Paul silently chuckled as he heard the fence creaking as Elmer
continued to try to move forward. Not long now and the loser would go
over. Paul couldn't wait to see him hit the ground and then to see the
look on his father's face when he found out that his other son had gone
nuts and offed himself too. Paul moved closer to Elmer, smirking when he
saw that the young doctor's face was wet with tears. Really, what a wimp!
"That's it, Elmer." Paul said softly in Emma's voice. "Just a little bit more and you'll be with me. You want that, don't you? To be with me and your brother?"
Elmer tried to shake his head no in reply but he couldn't even manage that simple movement now. He didn't want to join his mother and brother, not in death! He was so cold though and it felt like he had no control of his body at all, now not only from whatever this thing was who was pretending to be his mom but from the numbing cold as well. He could feel himself crying as he moved forward, could feel the tears starting to freeze on his cheeks as the fence started to give way beneath the pressure.
He started to hyperventilate as he despirately tried to regain control.
He was going to fall of the roof and die just like his brother did and everyone would think that he had killed himself when.... No, he didn't want to die! He wanted to live, to win Lona, to be happy! If he could just get control for a moment, if he could stop himself before....
Suddenly Elmer felt himself slumping to the ground, the cold overpowering him. As he fell, he felt himself once more in control of his body for a moment and he allowed himself a slight smile. Okay, freezing to death on the hospital roof wasn't exactly what he was hoping for but it was way better than falling off the roof. At least this way, no one would think he had tried to kill himself.
Paul growled as he saw Elmer fall to the ground. Blast, he had almost had him! "Get up!" He hissed in his own voice before reverting once more to Emma's tone. "Son, you can't just stay there. It's time for you to come and be with me and your brother. We're both waiting for you."
Elmer couldn't respond but he just laid there, not even trying to move or to resist now. His eyes were firmly shut and the numb feeling was spreading to his brain now as he felt the cold increasing. Tears continued to run down his cheeks. Where was Lona? He didn't want to freeze to death up here either but.... Where was Lona? Why wasn't she coming up here to save him? Surely she knew that he was missing by now!
Paul growled again as Elmer still didn't move before leaning down and hauling the young doctor unceremoniously to his feet. Pushing the loser off the roof wouldn't be nearly as fun as making him do it himself but Paul would still have the pleasure of seeing everyone's reactions the next morning when they found the body. That would have to do.
"No! Paul, let him go!" Paul heard a voice call out and turned just as Mary came onto the roof with that anteater and the blind geek's dog.
"Keep out of my way, twerp," Paul growled as he released his hold on Elmer momentarily. Elmer swayed forward, his weight falling onto the fence, causing it to dip outwards dangerously.
"He's going to fall! Leave him alone!" Mary yelled at Paul before starting towards Elmer. "Elmer, it's okay. Just stay very still and we'll take you right back to the sleep lab and Dr. Lona. I'm sure she's very worried about you. Don't move, okay?"
A little girl? Elmer's numbed brain vaguely grasped the fact that he was hearing a little girl talking to him. Now what was a little girl doing up on the roof? Shouldn't she be somewhere in bed at this hour?
Paul growled as Mary came closer, reaching out a hand to take Elmer's and lead him to safety. No, way! The brat messed up everything for him, saving those that he tried to hurt. He wasn't going to let her save this loser too, not when his death would wreck so much havoc! Before Mary could get any closer, Paul lunged forward, shoving Elmer against the fence, causing it to give way completely as he tumbled over.
"Elmer!" Mary shrieked as she darted forward. "It wasn't his time! How could you!"
"It's what I do, twerp. Be seeing you," Paul said with a smirk as he vanished. He couldn't wait for the real fun to get started in the morning.
"Oh, Elmer, I'm so, so sorry." Mary whispered as she fell to her knees next to the broken fence, tears running down her pale cheeks as she started to sob, a light green mist appearing with each sob. "I'm so sorry."
"That's it, Elmer." Paul said softly in Emma's voice. "Just a little bit more and you'll be with me. You want that, don't you? To be with me and your brother?"
Elmer tried to shake his head no in reply but he couldn't even manage that simple movement now. He didn't want to join his mother and brother, not in death! He was so cold though and it felt like he had no control of his body at all, now not only from whatever this thing was who was pretending to be his mom but from the numbing cold as well. He could feel himself crying as he moved forward, could feel the tears starting to freeze on his cheeks as the fence started to give way beneath the pressure.
He started to hyperventilate as he despirately tried to regain control.
He was going to fall of the roof and die just like his brother did and everyone would think that he had killed himself when.... No, he didn't want to die! He wanted to live, to win Lona, to be happy! If he could just get control for a moment, if he could stop himself before....
Suddenly Elmer felt himself slumping to the ground, the cold overpowering him. As he fell, he felt himself once more in control of his body for a moment and he allowed himself a slight smile. Okay, freezing to death on the hospital roof wasn't exactly what he was hoping for but it was way better than falling off the roof. At least this way, no one would think he had tried to kill himself.
Paul growled as he saw Elmer fall to the ground. Blast, he had almost had him! "Get up!" He hissed in his own voice before reverting once more to Emma's tone. "Son, you can't just stay there. It's time for you to come and be with me and your brother. We're both waiting for you."
Elmer couldn't respond but he just laid there, not even trying to move or to resist now. His eyes were firmly shut and the numb feeling was spreading to his brain now as he felt the cold increasing. Tears continued to run down his cheeks. Where was Lona? He didn't want to freeze to death up here either but.... Where was Lona? Why wasn't she coming up here to save him? Surely she knew that he was missing by now!
Paul growled again as Elmer still didn't move before leaning down and hauling the young doctor unceremoniously to his feet. Pushing the loser off the roof wouldn't be nearly as fun as making him do it himself but Paul would still have the pleasure of seeing everyone's reactions the next morning when they found the body. That would have to do.
"No! Paul, let him go!" Paul heard a voice call out and turned just as Mary came onto the roof with that anteater and the blind geek's dog.
"Keep out of my way, twerp," Paul growled as he released his hold on Elmer momentarily. Elmer swayed forward, his weight falling onto the fence, causing it to dip outwards dangerously.
"He's going to fall! Leave him alone!" Mary yelled at Paul before starting towards Elmer. "Elmer, it's okay. Just stay very still and we'll take you right back to the sleep lab and Dr. Lona. I'm sure she's very worried about you. Don't move, okay?"
A little girl? Elmer's numbed brain vaguely grasped the fact that he was hearing a little girl talking to him. Now what was a little girl doing up on the roof? Shouldn't she be somewhere in bed at this hour?
Paul growled as Mary came closer, reaching out a hand to take Elmer's and lead him to safety. No, way! The brat messed up everything for him, saving those that he tried to hurt. He wasn't going to let her save this loser too, not when his death would wreck so much havoc! Before Mary could get any closer, Paul lunged forward, shoving Elmer against the fence, causing it to give way completely as he tumbled over.
"Elmer!" Mary shrieked as she darted forward. "It wasn't his time! How could you!"
"It's what I do, twerp. Be seeing you," Paul said with a smirk as he vanished. He couldn't wait for the real fun to get started in the morning.
"Oh, Elmer, I'm so, so sorry." Mary whispered as she fell to her knees next to the broken fence, tears running down her pale cheeks as she started to sob, a light green mist appearing with each sob. "I'm so sorry."