The Message From The Dead Number

Chapter 28: Inside Door 2

Click.

The door opened.

Darkness.

Cold air.

Smell of blood.

Jessica stepped in.

Amy was on a hospital bed.

Chained.

Wrist cut.

Blood dripping into a bucket.

But she was breathing.

Amy: ...Jessica?

Jessica ran to her.

Jessica: I'm here. I'm here.

Amy's eyes opened.

Pale.

Scared.

Amy: You came...

Amy: After all this time...

Jessica: I remember.

Jessica: 3:33 AM.

Jessica: You called me.

Jessica: And I didn't answer.

Tears fell.

Amy: It's okay...

Amy: It wasn't your fault...

Jessica: It WAS.

She grabbed the chains.

Tried to break them.

Too strong.

Man: 23:00:00 left.

Man: To free her... you must take her place.

Jessica: What?

Man: Rule 5.

Man: Someone must bleed.

Man: Her... or you.

The bucket was almost full.

Jessica looked at Amy.

Then at her own wrist.

Still bleeding from before.

Jessica: No.

Jessica: There's another way.

She grabbed the knife from before.

Not to cut herself.

To cut the chains.

Clang.

Clang.

Clang.

One chain broke.

Then another.

Amy: Jessica... stop...

Jessica: I won't let you die.

Jessica: Not again.

The last chain.

Snap.

Amy fell into Jessica's arms.

Man: ...Interesting.

Man: Day 1 complete.

The lights went bright.

Door opened.

Jessica carried Amy out.

Man: 9 doors left.

Man: See you tomorrow, Jessica.