From the Inside (2021 - Version 1)

Goodnight, Johnny.

Nurse Young began her morning rounds, she went door by door unlocking and opening each door to allow the patients to move freely for the day.

She had only been had Saint Pinnington for three months, she had struggled to make it three months; Nurse Young struggled to make it through the nightshift during her first few weeks, she struggled hearing the screams coming from various patients. During the day Nurse Young attempted to understand the patients but the rumours of the hospital had gotten to her.

With the help of Doctor Mathers, Nurse Young had been rostered to only work during the day when he believed the patients were at their calmest. When the death of Crazy Alice and the murder of Millie happened, she panicked fearing that she'd be next.

Nurse Young had taken a few days off for the sake of her mental health.

She knocked on the closed patient door before sticking her key into the door's key hole, she listened to the door unlock and pushed the door open "Johnny, time for you to get up." She mentioned before tending to the door across the hall.

The room Crazy Alice used to lay had been filled two days after his death, Nurse Young repeated the unlocking and opening process of the door "Rarrow, time for you to get up."

Rarrow didn't need to be told twice as he pushed off the white sheet and rushed out of the room he had been confined to for the night.

Nurse Young paused as she turned her attention back to Johnny's room "Johnny." She called out, she stepped down to the door next to his room; she repeated the process of letting the patient out of their room.

Nurse Young yet again moved her attention to Johnny's room "Johnny?" She pushed his door open a little wider, Nurse Young took a step into his room. She couldn't see the white sheet covering his body moving, she tapped his shoulder "Johnny?"

Johnny didn't respond.

Nurse Young placed her hand on his chest, she couldn't feel a heartbeat. She picked up his hand and placed two of her fingers on the inside of his wrist, she couldn't find a pulse.

"Oh, Jesus." Nurse Young whispered, using her hand she made the sign of the cross on herself.

Nurse Young stepped out of his room and closed the door behind her, she didn't bother with the other patients as she rushed to the nurses desk.

She picked up the phone and dialled the coroner's office "Good morning, this is Lucille Young from Saint Pinnington." She paused "I believe it's just a peaceful passing." She paused again "Thank you" Nurse Young placed the phone down as she processed the image of Johnny laying peacefully in his bed.

Nurse Young had never seen a deceased person before, she wasn't sure how to react.

A short haired female nurse stepped behind the nurses desk "Is all the patients out?" She picked up her clipboard.

"Oh, uh." Nurse Young panicked.

"is everything okay, Lucille?"

Nurse Young looked up at the woman "Sorry, Hela. Uh, I believe Johnny has just passed away."

"Oh." Nurse Hela paused for a moment "Peacefully?"

Nurse Young managed to nod.

"At least that's something, I'll get the rest of the patients out while you phone Doctor Mathers." Nurse Hela picked up a set of keys from the desk.

Nurse Young took several deep breaths as Nurse Hela left the nurses desk, Nurse Young dialled Doctor Mathers number.

"Good morning, Doctor Mathers." Nurse Young began but was quickly cut off "Oh no, this one is peaceful." She nodded her head "Uh, Of course." Nurse Young placed the phone down.

When Doctor Mathers arrived at the hospital, he instructed the nurses to put the patients back into their rooms until Johnny's body had left the premises.

The patients were getting sick of not knowing who had died and they were getting sick of being confined to their rooms more than usual. Many of the patients had were getting used to routine that once it had changed, they started to act out while the other patients encouraged the change of attitude with the patient ranks.

Unlike the deaths the week before, the patients were only confined to their rooms for only two hours.

Billie and Kyle noticed Johnny wasn't sitting in the corner of the common room.

"Hey, Nurse Hela. Where's Johnny?" Billie asked as he leant over the lounge.

"You'll need to ask Doctor Mathers." Nurse Hela responded as she assisted a patient at one of the tables.

"Why do we need to ask Doctor Mathers, is Johnny okay?" Kyle asked.

Nurse Hela sighed but didn't answer their question.

Billie and Kyle looked at each other, they ran down the hallway to Doctor Mathers office. Billie pushed open the door "Zombie, where's Johnny?"

Doctor Mathers didn't look up from the form he was filling out "I'm sorry, gentleman. Johnny passed away overnight."

"But...But..."Billie's lip began to tremble.

Kyle placed his hand on Billie's shoulder "Please tell us he went peacefully? Billie and I would hate to think that it was gruesome."

Doctor Mathers looked up at the two males, it found it odd to see the two males acting close to each other especially after the months of them being apart "Johnny passed away peacefully in his sleep. Would either of you like to talk about it?"

Billie shook his head "I'm good." He turned and walked away from Doctor Mathers office.

Kyle raised an eyebrow in confusion at Billie "I guess we can talk." Kyle turned his attention to Doctor Mathers.

Doctor Mathers used his hand to motion for Kyle to take a seat.