Hi so day 16 Hallucinations.
CW: uhhhh....dead bodies, auditory hallucinations
Original story by @devil-may-care-series
“Matt? Where’d you go?” Nate stepped carefully through the house, trying to find some clue of his brother. “This isn’t funny anymore.” A wet cough made him turn quickly only to find the creepy angel still there. “Don’t do that.” He warned the figurine. It, naturally, didn’t respond.
The deeper he went into the house, the slower he felt. The more he felt watched. At one point he swore he heard something clicking in his ear.
“Nate!” A scream made him sprint. He didn’t know where he was going, just that it sounded like he was in danger. He didn’t even notice the little girl, waving to get his attention. He just saw Matt, leaning against the wall and pressing on a spreading wound.
“Holy shit,” he muttered as he knelt down to help him. The bleeding was terrible. “How did you even manage to get this hurt?” When he looked up for an answer, he fell back. Matt’s face started melting to reveal some decayed corpse underneath. Nate suddenly became aware of the hands trying to grab him and drag him. And he shot up to run.
‘Where are you going?’ Matt’s voice called to him. ‘You can’t leave me! Please don’t leave me!’
The more he ran the more they tried to pull him back. He ended up hiding in what appeared to be a bathroom. His flashlight had pretty much been flickering on and off and now there were whispers and voices. Right there in the middle was a body. It was curled in on itself with light brown hair splayed around it, blood staining the flannel and jeans.
“No.” He covered his ears and tried to focus on something else as the body shifted and changed to Steph, then Matt and back to Ro.
‘It’s your fault. You should have been better. Why did you have to be so difficult?’ The voices said. He choked back a sob as the darkness set in.
A few hours later Matt got the door open. He had been trying to get Nate for a bit but he wasn’t responding. When he entered the room, his brother was staring blankly at the wall, not registering anything.
“Nate?” Nate jumped slightly when he felt Matt’s hand in his shoulder. When he looked up he back away quickly.
“Alright we need to get out of here. I don’t know what’s in this house but you’ve been in your head for hours.”
“You-,”
“Yeah I heard. Let’s get going. Let Ro patch you up.” Matt held out a hand and Nate took it hesitatingly. He followed his brother out to the Firebird quietly.