Sanity: The Saw Chronicles [C]

Chapter 60 | Bug Bites

The safe house was nearly empty when we reached it. Michael, along with most his men, were gone. One guard stayed at the door and the pilot was still here. That was about it. I walked back to the room I had slept in last night, finding all my things had been packed back up. There wasn't much anyways. A rose laid on the bed, along with a note and a card.

An urgency's come up. My apologies, dear. A plane is ready to take you back ASAP. Thank you for your help. I'll see about that trip. If you need anything until then, my cell and my emergency line. -Michael

His number was written on the note. The card, however, only had three digits on it. That couldn't be right, could it? Maybe it's some government secret I'm not aware of. I put his number in my phone and began repeating the three digits to myself in my head to remember them. Something tells me he doesn't give them to just anyone. I grabbed my bag and slung it over my shoulder, going out to the living room to find the others.

"Vampire had to leave. Didn't say why, but I don't care. He's got a plane waiting for us and I want to get home." I said. They both were tired, I get that, but their hesitation was concerning. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Angelo muttered, forcing himself to get up, "I just, um, I don't know."

I frowned, gently setting my hand on his shoulder, "You don't want to go home, do you?"

"I, uh, n-no, not really." He stammered.

"We don't have to tell Chris you're back yet. I won't go down there either, so that he can't find out. You can see him again when you're ready." I replied.

His arms wrapped around his chest tightly, "I might just do that. I'm gonna... I'll think about it on the plane. I've got..." He sighed, looking back at Twiggy, "A lot of things to think about."

Twiggy said nothing, gave no emotional response. He simply walked back to the bedrooms to get his things. Angelo hung his head slowly and followed him. To me, when we have supernatural encounters, it's just some ghost bitch that needs to fuck off. It wasn't like that to them this time. They were effected by what she said. Her words seemed to have some importance, but they felt out of context. Some of it had to have made sense to them to fuck them up like it did.

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Ricky wasn't home when I got to the base. Neither was Jeremy or Nikki, so I assume he took them somewhere for whatever reason. Unable to go down to the medical wing to see Kuza, I figured it'd be for the best if I go check on Ryan. I wasn't gone more than two days, but I figure he's gotten something done in that time. If he hasn't, I can always help him out.

The normal entrance to the lab, on the first level of the hold, was strangely locked. That's weird. He only locks it when he sleeps, but it's not that late. I walked upstairs and slipped in through the secret entrance. The whole thing was creeping me out. I stepped carefully, making sure I didn't make much noise.

Inside the lab, there was iron grates with intricate designs that once were windows. After years of shit being built around on, I don't think a single one looks outside. Most are covered anyways, but one was exposed in this passageway. I stopped before I passed it and used it as a way to peak inside. Ryan was awake and he was talking with Reese. Ugh, the fuck is she doing here? If they managed to make up with each other in those two days I was gone, I'm going to bitch slap him for being a dumbass.

"What do you mean you don't know?!" She yelled at him.

"I don't know means I don't fuckin' know." He sneered, his deep voice making him seem even more frightening. Ryan so rarely got scary. He's usually extremely calm. In these past few weeks, though, I've started to see his nasty side. It only took five years.