night, and doubted either one of them would get any sleep. She stopped abruptly as she walked out the door, taking in a sharp breath as she stared at the blank walls before her. The were no doors, just a long empty hallway leading to nowhere. They could hear a low screaming sound coming from around the corner, and it seemed to get louder by the second as it neared the hallway.
"Bosco, Run!"
They both headed for other end of the hall as fast as they could, nearly tripping over the throw rugs as they ran. The hall seemed to go on forever as the screams got closer. Out of the corner of her eye Faith could see Jessie near the end, motioning for them to hurry. She looked just as scared as they felt.
"This way." She said and led them around the corner and past a big wooden door. She slammed it closed once they were all inside and seconds later a loud banging could be herd as whatever was outside, tried to get in.
"What the hell was that!" Bosco stared at the door as the banging continued for what seemed like forever, then stopped all together.
The both turned to Jessie for an answer, but she was gone. Faith looked around at the room they were in. It was a huge library with another door at the opposite end. Bosco was already ahead of her and drew his gun as he walked toward the other door.
"What are ya gonna do, shoot the ghosts?"
He nodded. "Yes."
She rolled her eyes and positioned herself behind him as he opened the door. It looked clear on the other side and they entered hesitantly.
"It's another library."
Bosco looked around, studding the racks of books, the fireplace and the other door at the end. "No, it's the same library."
She gave him a questioning look. "What do you mean?"
"Look around, It's identical to the one we just left. With the same door over there." He said and pointed to the opposite end of the room.
"Wait, I think I understand what's happening." Faith quickly walked to the other door and opened it, revealing yet another library. She stepped into the room but before Bosco could follow her the door slammed shut, separating them.
"Faith!" Bosco tugged at the doorknob, then kicked at the door, then pulled out his gun and shot at the lock, deciding he should have just done that in the first place.
"Oh no." He looked through to the other side, only to find a completely different room and no Faith in sight.
"I knew we should have stayed in New York."
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Really, nothing at all, so please don't sue me. Thanks.
Author's note: I'm sorry for taking so long in updateing this, it's been giving me a nasty case of writer's block. But, I finally managed to churn out this next chapter. Hope ya like it, please let me know what you think.
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"Bosco?"
Faith quickly walked over to the bed. He was sitting up and panting as if he'd just run a marathon. Tears were streaming down his face as he held his chest, looking at her desperately for help.
"Bosco, tell me what's wrong" She said gently and sat down in front of him, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Faith.can't breath." He was panicked and clutching at his chest, trying to force air into his lungs.
"It was so terrible.. Faith.oh god, I thought.I couldn't." He said between gasping breaths.
"Shhhh, don't try and talk, it's all over. Just take slow, deep breaths.." He had his head down now, and she ran a hand over his back, gently rubbing slow circles.
"I can't.can't breath."
"Yes you can, just try and relax, I'm right here, it's over now." He was still panting and gently leaned his forehead against her shoulder. She continued to whisper soothing words to him until she could feel his breathing return to normal, and the shaking slow to a slight tremor.
"Tell me what happened."
He lifted his head up to glance at her, then looked away quickly. "It felt like I was dying. There were people here, about 5 of them. They held me down.I couldn't get up off the bed." He took a deep breath before continuing. "And then I saw things.. They were so real.I thought they were real. I felt like I couldn't breath."
"Were you having a nightmare?"
He shook his head quickly. "No, I've had nightmares, and this wasn't one of them. It was too real."
He looked at her again, trying to read her reaction. "You believe me right?"
She nodded right away, gently brushing back a piece of stray hair from his forehead. "Of course I do."
She heisted for a moment, trying to decide whether or not to tell him about Jessie and her theory on the deserted town.
"Bos, I think it's this town.I think there are.spirits here." When didn't respond she continued. "I herd noises earlier, and went to check it out. There was a girl in the hallway, she couldn't have been more than twelve years old, she asked me if I was gonna stay with her. When I tried to bring her back to the room, she grabbed me and said I shouldn't come back in here, that 'they' wouldn't like it. Then she got real scared, told me they're here."
He looked at her in confusion. "You mean like the movie?
"What movie?"
"Ya know, the one with the little girl in the TV..Poltergeist."
She considered this for a moment. "Yeah, kinda like the movie, but she didn't sound nearly as annoying when she said it."
"Oh, okay. Then what happened?"
"She disappeared, into thin air. I swear there was no where for her to go, the hallway was a dead end."
He scooted back to lean up against the headboard. "So you think she was a ghost?"
She nodded. "Yeah. She told me that if we left now we could still make it.I think we should go first thing in the morning.we can head back to the hotel and then go in the direction of the highway."
"I'm with ya on that. The sooner we can get outta this hell hole the better." He paused for a moment, looking away from her again.
"Faith?"
"Yeah."
"I don't wanna stay in this room tonight, can we find another one?"
"Sure, we can take one across the hall." Faith got up from the bed with Bosco close behind her. She had a feeling it was going to be long night, and doubted either one of them would get any sleep. She stopped abruptly as she walked out the door, taking in a sharp breath as she stared at the blank walls before her. The were no doors, just a long empty hallway leading to nowhere. They could hear a low screaming sound coming from around the corner, and it seemed to get louder by the second as it neared the hallway.
"Bosco, Run!"
They both headed for other end of the hall as fast as they could, nearly tripping over the throw rugs as they ran. The hall seemed to go on forever as the screams got closer. Out of the corner of her eye Faith could see Jessie near the end, motioning for them to hurry. She looked just as scared as they felt.
"This way." She said and led them around the corner and past a big wooden door. She slammed it closed once they were all inside and seconds later a loud banging could be herd as whatever was outside, tried to get in.
"What the hell was that!" Bosco stared at the door as the banging continued for what seemed like forever, then stopped all together.
The both turned to Jessie for an answer, but she was gone. Faith looked around at the room they were in. It was a huge library with another door at the opposite end. Bosco was already ahead of her and drew his gun as he walked toward the other door.
"What are ya gonna do, shoot the ghosts?"
He nodded. "Yes."
She rolled her eyes and positioned herself behind him as he opened the door. It looked clear on the other side and they entered hesitantly.
"It's another library."
Bosco looked around, studding the racks of books, the fireplace and the other door at the end. "No, it's the same library."
She gave him a questioning look. "What do you mean?"
"Look around, It's identical to the one we just left. With the same door over there." He said and pointed to the opposite end of the room.
"Wait, I think I understand what's happening." Faith quickly walked to the other door and opened it, revealing yet another library. She stepped into the room but before Bosco could follow her the door slammed shut, separating them.
"Faith!" Bosco tugged at the doorknob, then kicked at the door, then pulled out his gun and shot at the lock, deciding he should have just done that in the first place.
"Oh no." He looked through to the other side, only to find a completely different room and no Faith in sight.
"I knew we should have stayed in New York."