Psychotic ||mgc||

The Visit

The clanking of a metal cup against cold prison like bars rattled in Luke's ears. Slowly he approached a room, that could also be identified as a cell, where his friend was staying. The clanking noise became louder as he stepped closer to Michael. Finally Luke stopped in front of him. The cup halted from it's back and forth motion and Michael's hand fell to rest against the bars.

"You good?" Luke asked as Michael tilted his head up to face him. Dark circles had formed under his eyes and a shadow of a beard decorated his face.

Michael laughed quietly "yeah Luke, I'm great" he said with a sarcastic tone that was always present "where's Ashton?" He asked with a deep gruffly voice.

"Couldn't come, too caught up with the girlfriend" Luke replied saying the word 'girlfriend' mockingly.

Michael smiled softly at Luke's ability to lighten the mood.

"How's Calum?" He finally asked.

"He's not talking to me right now" Michael stood up straight and looked Luke directly in the eyes "he's mad at me"

"Mad at you? He's the one who-"

"Calum leave him alone" Michael said to the empty space behind him.

"It wasn't Michael's fault, you're the one who always messes things up!" Luke butted in his opinion to where he imagined Calum was.

"Luke, please stay out of it" Michael looked back to his friend with weary green eyes "I just don't want you to get hurt"

"Mi-"

"Calum no! Stop!" Michael yelled.

Luke stepped back from shock at his friends sudden shouting. A breeze from nowhere blew in his face sending a haunting chill up his spine.

"Leave" Calum whispered through Luke's ears.

"You don't have to leave Luke" Michael said "please don't" there was a desperate sound to his words.

"I won't" Luke replied knowing how much his friend needed him "let's just keep talking..what's going on?"

"I don't know" Michael said sounding slightly insane "Calum h-he just he killed her! He killed her Luke! That's never happened before!" He gripped the bars tighter making his knuckles white.

Luke stayed where he was, oddly afraid to step closer "Calum killed someone?"

"Yes! A-and he broke the windows and turned the lights off and killed her!" Michael pressed his face against the bars.

"Michael calm down-" Luke tried to ease him.

"Calm down? Calm down!" Michael reached his arm through the opening and grabbed Luke's shirt pulling him against the metal bars "Luke, who knows who his next target is? What if it's you! I can't lose-" he paused and looked down "I can't deal with that" he loosened the grip on Luke's shirt letting him step back.

Luke brushed down his ruffled black shirt "god Michael, don't do that again" he mumbled.

"What if Calum hurts other people? What will happen? How can I stop him?" Michael asked.

"I don't know..I don't really understand" Luke admitted wishing he could help him.

"Do you think Ashton will come later?" Michael looked at Luke hopefully.

"Why does it matter?" He said, getting a weird feeling of jealousy that Michael wanted Ashton's company.

"Just another person to talk to besides you and Cal" Michael let go of the bars and put his hands in his orange jumpsuit pockets. He sighed pacing back and forth in the small cell like room.

Luke stepped closer and reached up to grip his own hands around the bars "you will get better, I promise" he said pushing his face against an opening.

Michael looked over his shoulder. The left corner of his mouth curled into a soft smile "I hope so Luke"

"Never" Calum's chilling voice whispered through Luke's ears again.

"Calum you don't understand something" Luke said releasing the bars and stepping away from the cell "I'm not afraid of you!" He yelled at thin air "you can threaten me and hurt me all you want, but don't touch Mikey or Ash or anyone! I'm not afraid of an imaginary friend"

Michael stared in shock at the words that came out of his friends mouth "Luke wh-"

"I'm sick of his shit" He cut Michael off "Calum do your worst" he said with a darker tone of voice Michael's never heard before.

"I will" he replied.

"Mikey, I'll check in on you tomorrow and make sure to bring Ash..even if I have to drag him here" Luke said looking down at his phone to check the clock "my visit time is up.."

"Okay" Michael replied quietly.

"You sure-" Luke stopped speaking when he heard the big metal door swing open with an erie creaking noise.

"Times up Mr. Hemmings" a man in scrubs said walking inside the dark room followed by a younger looking nurse he suspected was an intern.

"Yes sir" Luke replied being polite as always "I was just on my way" he turned back to Michael who sat on his warn out bed "bye"

Michael didn't respond, just continued to stare into space.

The man in scrubs reached Luke and put a guiding hand on his back "I'm Dr. Finley, Michael's new doctor, I can assure you he is in good hands" he smiled leading Luke to the door.

The intern made her way over to Michael's cell area "hi" she said with a smile.

Michael didn't respond.

"I said, hi" she repeated.

Again, he didn't respond.

She gave up trying to talk with him and directed her attention to Dr. Finley.

"Visit time will be cut short next time" Dr. Finley said with the same over exaggerated smile.

"Oh..okay" Luke replied being pushed out the door.

"Sorry for the rush, it's time for him to test the new medicine" Dr. Finley said before closing the door in Luke's face.

Luke stepped back from the big metal door and waited in the hallway for a few minuets. Alone with his thoughts he conjured up different scenarios of how Michael would get better. It did seem impossible..even to Luke. Michael had been this way ever since he could remember. His thoughts were interrupted by a wicked laugh, like the ones in the horror films right before the victim dies.

The lights went out. The sound of a knife breaking skin was heard through the door followed by a final dying scream. The lights came on.

Luke stood in the hallway watching the big metal door open slowly. The hallway lights shinned perfectly on the bloody body of Dr. Finley. A faded image of Calum looked up slowly, holding a knife splattered with blood "scared of me now?" He asked with a hauntingly clear voice.

Luke stepped back and pressed his body against the wall "what are you?" He asked with fear.

"You're worst nightmare" Calum smiled with an evil delight.