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Here's the next chapter :) hope someone is enjoying this and i'm not just writing this for myself *laughs*
I have a lot of more ~*~mystery~*~ and drama in store, hehe.
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Seth needed some convinving, but he couldn't deny Dean was a smooth talker and soon he had agreed to let the patient help him out a little in the garden. Only when he watched the other work for a moment he realised Dean must've ripped the sleeves off his 'uniform'at some point and Seth's eyes couldn't help but to notice the other's muscle definition. He wondered why Dean was in here, because from besides being overly sarcastic and a tad bitter, Seth hadn't found much strange about the other yet. He actually seemed like a pretty nice guy. Seth was glad to get some help as the outer square surrounding the lawn was a nightmare to get through on his own.
He'd been careful not the give the other any cutting tools or anything like that and Dean had been helping him by pulling out weeds and unwanted and dead plants with his hands.
After a few hours they took a little break, Seth handing Dean a bottle of water and they both drank in silence before seth motioned to all the stuff they'd taken out already. 'Thanks man.'
Dean shrugged at him as he took another sip from the bottle, holding Seth's gaze from the corner of his eyes. 'No problem.' He whiped his mouth with the his arm before looking up as someone else entered the garden.
A male nurse walked up to them with brisk steps and Seth almost chuckled. This guy was built, broad shoulders and wide chest. It was kind of funny to see him the white nurse uniform with the white slacks and jacket on. He caught Dean's sparkling eyes and they exchanged a smirk before the nurse came to a halt and looked them over for a second, placing his hands on his hips.
'Up to no good as always, Ambrose? You're supposed to be at group session.' He barked the words at Dean before motioning for the other to come over.
Dean reluctantly headed over to the male nurse hanging his head low a little as he made his way over. Randy snarled at him wordlessly before taking a few steps towards Seth, only then acknowledging him at all.
'You're Seth, right? I'm Randy.' He smirked at him but Seth found it hard to smile back, instead just gave the other a little nod.
'Watch out for that one. He's real sneaky.' The nurse said, raising his eyebrows a little before turning back to Dean who rolled his eyes and mused 'I can hear you, you bloated creampuff.'
Randy snatched him roughly by the elbow before pulling him along back inside the building, Dean looking back at Seth as he stumbled after the rough handed nurse.
Seth looked back at him, caught off guard and for lack of anything better, did a little wave at the blonde. Dean just held his gaze, those sharp blue eyes boring into his own until he was dragged around the corner inside and gone from Seth's vision.
Just as he thought he felt more comfortable around the place, he felt that eerie veil settling down over him once more and he heaved a heavy sigh. Taking anothe gulp from his drink before continueing with his garden clearing work.
When Seth got home that night he plopped down on his bed and tried to fight sleep from taking him at once. For a while now he had tried to remember things, but it had been hard. Things from his childhood still came easy, but it was a lot harder to remember his teenage years or even a few years ago. All he really knew was he'd been caught stealing a car and trying to outrun the cops when he'd got caught. He'd been thrown in jail for a little longer than half a year, but even his time in jail was fuzzy in his mind. Screwing his eyes shut, he felt the booming 'thud thud thud' of an impending headache again and his head started to throb. Reaching for the painkillers that where standard on his bedside stand, he swallowed two before giving up and letting himself drift off into an unsteady sleep.
It had been a little over a month and Seth had somewhat settled into his new job and routine. It was still a strange job, but it kept his mind off other headache inducing thoughts and lightly put, everyday was different.
He was on friendly terms with some of the more free patients. Little AJ Lee, who could be the sweetest girl you'd ever meet but turn into a little monster the next second. Zack, who seemed to have some learning disability and had a love for bright colours and loud music. Santino, who spoke in a strange accent but always seemed cheerful, yet comcically fighting enemies Seth never saw. There were other patients too that where less friendly like Paige, the skinny white girl with the long black hair who seemed to shy away from everyone and who hid in the darkest corners of the building.
But his favorite was still the first one he'd met; Dean. He almost concidered the other a friend. He knew the other was a bit quircky and he must be in the facility for a reason, but Dean was one of the few patients Seth had not seen at their worst. He had to keep telling himself in the back of his mind, that this was indeed a patient at a highly guarded mental facility. It was all too easy to forget sometimes when he'd chat with the other man.
The nurse staff was alright, but Seth didn't hang around with them too much as some seemed to think they where better than a lowly caretaker. He knew the Bella twins but found it hard to keep them apart. Then there was Randy, whom always spoke friendly to him, but he wasn't sure about the way the male nurse handled the patients most of the time. There was another male nurse named Cody, whom Seth had never even spoken too and the depressed looking male nurse, who's name he still haden't been able to learn. There was also a female docter named Fox, but he hadn't seen her around yet.
There were a few part timers too, but to Seth's knowledge, those were the full time staff members.
Today Seth was working a double shift as he could do with the extra hours and money, just finishing up with his maintenance work as Randy walked by his little room.
'Food's almost ready.' He never slowed down as he made his announcement while passing Seth and the other just nodded. Changing into his normal clothes for the late part of his shift which would consist of delivering food to the patients and monitoring the security cameras in the evening.
When he came into the kitchens he felt his stomach churn a little. Today was the first day he would go bring food to D block. He'd heard many stories and rumours from the other patients already and he'd tried to laugh them off, but he wasn't sure what to expect.
They loaded up the food cart with plates and plastic cups and Randy gave him a little pat on the shoulder, giving him a reassuring look.
They got on the old elavator and made it to D block in no time. Randy turning on the lights in the corridor and Seth's eyes fell on the doors in front of them. Randy took the lead and the first few rooms where not too bad. The patients seemed a lot more miserable than the ones Seth usually saw, he had to admit. But their rooms where what shocked him. They where better described as cages, really. Some still had a bed, but some only a futon like mat on the floor to sleep on. The walls were dirty and it seemed this floor didn't get as much cleaning as the rest of the facility. The smell was something that would stick by him for a long time where chains on some of the walls and Seth frowned, thinking it all a bit medieval.
When they got closer to the end of the hall, Randy still as busy was ever taking plates out and sliding them into the rooms with the one way system that was in place. He stopped for a moment and nudged Seth, who was lost in his own mind for a bit. 'Check this guy out.' He said with a light smirk, turning on the light in the cell that had been almost completely dark before.
Seth's eyes grew wide and he wasn't sure if to feel shocked or appaled or even frightened. The man inside the cell was sitting on a small bunk bed, turning his bald head slowly to look at the two members of staff. He was the biggest guy Seth had ever seen, his muscles bulking everywhere over his body. He stood up, ready to receive his food. Seth had expected something brute, or animalistic in the man's face, yet all he was met with was a very composed and calm expression, blue eyes carefully scanning over his face before he turned to look at Randy who was pushing through the food tray. The little plaque on the wall next to the clear cell door read 'Ryan Reeves' .
Randy nudged Seth along and chuckled lightly. 'He's a weird one. Killed 20 people appearantly.'He shrugged a little, as they headed to what seemed to be the last room in the hallway.
Feeling more uncomfortable by the second, Seth swallowed and tried to keep looking ahead. Arriving at the cell, it was dark inside and Seth squinted a little, to try and see a bit better. Randy was over at the little panel to try and turn the light on, but there seemed to be a problem as nothing happened and he heard Randy curse under his breath.
'Fucking old piece of crap,'he swore, hitting the pannel with a flat hand as the light flickered just lightly. Seth looked over, only catching a glimpse of the mostly empty, dirty room. He thought he'd seen a figure huddled in one of the corners, but he wasn't sure. As Randy fidgetted with the light more, an unseen force drew Seth closer and without realising he'd moved a lot closer to the clear cell door than he'd realised.
When the bright light suddenly flickered into existence, Seth was about to cheer on Randy, but his breath caught in chest as a flurry of black hit the wall in front of him hard, right where he was standing. Seth stumbled back and fell flat on his backside, wincing a little in pain, eyes then peering up again at what had startled him in the first place.
In front of him, only the thick acrylic door seperating them, was a man with long, messy dark hair which obscured most of his face. The man was making jittery movements and seemed more animal than human as he crouched down to Seth's level now and the other caught a glimpse of steel grey eyes through that mass of black hair.
Randy cursed again and walked up to Seth, kicking against the door and yelling at the patient angrily. The imprisoned man shot back, but got back up and seemed to make himself look big, more imposing as he let out a monsterous roar that Seth would never forget. The dark man snarling at Randy a bit more before he went back to sit huddled up in the far corner, his head swaying slowly from side to side.
The male nurse extended a hand to Seth to help him back to his feet before delivering the food as if nothing had happened.
'Sorry man, should've warned you. He's not a very good beastie.' The tone in Randy's voice chilled Seth to the bone and when he found his voice again he heard himself ask 'What is he in here for?'
Randy smirked, running a hand over his millimetered hair before turning to face Seth and look him deep into his eyes. 'He messed with the wrong people.'
The rest of his shift, Seth's mind kept wandering away from the security cameras, staring into nothing. Randy's words echoing through his mind and that roar the man had made. He couldn't wrap his mind around it. Maybe they were just messing with the new guy. He sighed and thanked Emma when she brought him a cup of coffee a few minutes later. She seemed to sense for once he wanted to be left alone and she left without a word.
He sipped the beverage absendmindly, scanning the screens for anything unusual. His eyes kept moving back to the screen that showed the hallway of block D. It seemed the light was still flickering now and then in the last cell, but the camera was aimed in a way where he couldn't see into any of the rooms.
That night when he came home, Seth dreamt of a warehouse in great detail, feeling strangely at home.