𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉? 𝑾𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒕?

Chapter 11

(Yalll gone have so much trauma soon btw 😘)

"You mean you knew it was real and didn't think to tell us?!" Tyler yelled at ashlyn as her eyebrows furrowed.

"I didn't tell anyone because I didn't think it was real. And right now isn't exactly a good time to talk about this, we should come up with a plan or-" Ashlyn states then Tyler interrupted her. "And why should we listen to anything you say? This all probably your fault anyway." Tyler said annoyed.

"I mean she did just get us out of the other situation." You muttered to yourself.

Ashlyn picked herself up from her seat and started to walk over to Tyler. "Alright. Fine." You looked up from looking out the window as your attention was drawn to the argument happening.

"I get where you're coming from, maybe I should've said something. And if blaming me helps you deal with this situation better then so be it." She grabbed him by the collar. "Hey! What are y-"

"But if you aren't gonna make yourself useful make yourself scarce." Ashlyn started. "Playing the blame game and figuring what's going on can come after once we are safe enough to talk it out. The facts are that those creatures can kill us at any moment. Instead of arguing, our time is better spent coming up with a plan. So unless you are going to help me to do that." Ashlyn continued as she let go of Tyler's collar and turned her back to him. "Keep your trap shut and don't cause trouble." Ashlyn finished and walked away leaving Tyler dumbfounded.

You just laughed to yourself a bit then brought your legs unpacked to your chest.

Aiden whistled and spoke up "well that was unexpected." Ashlyn turned her head towards him. "And you need to stop taking this so lightly." She said annoyed as Aiden puts his hands up like a criminal getting arrested. "Aye aye!" He says and Ashlyn just sighed and shook her head.

"We need weapons and materials, so let's gather up everything in the motel room and sort through what we can use."

You tended to your own injury in the bathroom thinking that it would be too much stress on Ben for having to do it. As you looked down at your now broken eye patch you heard a glass shatter. "It's fine. They've got it." You think. "They're sensible. Well I hope." You reapeted the words they've got it until you heard more yelling.

"Hey! Watch it you should've done that in the bathroom now there's glass everywhere!" Tyler exclaims to Aiden as Aiden just looked back at him unbothered.

"I-I'll get the broom" logan says as he picked himself up and left. You just sighed as you took away the cloth now that blood had stopped coming out, as you left the bathroom you noticed the glass on the floor. Logan soon came behind you and started sweeping the glass on the floor. "Sorry." He muttered.

You quickly stole a small knife (like the ones u cut vegetables with)

You stuffed it in your pocket and just went a space where you're not bothering anyone. You looked over at Ashlyn who was bouncing her leg up and down and Aiden went over to her with a cloth. "Here, wanna squeeze this?" He asks his usual smile on his face. "Thanks" Ashlyn says as she took it from his hand.

"Yep!" Aiden says happily as Aiden just talked with Ashlyn for a bit until Ben closed the first aid kit. You went over to the three of them.

"You're really good at that Ben." You say over to him as Ashlyn ran her hand up and down her arm. "Yeah..thanks Ben" she thanked him.

"Lol yeah, he's used to patching me up" Aiden says and Ashlyn looked at him curiously. "From?" She asks Aiden.

"Mm, various things? Skateboard tricks, rock climbing, hiking, jumping off tall places, like that." Aiden answers as he listed the things off, you just slowly nodded as he continued. Ben got up from the floor happy that he got complimented.

Ashlyn also gets up from the floor and took one of the chair legs that Tyler and Taylor took off a chair. "How much of these do we have?" Ashlyn asks as Taylor raised her head then looked back down at the chair mentally counting all of them. "8 including the ones were taking off right now." Taylor answers.

Silence fell between the two and Taylor spoke up. "It's been a while now..do you think they have left?" Taylor asks Ashlyn.. Ashlyn thought for a moment. "They're still behind the door. I can hear them just not in a normal way.." Ashlyn explains as everyone looked over at her curiously. You just looked at the door causing a stinging pain in your eye, you immediately looked back at Ashlyn ignoring the pain.

"Tf was that. FOCUS y/n. Don't stress. Just stay silent and don't cause havoc." This mindset was a mindset that you knew you needed to stop.

"What do you mean?" Logan asks as he put all the glass in the bin. You got sort of your own head and slid down the wall and continued listening as you sat down. "..remember when I said I have sensitive ears?" Ashlyn says then immediately Aiden perks up "oh right! So you can hear them outside the door?"

"Sort of, they make a certain...sound? I don't think you guys can hear." Ashlyn continued and Tyler grows impatient. "Can you get to the point."

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"Because of how loud everything is to me I hear..phantom noises as a side effect.." Ashlyn starts. "Noises that aren't there.." you cut her off. "Like a phantom itch?" You asked. Ashlyn looked over at you and nodded. "Basically."

"In the sorrel weed house I thought I was hearing a phantom noise and when I saw the monster..I believed it was just a hallucination." Ashlyn started. "Then it grabbed me."

"This place has to be toying with us. What if this is just a lucid dream? Do I tell them what I saw in the eye? What do I do." You continued mentally as Ashlyn explained. "Don't. They don't need that stress. They'll find out when they do."

You looked up as Tyler picked another fight and sighed. "Maybe not so sensible I guess"

"Well you thought it was a prank and-" Ashlyn cut herself off. "Never mind, it doesn't matter right now." Ashlyn dismissed her last sentence.

"What I'm getting at is that."

"I can hear and locate them when you guys can't." Ashlyn continued as you heard a bit of hesitation in her voice.

"Sensitive hearing, and a person with a sensitive personality what a great group to have on this field trip" you thought while looking down at the floor.