The Bride

Chapter [16] - Réunion

I turned around, and couldn't be more happier. There he stood right in front of me with his cheeky grin, Waylon. I couldn't control myself and instantly jumped into his arms. Tears of joy began to roll down my cheek as I felt him in my arms again. The fear of losing him washed slightly away.

"Hey, it's okay...", he said in a hushed tone as his hand slowly glides across my back, instantly calming my nerves to the fullest.

"I thought I'd never see you again...", I say in barely a whisper. Tears threatening to fall out any second.

"Aye, you don't really think that they can take me down that easily, hm?"

A smirk rose upon my lips as he said that, causing me to look up and facing the damn smirk yet again. I shoke my head at him, laughing quietly as I whipped the tears away.

"So that is the friend you were talking about!", a voice suddenly called out from behind Waylon. I peek around him, spotting Theodore.

"Theodore!"

"The one and only!", he answer with a bow and holds his arms out, "and where is my hug?"

I chuckle as I ran to him and practically jumped into his arms. He spun me around for a second, before placing me down again. It was delightful to see him again, even if we haven't had the same amount of History like Waylon and I do.

"So you know each other already?", Waylon questioned as he placed a hand on my shoulder, glancing down to me. I nod at that.

"Yeah, he was one of Eddie's....experiments?", I questioned with furrowed eyebrows, unsure if I called it the right formation.

"Yeah, you can call it that. Let's face it, none of those 'Brides' survived Eddie's twisted operation and if they did, they got killed straight away."

I nod my head at that, remembering the scenario of that one poor man, who's skull got split in half. Terrifying to say the least.

"Well then, we should get the hell out of here now, before the Groom and his right hand come back", Waylon says as he pointed towards the door, where the two gentlemen just passed through.

"Waylon is right, we should get going."

I nod my head at that. "You're right, but I have no idea where we should go..."

"Don't worry, just stay close. I know the way to avoid those pests", Waylon answers smiling and reached out to my hand, which I gladly gave him without a second thought. He lead me to another door, which was broke down by someone. Theodore went over it like it was nothing, while I carefully stepped over the wooden pieces, preventing any injuries that I could get from it. It made him smirk as he looked back, silently shaking his head at me in a jokeful way.

"What?", I questioned silently.

"Those lil pieces shouldn't be the biggest of your worries", he answers as he gestured around ,"There are other things that you'd wanna avoid more than those things."

"I'm aware of that, Theodore. It's not the first time I'm passing those walls..."

Waylon chuckled at that, helping me over the rest and continue to lead us through the bloody halls. I didn't know why, but I felt somehow free, even though I stepped from one hell into another and yet it was different. The sounds of the old wooden floors erupts with each step we took. It was as if all patients have quiet down their screams, cause it all was too quiet for my liking. The blood that was scattered all over the floor and walls seemed to darken, the smell even worse than I remember and the body parts scattered all across - a nice meal for the flys and insectes, who have been living inside the darkest parts in this god forsaken Asylum. It wasn't new to me to see several parts on our way, though it still unsettled me and didn't let me rest. Come to think about, I wouldn't want to get used to it. I kept my gaze up, not staring at any remains no longer and following Waylon with each step, while Theodore was close behind. I sigh.

"How did you two meet?", I questioned out of the blue, trying to get my mind off of things and it kinda interested me, because they have not told me yet.

"Waylon actually saved me", Theodore began to say, catching my attention straight away, causing me to turn his way while he continued, "If it wasn't for him, I'd be in the hands of Trager."

"You did it yourself, man. I didn't do anything", Waylon began to say with a chuckle as he as well now turns our way, while he walks backwards.

"No, I mean it. If you didn't pull me aside in time...I would've gone from one hell to the other. And I must thank you for that."

Waylon smiles at that and nods Theodore's way.

"So how did you end up with Trager?", I now questioned Waylon with a small smile.

"As you and I parted because of that agreement you made...That Guy- I believe Gluskin was his name, brought me straight to that madman Richard. He mocked me basically, saying I had no rights as a software engineer and all kinds of shit. He's nuts, honestly. I got lucky that he didn't cut anything off of me though", Waylon explains and points to his fingers, "Because I found two pair of fingers in one of his cupboards. I don't know who they belong to- But I do feel sorry for that man."

I gulped at that. What an unpleasant thing to hear and yet I was happy that nothing happened to him.

"But to be precise, that man does not know how to tie people's hands and legs- It wasn't a challenge to get out. And after I got out I saw Theodore lurking the halls, he seemed lost and not like the others here, so I decided in matter of seconds that I wanted to help him, which turned out to be the right decision."

"I owe you big time", Theodore says in a thankful way as he chuckled.

"Just help us to get out of here, that's all I'm asking for", Waylon say with a smile as he opened another door, leading to another hallway.

"I will, don't worry about a thing, Waylon."