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Authors: Francisco J Ruiz
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yourself, but leave the others to rot , then may all the demons of Hell
descend upon you."
And with those thought provoking words,
Siegfried faded from view, leaving me alone with Mousy and the
Mushrooms. I looked at the little rodent thing.
"What do you think, Mousy? Should I follow
the Mushrooms?"
He rustled and set off down the fungoid
path, stopping a few feet outside the door and turning back to look
at me expectantly. I shrugged and set off after him.
Down the hall, around the corner, down
another hall, the Mushrooms seemed to have plotted a route all the
way out of Atrium. I let Mousy take point as scout, running a
little ahead to warn me of any impending wardens.
There didn’t seem to be much foot traffic
however in this part of the Ward. I began to suspect that I was in
a basement somewhere, a section of Atrium that was little used. Or
forbidden.
As I followed the path I passed several
locked rooms, stopping to listen at the door of one of them. Only
silence greeted me. I was either alone, or whoever else was down
here was sleeping, drugged, or dead. And there were an awful lot of
locked doors...
The place was a labyrinth. If it had not
been for the Mushrooms, I would have lost my way a long time ago.
Feeling confident that there would be no doctors down here, I
picked up the pace.
Only the warning rustle of Mousy as he
turned a corner, alerted me that we weren’t alone. He zoomed back
towards me, up my leg and onto my head, quivering silently. I
stopped, back to the wall, listening.
Nothing. Not a step, not a breath. I was
certainly holding my own breath, lest it mask the sound of an
approaching doctor. Then I heard it. A dragging sound like someone
with a hurt foot. Drag, step. Drag, step. Someone was limping and
whispering of death, his muttered words bouncing off the walls of
the hallway and reaching my ears all too clearly.
I turned and ran. Wherever the Mushrooms
were leading me, it would have to wait. I’d need to find a way
around the Hooded Man first. My Snoopy Cap would have fallen off in
my haste, but Mousy clutched it tightly with his front paws,
holding onto my hair with his back ones. He peeked out from beneath
the Cap like a mouse from its hole.
Left, right, another right, I ran without
caring where I went, just that I was away. Thankfully, my bare feet
made little sound as I ran, just a gentle slap that surely couldn’t
be heard from too great a distance.
Mousy rustled again and I turned, fearful
that the monstrosity was bearing down on me. We were alone. But
there, just to my left, was a set of old, rusty looking stairs,
leading upwards. If it hadn’t been for my rodent companion I would
have run right past them.
Reaching up and stroking his gooey little
head, I took the stairs two at a time. I found myself on a much
more illuminated, cheerful looking floor when I reached the top. At
least, cheerful compared to the dungeon that we had just fled from.
It still had the same, sterile creepiness as the rest of the
Ward.
Siegfried’s words came back to haunt me.
"If you simply leave Atrium
to free yourself, but leave the others to rot , then may all the demons of Hell
descend upon you."
Well screw that. There was nothing I could
do for the lost souls of this evil little world. I was one small
girl, all alone and weaponless. I just wanted out. Out, into the
world of freedom that I had only briefly known.
I continued walking, slower now, for the
signs that this floor was inhabited became increasingly apparent.
Rooms I passed were brightly lit, the sound of voices behind closed
doors reached my ears, and the distant tap of shoes against the
floor. I twice saw wardens in the distance, patrolling the
area.
There was nowhere really to hide, so I’d
just have to rely on silence to keep me from discovery. I picked up
the pace once more, silent yet quick. The suspense ate at my
nerves, until my whole body was twanging with tension, ready to
take flight at any moment.
A door on my
yourself, but leave the others to rot , then may all the demons of Hell
descend upon you."
And with those thought provoking words,
Siegfried faded from view, leaving me alone with Mousy and the
Mushrooms. I looked at the little rodent thing.
"What do you think, Mousy? Should I follow
the Mushrooms?"
He rustled and set off down the fungoid
path, stopping a few feet outside the door and turning back to look
at me expectantly. I shrugged and set off after him.
Down the hall, around the corner, down
another hall, the Mushrooms seemed to have plotted a route all the
way out of Atrium. I let Mousy take point as scout, running a
little ahead to warn me of any impending wardens.
There didn’t seem to be much foot traffic
however in this part of the Ward. I began to suspect that I was in
a basement somewhere, a section of Atrium that was little used. Or
forbidden.
As I followed the path I passed several
locked rooms, stopping to listen at the door of one of them. Only
silence greeted me. I was either alone, or whoever else was down
here was sleeping, drugged, or dead. And there were an awful lot of
locked doors...
The place was a labyrinth. If it had not
been for the Mushrooms, I would have lost my way a long time ago.
Feeling confident that there would be no doctors down here, I
picked up the pace.
Only the warning rustle of Mousy as he
turned a corner, alerted me that we weren’t alone. He zoomed back
towards me, up my leg and onto my head, quivering silently. I
stopped, back to the wall, listening.
Nothing. Not a step, not a breath. I was
certainly holding my own breath, lest it mask the sound of an
approaching doctor. Then I heard it. A dragging sound like someone
with a hurt foot. Drag, step. Drag, step. Someone was limping and
whispering of death, his muttered words bouncing off the walls of
the hallway and reaching my ears all too clearly.
I turned and ran. Wherever the Mushrooms
were leading me, it would have to wait. I’d need to find a way
around the Hooded Man first. My Snoopy Cap would have fallen off in
my haste, but Mousy clutched it tightly with his front paws,
holding onto my hair with his back ones. He peeked out from beneath
the Cap like a mouse from its hole.
Left, right, another right, I ran without
caring where I went, just that I was away. Thankfully, my bare feet
made little sound as I ran, just a gentle slap that surely couldn’t
be heard from too great a distance.
Mousy rustled again and I turned, fearful
that the monstrosity was bearing down on me. We were alone. But
there, just to my left, was a set of old, rusty looking stairs,
leading upwards. If it hadn’t been for my rodent companion I would
have run right past them.
Reaching up and stroking his gooey little
head, I took the stairs two at a time. I found myself on a much
more illuminated, cheerful looking floor when I reached the top. At
least, cheerful compared to the dungeon that we had just fled from.
It still had the same, sterile creepiness as the rest of the
Ward.
Siegfried’s words came back to haunt me.
"If you simply leave Atrium
to free yourself, but leave the others to rot , then may all the demons of Hell
descend upon you."
Well screw that. There was nothing I could
do for the lost souls of this evil little world. I was one small
girl, all alone and weaponless. I just wanted out. Out, into the
world of freedom that I had only briefly known.
I continued walking, slower now, for the
signs that this floor was inhabited became increasingly apparent.
Rooms I passed were brightly lit, the sound of voices behind closed
doors reached my ears, and the distant tap of shoes against the
floor. I twice saw wardens in the distance, patrolling the
area.
There was nowhere really to hide, so I’d
just have to rely on silence to keep me from discovery. I picked up
the pace once more, silent yet quick. The suspense ate at my
nerves, until my whole body was twanging with tension, ready to
take flight at any moment.
A door on my
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