Wednesday

Chapter 2: A Threatening Note

——————————🕷️——————————

Judi stood in front of several reporters about the incident that had taken place at Willow Hill.

"Good afternoon. I'm Judi Stonehurst, interim director of Willow Hill." She introduced. "Two weeks ago, our facility suffered a catastrophic power failure. As a result, 46 of our residents escaped. Sadly, there were several deaths, including our beloved director, Dr. Rachael Fairburn. But, with the heroic help of the sheriff's department, we have apprehended 43 of those fugitives."

Judi nodded to Sheriff Santiago who was standing next to her.

"They will be reassigned to other facilities, since Willow Hill is closed for the foreseeable future. Thank you."

Judi stepped down from the podium, and Sheriff Santiago stepped forward. "The three fugitives still at large are Fester Addams, a patient known as John Doe, and Tyler Galpin. I need to reiterate that they are considered extremely dangerous. If you see any of them, contact the sheriff's department immediately."

Several reporters raised their hands, and she called on one.

"Do you think the fugitives are still in the area?" The reporter asked.

"We believe Fester Addams is long gone. It's hard to say with John Doe. We do know that Tyler suffered multiple gunshot wounds." She responded.

The reporters raised their hands again, but Sheriff Santiago was done. "No more questions at this time."

She heard her phone beep, and looked down to see a text from the deputy stating that Wednesday was awake.

Sheriff Santiago walked over to Judi. "Ms. Stonehurst. Wednesday Addams is awake. I'm curious to hear about his part in all of this."

Judi smiled. "As I told you, Sheriff, it was a simple case of wrong place, wrong time. He snuck in to pay his uncle an unauthorized visit."

Sheriff Santiago narrowed her eyes in slight suspicion. "You sure he wasn't trying to free him?"

"It's hardly credible that an ordinary teenage boy could be capable of circumventing Willow Hill security system." Judi reassured.

Sheriff Santiago scoffed. "Ordinary is the last word I'd use to describe Wednesday Addams."

Judi hummed, her smile becoming strained. "Well, if you'll excuse me, an interim director's work is never done."

...

Judi sat in her parked car as rain poured down from above. She took out her phone and began to call someone. The phone rang a few times before a male voice spoke.

"I've eliminated all the escapees from the L.O.I.S lab, except one. Patient 1938. By the looks of her, this one ain't gonna put up a fight." He reported.

"The sheriff's still blind about L.O.I.S and I want to keep it that way. Now, I emptied out my rainy day fund hiring you, so do your job and find her." Judi ordered.

...

Wednesday stood in his hospital room, packing up his bag to go back to Nevermore. For the most part, he was fine, except for a few scratches on his face from the broken glass.