Bloodbath [Inanimate Insanity Fanfic]

Chapter Eight

Day Eight

What in the world? Did I just have a nightmare?! It..It can't be. I'm not supposed to have nightmares. 

I'm immune to those kinds of things.

Not anymore. Me being nightmare-free is long gone. 

I guess I wasn't perfect after all.

....

..Where's Balloon?

I couldn't hear him. I couldn't see him very well, since it was still dark outside. 

And he was being..eerily quiet.

{yawn} 

Sheesh, am I still tired? It was probably that stupid nightmare. 

I can't wait for forget about it soon.

I crawled out of the cot, glancing at the wall. 

Everything was still the same. Only Balloon wasn't here. But where was he?!

{pulling} 

..Wait a minute. 

{stretching} 

That sounded like..a rope. 

I seriously hope not.

There was a silhouette of someone near the window. 

..Balloon?!

Hm, that's not Balloon hanging from a noose, is it?

I squinted to get a closer look at the shadow.

Oh no. It's him! 

Balloon actually hung himself--

This was exactly what my nightmare was about. 

That's even worse.

But why did Balloon kill himself? Was it..

..Oh.

"...I wish you'd just leave me alone. I don't want to speak with you right now. You've hurt me enough for one day." 

"..And besides..you said it yourself: You've got nothing else to live for."

..Oops. I think Balloon took the last line to heart, and he -

Just pull yourself together Taco. It's not like it's too late to save him. 

This is your only chance!

I rummaged through my backpack and took out a knife. 

This was perfect for cutting the rope.

{screeching}

What an old chair.

.....

Stop being so critical, Taco! Balloon hung himself with that chair! As wobbly as it was, he still managed to use it!

Okay, I was all set. Time to get Balloon down! I stood on the chair, trying to boost myself onto Balloon.

{grunt} 

This was hard, but if it's for Balloon then I need to keep going.

{panting} 

Almost done! All I have to do now is cut the--