Project XZ3

Chapter 3

Now I need to keep count. I was in room 100. Room 99 was a dead... messed up body. Room 98 had a half alive body. I turn to room 97, on the right to room 99. I grab the wheel, and take a deep breath in and prepare myself. I hope for something alive. I lock it off left and pull the door back.

At first... I hear nothing, but then I hear a cough. Cautiously, I look in, the same white surfaces, and in the right corner I see a little boy. A little skinny boy holding his knees up to his chest, wearing black clothes and with short black hair. I walk in the room, and he pulls his knees to his chest tighter, I sense fear in his eyes.

"I'm not going to hurt you" I say. He looks up at me so innocently, so scared, I feel so sorry for him. I kneel down in front of him. He looks up at me with his bright blue eyes.

"I'm scared" he says and looks towards the ground. Oh the innocence.

"I'm scared to. Do you want to come outside?" he shakes his head vigorously.

"There's nothing out there" he looks towards the door and flinches; the half body slips into the room. "It's okay" I put my hand in front of him. "It's alright... no one's going to hurt you, your safe"

"Hello" the half body says and smiles. She... I think... looks so happy. Happy to see other people. Innocence is so bliss. The boy looks up at her and smiles.

"Hello" he says back and smiles. I look towards him.

"What's your name?" I ask. Because we really need names, if we do find others, I need to keep track of this.

"I don't have a name"

"Billy" the name was in my head for some reason. "You can be called Billy, you like that?"

"Erm... yeah.... I like that" and he smiles at me.

"Good" I turn to the half body. "What about you?"

"I don't have a name either" she croaks.

"Polly... that's a nice name. And pretty, like you"

"Thank you" she smiles. A warm feeling spreads in my heart, a nice feeling to have.

"Come on then Billy" I show him my hand and he takes it, now, onto the next room.

3 rooms down. Who knows how many more. I have found two alive people, Polly and Billy, and hope to find more. Billy stops in the doorway; I turn to him.

"What's wrong?" I ask. He looks left and shakes his head. "There's nothing here, there's nothing to be afraid of... come on" slowly, he moves towards the door, sees nothing is out here, and stands behind me. "See"

"What about your name?" Billy asks. The first name that comes into my head is Sky.

"Sky... I like Sky"

"That's a pretty name, like your face"

"Thanks Billy" I look down at Polly who is smiling at me. I look up at room 96 opposite. The two of them watch me as I grab the wheel and lock it off to the left. I open the door and a vile smell comes from the room, I see legs attached to a head, and arms attached to the neck. I quickly slam the door shut and lean with my back on it.

"What was that?" Billy asks. I look down at them both.

"It wasn't very nice, and... it wasn't..... alive"

"Oh"

"Right" I smile at them, and walk to room 95 opposite.