Silent Hill: Beacon Of Hope

Chapter Nine

Amaris decided that everyone should have a fifteen minute break from walking.

Rose was still hugging her daughter, not once did she let her go which was quite a sweet sight

Cybil was watching them, pangs of affections and what ifs filled her mind until she shook them away.

Joanna stared in the dark distance, wondering upon wondering if Jason was okay and would they ever find him.

She promised herself not to cry like a baby as she was a very strong person but deep down, her heart was weeping.

Amaris looked at her sadly, all what happened in a matter of hours was her own fault. She badly blamed herself.

A pair of hands touched her shoulders, she turned to see it was Xuchilbara behind her. A smile went across her face.

Colin saw this in disgust, how could a human be in love with a thing that has a pyrmind for a head? It bothered him massively.

"Jealous, are we?" Cybil teased. He burned a intense gaze at her that made her shut up throughout the break.

But when he looked back at Amaris and Xuchilbara, they were dancing! There was no music playing anywhere near them!

He dug his nails in his palms, setting a trail of blood flowing down to the floor. Cybil noticed it, she knew it wasn't her right to butt in anymore.

Joanna turned her gaze to her friend and Xuchilbara, they looked so strangely perfect for each other. It stunned her for a moment until happiness took over.

Amaris didn't noticed that several pairs of eyes were watching her sway with him, all that mattered was being in his arms.

She gently laid her head against his chest, carefully not catching his head, the feel of his heartbeat soothed her that she slowly shut her eyes.

Rose thought back of her husband, the man she deeply loved and adored. Though she was glad to find her daughter, she missed him to a point that she quietly burst into tears.

"What's the matter, mama?" Sharon asked, studying the waterdroplets fall down her mother's face. "I just want to get out of here, that's all." Rose lied, showing a fake smile.

It wasn't enough for the little girl, she knew the real truth in those passionate eyes. A pang of despair entered in her heart, she too missed her father and longed to be in his arms.

But it was enough for Joanna, she got up and walked away holding her head up high so she couldn't let any tears flow down her face. No-one noticed her disappear back in the darkness.

She was a fool to leave them like that but she couldn't deny the bitter tearing of her heart. Amaris had her first kiss and a fair share of boys that wanted her.

As for Joanna, not one was interested to her charms or her friendly outlook. But they were afraid of her sudden attack of anger if anyone annoyed or badmouthed her.

Then again, they werrn't attrative and school work was more important. Until her eyes fell on Jason, that very moment changed everything for perhaps the better at last.

But now, he was gone. Somewhere in this hellish blackness that she alone must search through, Amaris was in too deep with Xuchilbara to really care and none of the others understood.

Wandering through the long and eeire coridoor, she took out a pocket torch and turned it on. Wrong move. Several female nurses came to live, moving in the most disturbing way.

Joanna screamed, her mind demanding her body to move but it just couldn't. Chills raced up and down her spine as they were coming alarming close to her, knifes were in their hands.

Then, they started to dance? The movements looked awfully like Michael Jackson's Thriller video which was captail A for Awesome. She frowned at this strange event before her.

Circling around her, Joanna dug her nails in her palms fearing for the worst. But they stepped aside to reveal Jason, standing there looking ever so swoon-worthy.

"Turn off your light!" He demanded which she did instanly. The nurses stopped at once, relief washed over the pair. Without a second longer, Joanna ran to his open arms.

"I thought you were dead!" She wept, burying her face against his neck. "So did I but I'm here now." He replied, the gentle stroking of her hair calmed her down slowly.

After a few minutes, Jason pulled away from the embrace. "Come, let's go find the others. They are probably worried about you." He said in that beautiful voice of his.

A simple nod of her head was a good enough answer. They ran, pass the frozen nurses, down the coridoor she came through. What they didn't notice was a pair of eyes looking at them.

"Where the living hell were you?" Amaris cried, throwing her hands in the air. Everyone looked at Joanna like she was a bad girl, the feeling was uncomfortable.

"I went to go and find Jason, that's where I was!" She shouted, holding his hand ever so tightly. Though they were pleased to see he was found, they were still angry at her.

"It's dangerous here, you could've been killed!" Rose said, picking up Sharon from the floor as she was getting restless of just standing there.

"Look, it's alright now. I found her, we are here now so why don't we carry on walking and get out of here?" Jason suggested, burning his gaze at her then to the teen.

Amaris sighed heavily. "Fine, he's right. Come on, let's get moving." So they carried on until they finally found a way out only to discover they were in really deep crap.