hoax

The weight of absence

The morning sunlight filtered through the curtains, casting a soft golden glow across the room.Nancy awoke in a sleepy haze,stretching before dragging herself out of bed heading to the bathroom.It was closed,she knocked five times before her annoyance reached its peak.

"Mike can you stop ignoring me and get out. I have things to do!"Nancy called.

When she was met with no reply she continued,huffing in annoyance and cursing Mike.God he was so annoying!

"Michael hurry up or I'm coming in!"Nancy continued. "alright,One...Two...Three"

She flung the door open,expecting Mike to yell at her to get out and Kick a fuss.What greeted her was't that.

A faint smell hit her first—sharp, metallic, and unmistakable. It was out of place in the usual mix of soap and damp tile, lingering in the air like a ghost. Her heart picked up its pace, a dull thud echoing in her chest as she stepped inside.

Mike's body laid crumbled drained of life,crumpled in a pool of his own blood.The contrast between the deep red and the pristine bathroom floor was almost too much for her eyes to take in. It felt surreal, like something out of a nightmare.

For a moment, she couldn't move. Her breath caught in her throat, frozen, and the air seemed too thick to swallow.A strangled cry left her throat.

"Oh,Mike"She Whispered. "No,no,no it's ok.Mike?Mike?you gotta get up!Wake up!"

Nancy collapsed next to him-He wasn't dead, that's impossible.

"Mike,no,no,no"Nancy sobbed.

Then she heard a blood curdling scream.Nancy turned around as her Mother came stumbling in throwing herself towards Mike in hysterics.She clutched onto Mike's body rocking back and forth.

"Karen what's going on-"Ted cut himself off as he froze at the sight of his wife clutching onto his son's corpse,while his daughter sobbed next to them.

"Call-call an ambulance,"Karen wailed.

Ted nodded and rushed away.

How could this happen?Nancy thought trying to relay everything.This wasn't real.That is what Nancy was trying to convince herself of anyway.But her brother's corpse was only getting colder in front of her own eyes.

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Lucas looked out his window to see what all the commotion was about.What the fuck was a ambulance doing outside the Wheelers house.He speed himself to get dressed and go outside,ignoring his parents calls to slow down.Grabing his radio on the way out and immediately called the party.

"Hey,this is Lucas does anyone copy,this is a code red?"Lucas tried his best to sound clam.

"This is Dustin,i copy"

"This is Max,i copy"

"This is WIll,i copy"

"This is El, i copy"

Lucas tensed.Where was Mike?

"Mike, do you copy?"Lucas asked.

"He's probably asleep,what's wrong?"Max snorted.

"There's an ambulance outside his house..."

Lucas cut off when he saw a person being wheeled out,It looked like Mike.He Walked closer so he was closer to the driveway.His breath got caught in his throat and he choked on the air as he was Mike-Mike's corpse.The paramedics looked at each other before covering Mike's body with a white sheet.