Xavier helped the nurse to take care of patients for the meantime.
"About that, what happened to the girl's family?"
Xavier furrowed his brows and closed his eyes.
"Most passed away. I can't contact her distant family members." He said, his voice being more silent each word.
"I'm sorry to hear that."
Xavier opened his eyes and saw Edward in front of him.
"Edward? What are you doing here? You should be in the kids area."
"Well..I want to be with mom."
He brushed against the nurse's leg.
The patient the nurse was helping passed away shortly after.
"Edwardo? How did you do that to Aline and Carlos?"
"Miss, Is his name really Edwardo?"
"Edwardo is his nickname, but that's not important. Something's wrong with him."
The nurse walked out of the room, holding Edward's hand.
Xavier held the dead patient's hand.
"Your pain has ended, but it has spread."
"That's..quite sad to think about."
"I hope you are doing well."
Hailey and Aline's death impacted Xavier alot. It felt as if it changed Xavier's perspective of death.
All of the dead people Xavier could ever name were not important to him.
Aline had undergone such pain and Hailey helpt Xavier in his darkest moments.
He hugged the corpse.
It was cold as his heart was.
The flowers his family gave him felt as if they were in denial.
The denial Xavier is feeling.
Suddenly, Xavier felt as if there was an emergency outside.
He gently opened the door.
The nurse had been panicking and Edward had a confused expression on his face.
Xavier patted the nurse's shoulder.
He asked, "What's wrong?"
"All 106 patients I've taken care of have passed away ever since Edward saw them.." she said in a worried voice.
"Madam, I'll be going to the forest."
Xavier left the hospital and ran deep into the forest.
He panted and his legs felt weak, but there he saw a girl tying a noose.
"NO! STOP!"
The girl had straight, long, light brown hair just like Aline.
Xavier sobbed. The entire day he has been trying to forget about the death.
The girl had a confused expression on her face, "Who are you?"
"Stop it..Don't do it..Don't do it."
"My father has passed away. There's no reason anymore."
He cried even more.
"No. No. Please don't do it. Please don't do it. I'm begging you."
"I don't know you."
The girl pushed Xavier onto the ground.
Xavier ran towards her, held her in his arms and ran from the noose.
Unfortunately, He was too weak and she pushed him once again, this time making him pass out.
She finished tying the noose.
The girl hung it onto a tree's branch and stepped onto the stool.
She put her head into it and Xavier was unconscious on the ground.
Suddenly, Xavier was awake.
It was night. He saw the girl's body hanging, lifeless.
He remembered the morning Aline died.
He picked up the violin again.
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The Forced Villain
Tajemnica / ThrillerA part two of your favourite horror story. Series coming in 2023. [THIS IS A PART 2 OF RAT GAS. PLEASE READ THE FIRST STORY BEFORE READING THE SECOND]