Take it Slow (Bananun)

Chapter 5

Mary-Eunice was in her room when she heard rumbling on the floor above hers. She got out of her bed, put her habit on, but as she was stepping out of her room, the power suddenly went out. The young nun immediately ran to the wards, discovering that what she feared the most was actually happening : all the doors were open, and the inmates were wandering around the corridors. She called the guards, who brought the patients back in their rooms, and then ran to the room the new patient was staying in. She found Jude at the door, and the Monsignor inside, performing an exorcism on the new inmate.

The young boy had been admitted in the afternoon. His parents were terrified : they had found him in their barn, speaking an unknown language. He had torn one of their Guernesey cows apart, and eaten her heart. He was totally out of his mind, that's why they had decided to bring him to Briarcliff.

As the patient was rising one last time from his bed, he made eye contact with Mary-Eunice, and the Devil switched to her body. The nun suddenly felt dizzy. As the boy's corpse fell, so did Mary-Eunice and the wooden cross which was hung up on the wall.

The Monsignor rushed to the young nun straight away, whereas Jude was still confused. The Devil had made her remember all that she had been trying to put behind her, these past few years. Her nights, spent singing in bars, or nightclubs... getting drunk, then waking up the next morning in a stranger's bed... this was her life, before the Church. But one night, during which she was totally drunk, she had hit a young girl, with her car. She was so upset, and didn't know what to do, so she just ran away. She had blamed herself all over again, from this day on. She had abandoned a girl on the road, a girl that she had hit, and that she could have saved. This girl was the reason why Judy Martins had decided to become Sister Jude. And now, everything in the old nun's life was, once again, questioned. What would've happened if she had saved that girl ? If she hadn't taken her car, that night ? She was even wondering if she deserved the peace of mind that the Church was bringing her.

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"The doors are unlocked ! Come on !" Grace woke Lana up. The reporter looked around her, and spotted Shelley, at the foot of her bed, waiting for her as well. The brunette sat on her bed, then got dressed.

"I can't believe we're escaping tonight." Shelley admitted, smiling brightly.

"We gotta go now, while the power is out. It's our best chance to escape !" Grace motivated the two other girls.

"Wait. Girls, listen... I... I have a bad feeling about tonight. I don't think we should go." Lana was hesitating.

"Are you kidding ? It's now or never, Lana !" Grace protested.

"We'll have other occasions, we're gonna spend the rest of our lives here. But not tonight. There's something wrong, I can feel it. Please..." Lana begged.

"Um... I'm sorry, Grace, but I stand with Lana Lesbianana..." Shelley seemed disappointed, but trusted Lana's instincts.

"This pun was so lame, Shelley. But thanks for your support." The reporter slightly chuckled. "Anyway, without me, you won't be able to find the secret exit. Please, Grace, stay here. I swear to you that we'll run away at the next opportunity. But... just not tonight."

"All that because of this "Lady of Perpetual Virginity" you've been crushing on since you arrived here." Grace hissed, walking angrily out of the bedroom.

"She doesn't mean it, I swear." Shelley ran after Grace, in order to calm her down.

Lana stayed on her bed, thinking about Grace's words. Mary-Eunice ? No, she only was a good friend to her. Even though she was really pretty, she could never picture herself with the blonde : she was a nun, for God's sake ! She decided to go and check on her, in case she would have been in trouble. As she was going to climb up the stairs, she saw two guards running to the nursery, holding a stretcher. The reporter could recognize Mary-Eunice's blonde locks from thousands : she quietly followed the small convoy and entered the nursery when no one could see her.