he waits for her to disappear off in the distance. eddie knows the place like the back of his hand. she wouldn’t be out of his sights for long. moving around to another part of the area, he takes his time, walking slowly but surely with purpose, over and around to where she was headed. eddie was going to cut her off on the other side, but give her a running start. to break the silence, eddie began singing for her “ I want a girl, just like the girl that married dear old dad. “ his voice echoes, undoubtedly reaching his victim at her current place of exploration. eddie was nearby, peeking through slits in boarded up walls, where murkoff staff had tried to hold up but to no avail. overtaken by the variants. eddie came in and cleaned the place up of any unwanted guests. most of the variants and guards eddie ran into were strung up, the flies have long laid their eggs into their open wounds. it’s dark enough in the area that he’s convinced she can’t see him, but once she’s moved close enough to him, that’s when he had planned to take her. she was so close, he could smell the warm sweat rolling down her dirtied skin. tsk, tsk… not very ladylike… he was going to have to do something about that…
SHE’S HEARING THINGS, RIGHT? there couldn’t possibly be anyone else in here, or she’d have heard them earlier. the other inmates weren’t known for being particularly quiet, after all, with their constant mumbling and scurrying around. some even took to bashing their heads against the walls, splitting skin and bone alike with their tireless endeavors. Maggie liked to think she was one of the more sane patients housed in these walls, but her actions on the outside ( despite what good intentions they might’ve carried ) and the subsequent write-ups and diagnostics on her file said otherwise. A DELUDED KILLER. A DANGER TO HERSELF AND OTHERS. APPROACH WITH CAUTION. she finally musters the courage to speak, her voice cutting through the overwhelming silence like a knife. ❛ h-hello? ❜ she calls out to the seemingly empty room, trying to hide the waver in her tone. ❛ if-- if someone’s there, please-- i’m not here to hurt you. ❜

















