The Aftermath

Call Me Finn

Finney was officially back after being kidnapped, He had taken an entire month off just to process everything that had happened during his time in the basement.

That 1 month was hard. Finney had been having hourly panic attacks and seeing the ghost boys all around the house, even hearing them. Every time the phone rang Finney would begin shaking and screaming to block out the sound. At one point it got so bad he threw a stone at the phone and smashed it into pieces until all the screws and springs were scattered across the room.

Finney's dad was no help in any of this, when Finney was found it was supposed to be a huge wakeup call for him but that only lasted for a week. Finney's dad had enough of Finney quickly, beatings were regular and at one point He locked Finney in a room for some peace and quiet, it didn't work. Finney ended up breaking down the door and his arm in the process.

Gwenny had been the one taking care of Finney, she would cut the power while their dad was at work to ensure the phone didn't ring and would have long conversations with Finney to stop any voices entering his head. Every time they entered a new room or walked anywhere, Gwenny would get Finney to keep his eyes on her to make sure he didn't see anything or anyone.

Finney was finally ready to start school again, all the teachers were aware about Finney's panic attacks and noted down sounds that triggered him, he also was allowed to visit Gwenny whenever he needed to.

Monday 7th September 1978 - The first day of school

Finney walked into the school halls with a smile on his face, watching everyone whisper about him made him nervous but he continued walking to science.

Science as a subject had always been special to him, especially space. Quiet, isolated, dark. It was comforting to him.

"Hey Finney."

Finney looked to his left to see Donna smiling warmly at him

"Call me Finn."