Will Anyone Save Me? REWRITE

Chapter 6

Eli's pov

Have you ever felt like something terrible was going to happen? That feeling keeps going and going until it bursts and finally happens? Yea Something is wrong and I don't like it.

That feeling had been sitting in my chest all day, heavy, restless, and sharp like a blade that refused to dull. No matter how hard I tried to ignore it, it kept climbing its way back up my throat.

Across the table, Marco was talking, smiling, making jokes even, but his voice sounded distant, muffled by the pulse pounding in my ears. Kingston was smiling fondly while staring at him talk away. Marco and Mateo started bickering about whether we should stay here for the rest of our lunch break or go back to searching the hospital. Everything looked normal, too normal.

But my eyes kept drifting to the restaurant window across the street to the hospital. It stood across the street like a sleeping monster, quiet, gray, and watching. The longer I stared, the colder my blood ran.

" Baby?" came a whisper. I didn't really hear it because of how much I was too focused on trying to figure out the tall, gray building staring right back at me, mocking me. " baby?" the word came louder, more near my ear. If only I could... " ELI/BABY?" came the noise louder which shook me out of my fog. I looked around, noticing everyone staring at me concerned. "Baby what's wrong? You barely touched your food" Mateo uttered while taking my right hand into his and Damien taking my other one. Their hands were warm and grounding which made me smile softly and snuggle close to them. They knew that I needed a minute and chose to stay quiet until I was ready to speak which didn't take long.

I forced a breath before looking at everyone. " It's that place. I can't stop thinking that something is wrong."

Kingston sat up stiffly " the hospital?"

" yeah" I swallowed hard, feeling mateo pressing soft kisses to my hand. " You didn't feel it? The air in there? It wasn't just decay and neglect but something else." Mateo sighed before hugging me" what do you think it is?"

I shrugged leaning into both Damien and Mateo getting squished. Marco's expression softened, concerned with shadowing his features. " Do you think it's connected with Aurelius?" I muttered before staring down at my food. I felt Damien sit up stiffly, tightening his jaw staring straight at the hospital. " I don't think, I know," Kingston sighed looking at me. " you and that six sense, it's almost scary." He grumbled before pulling his phone out. " Bubba I just know something ain't right because I feel like I can feel him.

That shut him up. I glanced out the window again looking at everyone, "Well then let's go shall we?" Marco said standing up before walking out.

leaving our food untouched, crossing the street in silence. The moment we stepped in, with more people, through the hospital doors again, the air changed. It was more tense, stiff and uncomfortable,  more heavier than before. Every darkness seeming to whisper.  The new shift  receptionists seemed to be startled to see us. " Sirs, visiting hours are-" 

Author pov

" Save it" Kingston blurted out coldly before pulling out his badge. " We're doing a follow up inspection" 

He paled before reaching slowly for the phone. Marco shifted his shirt intentionally showing his gun staring directly at the receptionist who quickly pulled his hand back. Marco nodded before looking at us. " So what are we doing?" He whispered  before walking up to eli and hooking his hand with eli's.

Kingston led them to the hallway that he checked before going to lunch. Marco stayed close to eli, clutching his hand tightly as they moved toward an unusual door. The deeper they went into this hall, the worse the feeling that something was terribly wrong. Paint peeled off the walls like shedding skin. the smell of bleach couldn't cover the smell of rot.

Kingston froze his feet in mid air about to take another step. " That hallway wasn't here before." He said before snatching his phone out of his pocket frantically searching for something. He stilled for a moment before slowly turning his phone for everyone to see. On his phone was a video he recorded, right before his turned, you can see that there was no extra hallway. 

Down this hallway was a almost hidden door that labeled STAFF ONLY

The feeling only grew worse and before anyone of them knowing Damien took a step. Kingston quickly snapped out of his mind and quickly grabbed Damien. " what are you doi-" Before he could even get the words out, all they heard was faint baby crying and two familiar people arguing.

The door groaned open, and a rush of cold air poured out thick and metallic, like blood and fear. Each step echoed too loudly. There was a faint sound coming from the corridor. Crying, small broken sobs yet there seems to be people arguing but it stopped because of the loud creaking.

" Someone's in there" Eli whispered looking around. I pressed my hand to the final door and felt the faintest vibration. Chains.

Without another thought, I kicked it open, the crash echoed down the hall. It was extremely dark except for the one flicker that would go off every five seconds. the sobbing got louder as the smell started pouring out of the room.

The flickering light managed to come on as I looked at the trembling figures in the corner. I caught eyes with one before the light went off again engulfing us in darkness again.

Aurelius? for a second, my mind refused to accept what I was seeing. His hair was longer, and tangled. His skin was bruised, pale. But those eyes, those same eyes widened when they found mines. Mateo reached for his phone and turned it on.

" Damien? Kingston" His voice cracked, soft and disbelieving. Everyone gasped as they too started at the Aurelius and the two other people near them. My knees almost gave out. " Aurelius..."

The two of the shapes flinched before squeezing tighter around him, one is a baby with Aurelius curls with highlights, and the other looking just like him but more like taller and have muscles.

Eli and Marco gasped repeating something in Korean mumbling. Kingston almost took a step but a voice slithered from behind.

I wouldn't touch him if I were you"

We turned and there stood a man, flanked by two securities. His smile was a slow poison. " you shouldn't be here, That man is dangerous" He said smoothly.

Eli glared at him in pure venom. "Dangerous? you've got him chained to a wall" Ambrose shrugged " safety precautions. he's delusional. Thinks he's someone he's not"

" Shut up" everyone hissed as ambrose's grin widened." do you really believe this is your brother? Look at him. He doesn't remember you"

Aurelius flinched, trembling. " I ... I don't know what's real or not"

My heart splintered.

Eli tried to step forward, but one of the securities blocked him. Eli sideyed him before chopping him in the neck and b twisted him.

He walked towards Aurelius again before getting stopped again. " Move" Eli snapped, eyes burning in rage.

The lights flickered again once, twice then the alarms blared.Ambrose's voice cut through the chaos. " Get them!"

Everything erupted.

Aurelius pov

Kingston lunged, knocking one security after another to the floor, Damien shoved the other back while shielding me, moon, and Lucian. Eli grabbed my cold, thin and trembling arms. But before he could help me up Ambrose slammed something against the wall making everything go red.

I locked eyes with damien's pleading, terrified. " Damien, Kingston" I breathed out painfully. " Don't let them-" And then the lights exploded, and the doors slammed shut between us.

Darkness swallowed everything.