Morgue

Morgue: A short story

They lay in their beds. Tucked in tight. Dreaming no more. They are dead.
Eyes wide open. Grinning at nothing. They are lost.
Will you come with me? To a magical place! We can lose ourselves in the beauty of it. Too many have come. Too many have failed. Stories to tell. Mysteries to solve. Many have tried. Will you be the first? Or will you be the last? An adventure awaits.
Down the long halls. Past the silver beds. Through the sleepy tests. Did you pass? Did you fail? Together we'll try. Together we'll go. Through the maze of souls. With the sleepy kids. Without the drunk adults.
Mistakes were made. Accidents happen. He will forgive us. Won't He? He won't. Condemned forever. The dark. Or the light. Which one is worse? Here they come. Quiet!
The whispers don't stop. Do they ever? The memories lost. The thoughts remain. Never forgotten.
Numbers are given. Now we wait. Was it drugs? Or alcohol? You can't keep secrets here. They'll find out soon enough
Shadows dance on the walls. Children's laughter echos through the halls. Faces watch. Quietly judging. Can you here them? The quicker you run the faster we change.
Are you scared yet? We were once like you. Soon you'll he like us. You rhino this is a game? Or a bad dream?
IT'S NOT!
We know what you did. The lies you told. The sins you made.
There's no going back. You've made it this far. Hurry or you'll be left behind! Faster. Faster. FASTER! we run. Through the doors. And down the road. It's too late. It's too early.
You think you're safe? You think you're sound. HA!
The memories fill our eyes. Flow down our cheeks like a child's tears. Babies. Kids. Adults. The elderly. Fill our heads with sorrow and hate.
Quiet! They're here. Faces dripping with melted flesh. Toothless smiles. Soulless bodies. The guards of eternal tourture.
The children laugh. The adults shriek. Welcome to the morgue. Or in other words: Hell.