Praying for a sinner || Ticci Toby x Reader

☾🌧 | Chapter 3 | 🌧☽

TOBY'S POV

I woke to the glare of the day blaring through the window, as I shift and stretched my arms, a metallic scent moved in my direction 'what the hell' sitting up I noticed a large blood stain on the pillow "shit" jumping from the bed I lean down and tap her face lightly. She's still out cold. I open the door and quickly stumble down the hallway. "Ej open up!" I yell while pounding on the door, I'm met with a few moments of silence before hearing a groggy "what?" and what sounds like metal squeaking "Her head is still bleeding" I sigh through the door. He doesn't say anything as the door opens and he promptly moves down the hall into my room, as he examines her head, an anxious feeling bubbles in my stomach and I think about the conversation I had with him yesterday...

"Keep her alive" his distorted voice echoes "She has a great fight in her. I've been in her head; I believe she will serve as the perfect puppet" he continues "Why do I have the responsibility of keeping your damn puppet alive?" I spit back "She isn't my problem (tic) if you want her, deal with her yourself, I'm not a babysitter" I turn to walk away "Do not turn your back on me" his voice pierces through my head. My vision goes static and my ears ring. "You do as I say. I am in charge here, don't forget who made you, and don't you ever disrespect me again. You forget yourself." His voice still pierces through me (tic) "If she dies you will be to blame, and there will be consequences" he sits down. (tic)"Yes, sir" I grit out through my teeth, trying desperately to block him out "Now get out, I've had enough of your attitude today" My head returns to its normal state and I quickly leave his office.

"She's gonna live right?" I tilt my head while asking "She shouldn't be bleeding still, I'll do what I can" He says while still observing her head "She has to live" I sternly exclaim, he looks up at me with narrow eyes "I'll do what I can" He states while matching my tone. I leave the room (tic). I need some air.

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Heading back up the stairs a feeling of dread waves over me. I fasten my pace, every corner I turn the feeling grows. I finally reach my room and pause (tic). Taking a long sigh I turn the handle; I spot EJ sitting in a chair reading 'head injury knowledge: ear damage'. As the door swings further open, I see her, pale and breathing unevenly. "it's infected" EJ states not looking up from his book "Well what does that mean for her?" I spit "It means that if it's to get worse she may lose hearing. However, I've sent one of the mindless to fetch me some things from town that should theoretically fix it" He states looking toward her. "Well has she woken up at all yet? (tic) She's been out for what? Like a day now" I question moving toward an empty seat left to EJ. "Not yet, but it shouldn't be too long now until she's up 'he pauses. His eyes are now on me' Have you thought about how you're going to handle her when she wakes up?" My lips form a tight line at his question "I hadn't really thought about it"(tic). "Well, you better start thinking about it 'he stands' She isn't like the rest of us, she didn't have an awful life, and she didn't desperately need a way out. I looked into her a little bit, she was a regular girl, with friends, a nice family and she's a pretty good student. She doesn't meet any of the criteria that we did. She was.... normal" he sighed while looking over at her "Why does he even want her?" he spoke quietly more of a question to himself than to me "He told me he's been in her head and believes she will serve as a 'perfect puppet' he won't elaborate on it so I guess we just play the waiting game on why she's been picked" I sigh while rubbing the back of my neck(tic) "I should get going, it's getting late 'before exiting the room he turns to me' you know I almost feel bad for her, she's in for one hell of a ride" and with that, he was gone, sighing I stand up and walk over to the bed 'what a burden, why did I have to get stuck with her' shaking my head I exit the room and head downstairs to the kitchen, I haven't eaten anything today. After making a quick snack I sit down and look at the clock 11:39 'shit I was out all day' I quickly scoff down my small meal and head back up to my room, she's shifted in the bed but still not awake. I climb into bed pushing myself furthest against the wall, falling asleep my thoughts raced with all the ways I could explain this insane fuck up.