SHATTERED [NOAH FOSTER]

8. Downhill

8. Downhill

Emma, Audrey, Alyssa all arrived at the abandoned and closed down hospital which was no known as where Brandon James got his mask made. Audrey had ended up driving them there in her plum-colored car with Emma seated in front and Alyssa in the back with her legs laid atop the seats. Emma had been the first to get out of the car, followed by Audrey and Alyssa, who had somehow tripped on her way out.

"Okay, what do you think?" asked Emma, hands on her hips as she stared at the boarded up hospital. Alyssa had now been regretting tagging along with the two girls, wishing she had stayed behind with Noah.

"Uh, second thoughts are setting in." commented Audrey, making Alyssa nod in agreement and rethinking her decision deeply.

"Look, this guy killed Riley at the police station and Nina at her house, and I know for a fact that he was outside my house the other night." Alyssa started feeling sorry for the girl who had been being tormented by the same guy who had killed two of her friends, "If he wanted to kill me, he's had plenty of chances."

"That's sketchy logic." said Audrey.

"But it makes sense." added Alyssa, shrugging and looking ahead at the terrifying, abandoned building in front of them, "All right, let's gear up."

The three girls moved over to the trunk of the car to grab the necessities in case they ran into the psychopath who's been killing teens in Lakewood. Audrey opened the trunk and reached into the trunk to grab the things they had picked up from her house beforehand. She turned around with a stun gun in hand and handed it to Emma, making her furrow her eyebrows in confusion.

"You have a stun gun?" asked Emma.

"Yeah. Over-protective dad." answered Audrey, taking out her cross-body bag and turning towards the two girls behind her, "If your psycho friend shows up, push the button, jam it into his junk."

"Sounds effective. What about you? Or Alyssa?"

Audrey pulled out two crowbars and handed one of them to Alyssa, who mumbled a thanks and took it into her hands. Audrey then closed her trunk and the three had begun walking towards the boarded up entrance of the hospital. They had ended up using Alyssa's crowbar to pry the wood off the door, creating a way for the three to enter into the dark building.

"After you." joked Audrey, gesturing Emma to step in ahead of them.

"Thanks."

"Hey, you okay? You seemed a little quiet since we got her." questioned Audrey, looking at Alyssa, as Emma entered the hospital.

"Yeah cause I'd be totally fine with visiting an abandoned hospital where the biggest psychopath was created, of course I'm okay." sarcastically spoke Alyssa, stepping in after Emma.

"You know what I mean." said Audrey, making Alyssa sigh, knowing she had to answer to her question.

"I just feel bad for leaving Noah behind. This would've made actually liven up a bit more since Riley died." said Alyssa, her arms crossed and her eyes focused on the floor. "I just don't like leaving him in a time when he needs someone by his side. He's always been there for me and I should be doing the same."

Audrey looked at Alyssa with a sad smile on her face and wrapped her arm around her. "You are there for him, you're always there for him. More than you even think you are. You make him happy like no one else could. He'll always have you there for him and he knows that, trust me. You're all he talks about." said Audrey, rubbing Alyssa's arm and pulling her into a small hug.

"Now, come on. If we do this fast enough, you'll have enough time to cuddle up to Noah." joked Audrey, making Alyssa breath out a laugh and the two of them slightly jogged to where Emma stood, waiting for the two.