"Wait, didn't your father leave before you were even born?" Debby asked. "Yeah, but that doesn't mean my mother never talked about him."
"What is a paper about him doing in this place?" Ryan asked. "I-I'm not sure." Devyn sighed. "What else does it say?" Mark asked.
"Just a bunch of information about him. And a photo of him as well." Devyn grabbed the small photo that had been taped to the paper. She held it out to Mark, who looked at it, examining it.
"Why does he look so familiar?" Kelly asked, looking as well. "Do you think he was at our school?"
Devyn closed her eyes, leaning her head against the wall. "Something isn't adding up." Devyn mumbled. "What do you mean?" Kyle asked.
"I mean, all these deaths. They were planned. The Man had planned their deaths, and he knew..." Devyn cut herself off, losing her train of thought. "Knew what?" Mark asked. Devyn shook her head slightly.
Standing up, Devyn felt herself grow dizzy. All she wanted to do was move, but she couldn't. Her body was frozen. As her head had begun to grow light, all she could hear was Mark asking her if she was okay. "Dev, snap out of it!" Ryan shouted. Their footsteps echoed in her empty mind, bouncing off the walls of her skull.
"M-Mark?" Devyn mumbled. "Hey, Dev. Can you hear me?" Mark's voice was distant. Like he was too far away. She could see their blurry figures, but everything around her was swarming into a black abyss. She could feel their hands shaking her, but she didn't react.
"Dev, please." Mark begged, looking at the girl in front of him who was frozen in her own spot. "Wake up!" He shouted. "What's happening to her?" Debby asked. "Hey, Dev. Can you hear me?" Mark asked, his voice shaking as he spoke. Tears had blurred his vision. "What's happening to you?" He asked.
A loud thud next to them scared the group as they turned to face the noise. A first-aid kit was laid there, along with a book. Mark turned back to face Devyn, catching her as she suddenly fell. "Grab it!" Mark hollered. Debby ran over to the kit and grabbed them before running back to Mark.
Mark grabbed the book from her, opening it to the first page. Symbols had overtaken the first entire page, but he couldn't read them. He continued to flip the pages rapidly before his eyes scanned over big, bolded letters;
PARALYSIS
YOU ARE READING
Ten Days Til I Die
Horror⚠️PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVITIES TO BLOOD, GORE, WEAPONS⚠️ Devyn isn't the nicest person you'll run across. But after she gets trapped in a haunted hospital with nine other people from her past life, she slowly begins to change. The gr...
