Misty Meadows: The Asylum

Chapter 3

Alice came through in the morning.

Kane was still at the counter.

“You’re up early.”

“I couldn’t sleep.”

Alice sat down, “Please stay away from Moth.”

Kane sighed, “Can you just leave Moth alone?”

“You need to stay away from him.”

“I can look after myself, Alice.”

Kane got up and went to shower, changing into black bootleg jeans, high heeled ankle boots and a black shirt with a flaming skull on it.

She decided to put on black eye makeup and add red lipstick before adding skull earrings on her way out the door.

When she walked into class, a total of five minutes late, Veda glared at her.

She sat down before greeting Brent.

Once again, the day went by alright until lunch.

She sat at her usual table with her friends.

“What happened?”

“Moth attacked you?”

“You saw him kill a girl?”

This was all of them in unison.

Kane frowned, “No, to all of those. I chased someone and found a body. Moth showed up and took me to the hospital. Where did you hear all that other rubbish?”

“Veda.” Replied Macy.

Kane was on her feet and in front of Veda in a second.

Veda raised an eyebrow, still sporting a heavy bruise, “Look what trash the cat dragged in.”

Kane narrowed her eyes, “I clearly didn’t hit you hard enough, you cheap skank.”

Veda smiled, “If you touch me again, I will lay charges.”

Kane shrugged, “Oh, I don’t want to come too close, especially after you’ve been doing God knows what with Sheriff Hartley.”

The whole table, and the ones close enough to hear, went silent.

Veda went white.

Brent frowned, “What?”

“Your girlfriend has been cheating on you with your uncle.”

Veda shook her head, “Brent, she’s lying.”

Kane took her phone out and handed it to Brent, “Check the videos.”

He looked between Kane and Veda before hitting play.

Handing Kane her phone, he stormed out.

Veda glared at Kane, “You’re such a bitch.”

Kane nodded, “Pretty much.”

Layla stood, “Just leave.”

Veda also stood, “Yeah, go.”

Jack nodded, “Yeah. Before I end up having to hit a girl.”

Kane laughed, “You lot do remember how that went the last time, right?”

She felt a tap on her shoulder and turned to see Cliff.

“You don’t need to get into any more trouble.”

Veda smirked, “Aw, she has brace face looking out for her.”

“His name is Cliff.”

Veda shrugged, “I don’t care.”

Kane sighed, “Stacey, you eating this?”

Stacey shook her head with wide eyes.

Kane picked up the tray and threw it at Veda, connecting with her face.

Veda screamed before diving over the table, tackling Kane to the floor, her hands around Kane’s throat.

Kane flipped them over and started punching Veda as she desperately tried to get Kane off of her.

Kane caught something out of the corner of her eye, did Cliff just punch Jack?

Was that Macy tackling Layla?

“What in the hell is going on here?”

Everyone froze at the sound of Lewis’ voice.

Kane stood, straightening her shirt, “Nothing.” She reached over, punching Jack in the face.

“Miss London! All six of you in my office.”

They all followed slowly.

Kane shook her head, trying to figure out how she was going to get Cliff and Macy out of this.

When they got to the office, Layla and Veda took the two chairs in front of the desk and Jack took the couch in the corner.

Lewis looked up, “Miss Brown, Mr. Olsen, take a seat.”

Kane put a hand over her heart, “You forgot about me.”

Lewis narrowed his eyes at her, “Hardly.”

Cliff and Macy took a seat next to Jack, Macy between them.

Lewis looked around the room, “Who started this?”

Kane crossed her arms over her chest, “She tackled me.”

“You threw a tray at her!”

“Layla, shut up.” Hissed Veda.

Lewis turned to Veda, “Did you tackle her?”

“Yes.”

“Okay. Detention for a month. And the whole lot of you will be fixing up Misty Hill Asylum.”

Kane watched as everyone else in the room went white.

Veda frowned, “But-”

Lewis cut her off, “No buts. All of you will do this. I’ll get back to you on dates.”

They walked out.

Kane frowned, “What’s so bad about the asylum?”

Macy shuddered, “Haunted.”

Cliff sighed, “It closed down years ago. No one goes near it because they believe it’s haunted. Some people went there and never came back. The patients all died, everyone believes they haunt the place.”

Kane frowned, “So why in the hell would we want to fix it up?”

Cliff shrugged, “Maybe they want to re-open it.”

Kane didn’t say anything; a mental asylum was not something she ever wanted to be near again.

Macy frowned, “Are you okay?”

Kane forced a smile and nodded, “Yeah, just feeling a bit sick. I’m going to ditch and go get some sleep.”

She walked away before either of her friends could say anything.

Kane was walking down the road when the voice came back.

“It’s ironic.”

Kane frowned, “What is?”

“That you’ll be fixing up an asylum. Maybe you can pick your own room.”

“I’m not crazy.”

“Of course you are.”

“No.”

“Then why are you speaking to me again?”

“Go away!” she shouted, spinning; no one was there.

She sighed and went to the unfinished building; her spot on the roof.

Lying near the stairs, she closed her eyes.

She was woken by terrible screams.

It was only once she had woken up properly that she realized she had been the one screaming; she had been dreaming about her parents.

“Get a grip.” She said, getting to her feet and going to the edge of the roof.

It was dark, so she had slept the whole day on the roof.

“You’re going crazy.”

Kane closed her eyes, “Go away.”

“You know you’re going crazy again.”

“I am not!”

“Is that why you’re arguing with something that isn’t there?”

Kane let out a shaky breath, “Get a grip, Kane.”

“Or take a step.”

Kane opened her eyes, looking down she realized she was right on the edge.

“Kane?!”

Kane spun at the sound of Moth’s voice, letting out a shrill scream as she fell backwards, off the roof.

Moth dived, grabbed on to one of her wrists just in time.

Kane looked down, “Don’t drop me!”

“Stop struggling, London. Give me your other hand.”

She reached up and he took hold of her, pulling her back up onto the building.

She clung to him.

“London, what the hell were you thinking?”

She pulled back, “I wasn’t planning on falling.”

“Please, stay away from the edge of this building.”

Kane sighed, “Well, after this, I don’t need to be told again.”

“What were you doing here anyway?”

“I got into another fight at school. Lewis wants all of us to fix up Misty Hill Asylum, and as you know, that’s a bit close to home for me.”

Moth had an unreadable look on his face, “Misty Hill Asylum? He must be mad. You’re not going near that place.”

Kane frowned, “Well it’s not like I have a choice. I’m sure I’ll be fine, I just need to sort out my mental issues.”

“No. People, who go in there, don’t come out. That place isn’t haunted, it’s cursed,” he looked up, “And you’re not mental.”

“I beg to differ.”

He frowned, “You’re not.”

“Tell him how crazy you are.”

Kane closed her eyes.

Moth put a hand on her shoulder, “Kane?”

Kane sighed, opening her eyes, “Okay, remember I told you I was in a mental institute? Well, I’ve started hearing and seeing stuff again. It started when I came to Misty Meadows.”

“You aren’t crazy,” he stood, “Let’s get you home.”

She sighed, taking his hand as he helped her to her feet and following him down the stairs.

When they reached Alice’s gate, Moth paused, wrapping his arms around her, “You’re not crazy, I promise you. And please stop walking around at night.”

She smiled and went in, not surprised to find Alice glaring at her.”

Kane walked past her into the kitchen.

Alice followed, “How many times must I tell you not to hang around that boy?”

Kane rolled her eyes as she opened the fridge, “As many times as you want. I’m still not going to listen though.”

“Do you know he’s the only suspect in that murder and those disappearances?” Alice followed her closely as she put her plate in the microwave.

“Give me proof that he’s guilty and I’ll believe you.”

“You need to stay away from him? His family brought the curse to Misty Meadows. He’s evil.”

Kane spun, “There is no curse. His father killed someone, that doesn’t make him evil.”

Alice grabbed her shoulders, “He brings death with him wherever he goes. He can’t be trusted. You must stay away from him.”

Kane frowned, “Let go of me.”

Alice dropped her hands, “You are in my house, and you abide by my rules.”

“Not with this.”

“Obviously, my daughter didn’t raise you with any discipline, not that I’m surprised-”

Kane cut her off, “I told you not to speak about my mother, you didn’t even know her, you didn’t even bother coming to the funeral.”

Alice’s eyes flashed with anger, “If it had only been for her I would have been there, but I will never set foot in the same place as your father; dead or alive. He was never good enough for her. He was a horrible person, with an attitude to match and you take after him. He should have been the only one to die in that crash, not your mother. No one would have cared; he wasn’t worth it.”

Kane clenched her teeth, “You bitch.”

Alice lifted her hand and slapped Kane across the face.

Kane went closer to Alice, “Don’t you ever do that again, next time, I will do it back.”

She turned and walked out, going into her room.

The next morning Kane left for school without speaking to Alice; after the night before, she would have liked never to see her again.

As she got to the end of the road, she saw Moth sitting on his bike, waiting on the corner.

Frowning, she went over to him, “What are you doing?”

He smiled, “I was passing by when I thought you might like a lift to school,” he frowned, “What happened to your lip?”

Kane rolled her eyes, “Alice slapped me.”

Moth narrowed his eyes and clenched his jaw, “Who does she think she is?”

Kane shrugged, “Who cares?”

Moth sighed and shook his head, handing her a helmet.

She put it on and got onto the back.

When she got to class everyone somehow knew Moth had dropped her off.

Cliff leant over his desk, “Did Moth drop you off?”

She nodded.

Veda glared at Kane but said nothing.

The day went by fast and at lunch, Brent joined them at their table.

Brent narrowed his eyes, “Did Moth do that?”

“No, Brent.”

Collin sighed, “Oh boy, Mr. Lewis is heading this way.”

“Kane, you’re needed at the hospital; your grandmother was in an accident.”

Kane jumped to her feet, “What?!”

She left, wondering what had happened.

When she finally got to the hospital they allowed her to go straight to Alice.

“What happened, Alice?”

“My brakes stopped working and I went into a truck.”

The door opened and Rick walked in.

Rick nodded at Alice and glared at Kane, “We’ve done some work on your car, and we know the cause. There’s no easy way to say this, but it was no accident. Your brake lines were cut.”

Kane frowned, “But everyone in this town loves her.”

“Not everyone.” He said, giving her a pointed look.

Alice sighed, “I can’t believe someone wanted to kill me.”

Kane turned to Rick, “Any suspects?”

“Two.”

“Who?” Asked Alice and Kane in unison.

He looked at Kane, “You and Moth.”

Kane frowned, “Me? Have you lost your mind? And Moth has no motive for this.”

Rick turned to Alice, “Any enemies?”

Alice glanced at Kane, “No one that I know of.”

“I’ll be in touch.” He gave Kane one last look before walking out.

Kane left soon after, going home.

She made a cup of coffee before going into the back yard.

She stood facing the mass of trees that surrounded the back of the house, thinking of the man she had seen watching her.

She couldn’t help but wonder if it had perhaps been Moth.

Her phone rang and she answered, “Hey, Gina.”

“Kay! How are you?”

Kane frowned, “What’s up, Gina?”

“Um, you remember Goran?”

Kane’s hand tightened around the coffee cup; Goran Owens was a name she had hoped never to hear again.

“Yes, Gina. I do.”

Gina sighed, “You know I wouldn’t mention him unless I had to.”

“Get to the point, Gina.”

“He’s back in town, and he’s been asking about you; got into a fight with Scott when he said he doesn’t know where you are. He hasn’t stopped harassing us; he’s hell-bent on finding you.”

Suddenly Kane didn’t feel so safe standing outside; turning she bolted into the house, closing and locking the door.

Kane hung up and punched the wall.

There was a knock at the door, causing her to jump.

She let out a sigh of relief when she saw it was Moth.

She opened the door and let him in.

“You okay?”

“Fine.”

He frowned, “You don’t look it.”

Kane sighed, going through to the kitchen, “You’re a suspect in Alice’s attempted murder.”

Moth frowned, “Wait, her what? Someone tried to kill her?”

Kane nodded, “Someone messed with her brakes.”

“Is she okay?” he asked, taking a seat at the counter.

Kane nodded, “Yeah.”

“I can’t believe I’m a suspect.”

“One of them.”

Moth frowned, “Who’s the other?”

“Me.”

“What? Do you see it? This is why I didn’t want you around me,” he got to his feet and started pacing.

“I’m innocent, he won’t be able to make anything stick,” she said, sitting on the counter.

“What part do you not understand? He will target you now for being on my side,” he leant on the counter next to Kane, “This is exactly why I didn’t want you near me.”

Kane scoffed, “A bit late for that now, don’t you think?”

Moth looked up and Kane’s breath caught as their eyes met.

There was a knock on the door and Moth jumped, “Let me get that for you.”

Kane frowned as he walked out, that had been a moment.

Moth returned with Cliff, Collin and Macy in tow.

“How’s your gran?”

“She’s okay.” She replied, trying not to look at Moth.

Collin looked between the two before clearing his throat, “So, are you two going to the fair tonight?”

“Tonight?”

“Yeah, in town-”

There was another knock at the door, this time Macy got it; returning with Brent.

He scanned the room, “Hey.”

Macy grinned, “You have awesome timing, we were just talking about the fair.”

“Oh? That’s actually why I’m here,” he turned to Kane, “I wanted to know if you’d like to go with me?”

Macy’s smile broadened, “Oh, she’d love-”

Cliff cut her off, “We’re all going together, so you’re welcome to join us.”

Kane smiled, Cliff was becoming quite the lifesaver.

Brent nodded, “Uh, yeah, sure.”

Kane turned to Moth, “You’re going, right?”

Moth looked amused, “I normally stay away from the people in this town, did you forget?”

Brent scoffed, “Well it’s not like any of the people want you there.”

Moth ignored him, keeping his eyes on Kane, “I’m going to get going. Stay away from the sheriff.” He walked out without another word.

“So what time are we going?” Asked Brent.

“Seven.” Replied Macy.

“Great, see you there.” He said before walking out.

Macy clapped, “Kane, I get to pick your outfit.”

Kane shook her head, “I’m not feeling into it anymore.”

Cliff sighed, “Don’t worry, Moth will be there.”

Kane frowned, “How do you know?”

“He can’t seem to stay away from you.”

Kane stood glaring at Macy, “There is no way in hell you’re picking my outfit; you’ll make me look like a ballerina.”

Macy huffed and Kane laughed; she looked ridiculous in a white and red summer dress to her knees, cowboy boots and pig-tails.

Kane shook her head, “You look ridiculous.”

“It’s the theme, Kane.”

Kane sighed, “Okay, but I’m not going to look anything like that. I do have an idea though, so go wait for me in the lounge.”

Macy rolled her eyes and walked out.

Kane left her hair down in waves and applied a smoky eye with clear gloss.

She decided on a black body-con dress and added in black and silver cowboy boots

She went out with her hands on her hips, “Approved?”

Macy smiled, “Wow, you look great.”

They decided to walk into town where the fair was being held.

Brent nudged her, “You look nice.”

“Thanks.” She knew it was a conversation killer, but he wasn’t the one she wanted to hear that from.

Macy pulled her aside when they got to the fair, “Kane, try to have fun and forget about Moth.”

Kane said nothing as Collin whisked Macy away to dance.

Kane went over to Cliff who was staring at Cassie, “Cliff, go ask her to dance.”

“Are you crazy?”

Kane grabbed him by the arm and dragged him over to Cassie, “Hey, Cassie, Cliff would like a dance.”

Cassie smiled, “I’d love to.”

Kane smiled and left them to it.

She leant against one of the stall counters, surprised to see Rick and Veda dancing together.

Suddenly Brent was next to her, “I need a dance partner.”

She hesitated before accepting his hand and following him to the make-shift dance floor.

They were a few seconds into the dance when Cassie and Cliff came up next to them.

Cliff nudged her, “Told you he couldn’t stay away,” he tilted his head and Kane followed with her eyes; there stood Moth in black jeans and a long-sleeved black shirt.

Brent shook his head, “Will he ever figure out where he isn’t wanted.”

Kane smiled, “I’m just glad he figured out where he is wanted.” She let go of Brent and went over to Moth.

She smiled at him, “Hey, you came.”

He smiled and started to speak but she wasn’t listening to him; she was listening to the voice whispering in her ear.

“House of Horrors, blood will run.”

She turned to the House of Horrors set up and frowned, there was a girl with long black hair staring straight at her.

Suddenly the girl's head snapped back, revealing a deep cut on her neck.

And then she was gone.

Without a word, Kane started running toward the House of Horrors.

Moth frowned but ran after her.

“London?”

Keep going

Kane continued with Moth close behind.

Hurry, before it’s too late

Kane carried on, ignoring the props placed to scare people.

Stop

She stopped, looking up at the dolls hanging from the ceiling.

“Oh, God.”

Moth grabbed her arm, “What is it?”

Suddenly blood dripped down onto Moth and he looked up to see the girl with black hair, her neck slit open.

Moth sighed, “And we had to be the ones to find her.”

Kane shook her head and they went to find Rick.

After they had told him everything, Moth went home with Kane.

He sat across from her at the counter, after she had told him how she had known to look for the girl.

He stood and motioned for her to follow him, stopping at the couch, “Get some sleep, you look tired.”

“I won’t be able to sleep with all this going on.”

Moth sat on the one chair in the corner, “Sleep. I’ll stay here till you wake up.”