Broken

Chapter IV

" Greetings, Heimlich Hospital. This is Dr. Mattathias Medicalschool with an emergency news bulletin. Some murderers have been spotted in the hospital, so we will be conducting a thorough check of each and every bed until they've been caught. After all, no one wants to be murdered to death in their sleep. Good night and sweet dreams" said the intercom in Heimlich Hospital, me and my brother Duncan had just escaped Count Olaf's clutches and reunited with our friends and now Olaf could see us through the security cameras. We had to hide.

"He's taken over the hospital" said Violet who was carrying her 2 year old sister, Sunny and looking up at a security camera. "We have to find somewhere to hide" I said. "The unfinished wing" said Klaus grabbing my hand and starting to run "if there are no walls, there can't be any security cameras".So we snuck through the halls, careful that one of Olaf's henchmen didn't catch us, soon after we heard his henchman with hooks for hands "Baudelaires" he whispered in an eerie voice "Twins". Him saying twins angered Klaus for he knew that me and Duncan were triplets but our brother Quigley had died in a fire and I'm sure that the hook handed man knew aswell but all I know is that when he said the word twins I had to stop Klaus from nearly getting up from under the gurney we were hiding beneath. Luckily, he went away but our troubles were far from over as we made it to the end of the finished wing and had to cross a wooden tightrope to get over. Sunny went first who was being assisted by Violet, following Violet was me and Duncan and Klaus last.

We safely made it across and were watching the stars in the night sky "I'm sorry" Klaus said to me. "What do you mean" I replied. "I'm sorry that we left you and Duncan with Count Olaf". "Don't say that, I told you to go and you listened. Honestly I would be angry if you didn't listen like some people" I said looking at Klaus then briefly Duncan who chuckled. I hadn't seen Duncan chuckle in ages, since I read out a poem about Carmalita Spats (a bully at our old school) when we first met the Baudelaires:

I would rather eat a bowl of vampire bat's then spend and hour with Carmalita Spats

And though it seemed unfamiliar and it was bad circumstances I felt happy.

After a short time, the old man who we saw in the Library of Records appeared with bowls of soup "Hal!" said Violet getting up to assist him. "Hello Childr-" he paused "are my eyes desiving me or did you aquire two additional children" after a few seconds he finally recognised me and Duncan who were still in our hospital gowns "wait a minute I know who you two are, your Dr Medicalschool's patients". "Actually Hal they arnt patients-" Klaus said. "Yes we arnt" I said cutting him off and looking at Duncan remembering what Count Olaf said to us before we went into the Library of Records "well not anymore" I added "we were just discharged and we have nowhere to go". "So our friends said we can come and help them" Duncan added understanding my signals. Klaus and Violet looked at us which made us look down. "Well I didn't make enough soup for six" said Hal. "Oh its fine" said Klaus and Violet at the same time "the triplets haven't eaten in a while". "because of our treatment " me and Duncan added which made the Baudelaires look to us in confusion again."Pietrisycamollaviadelrechiotemexity" Sunny said which meant "I must admit I don't have the faintest idea of what is going on". Nevertheless, we ate our soup with the Baudelaires and Hal telling stories about our past until Hal asked us a dreaded question "Where are your parents?" we were all left speechless until Violet announced "their dead". Hal eventually fell asleep and Violet and Klaus told us that we needed to steal Hal's keys so we can get into the Library of Records to look at a very important 'snicket file'.

We took the keys and switched them for Violet's ribbon with makeshift keys on them. Suddenly Hal woke up from his slumber "what, huh, who, oh sorry children I must have slipped off there for a second, I sugget we all get some sleep, paperwork awaits us in the morning" he said "wait where are my keys?". "Here, I'll put them in your pocket" said Duncan slipping the fake keys into his left pocket. "Oh I'm so happy I've found such trustworthy and loyal assistants" Hal said making us feel worse for what we were doing "never in my life did I think that I would trust anyone in my life as much as I trust you five" we chuckled nervously "Goodnight children, I shall file you under 'P' for 'people I trust most in this world'" Then he left, leaving us with his keys and a large amount of dishonour .