The Doctor Of East Hadena [MXM] [SERIAL KILLER] ✓

38 | TOO MUCH

No, no, no—

I've had one job since she was twelve. Keep whatever traumatized her as a child from ever happening again. Keep her safe. Raise her.

How could I let this happen? I had a warning. I knew ahead of time that the copycat was after her, and I've done my best to maximize her odds of survival. Then again, I also never took the copycat seriously. Why did I never take the copycat seriously?

I don't know where they could be. I have no idea where the hell Kristy could've possibly taken her. I don't know what Kristy plans to do to her, but I can only assume. Willow hates talking about Oliver, and last time, when she had to talk about Kristy, she completely broke down. I can only guess the mental state she's in right now, under her abuser's control again, if just the mention of her was enough to get her so upset.

It's all my fault. What do I do? Where do I even begin to look for her?

I walk inside the facility unsteadily, borderline stumbling. I don't stop until I'm in the dead center of the room, and I look around. I don't find anything new, aside from some blood on the floor near the computer. I pray it's not Willow's, and as I turn and look at everything, I find something else I hadn't noticed before. Writing on the wall, above the door I just entered through.

The Doctor Is Dead.

That's what it says, painted across the wall in black, bold letters.

My strength is dwindling. The loss of Willow is beginning to really set in, and I slowly crumble to the ground. I sit on my heels with my face buried in my hands, trying to keep a clear head. Trying to remain calm and not let the emotions get to me, but it's no use. My entire body is shaking, my eyes watery, as I sit on the floor of my facility and try to keep it together.

Where could they have gone?

"C-Camilo?"

Shit.

That's right, I vaguely remember Dex pulling into the lot behind me. I didn't think about it then, since I was so preoccupied with looking for Willow. I drop my hands from my face and glance up, finding none other than Decari, standing in the doorway.

Looking around in horror.

Do I even care at this point? Before, it mattered a lot. I didn't want him to see the facility under any circumstances, even if it would've been good in terms of scaring him off. Even if I wanted to scare him away, I still knew this would be too much. It's disgusting in here if you're a normal person. All of the organs and body parts and general biological matter are on display, mainly. The abundance of medical equipment probably doesn't help.

After contemplating a way to get out of this without confronting the horrors in this room—and coming up short, at that—I sigh and push myself up to a standing position.

"Camilo?"

"What?" I snap, running a hand through my hair in stress. I need to try and figure out where on earth Kristy could've possibly taken Willow. Hadena is a large city, and if we're going off of where all the bodies have been found, I'd only be able to narrow it down to community use centers and theaters and such. Pageant locations, which there are a lot of.