Endurance // M. Taylor

xiv. the interview

The helicopter had picked all of us up from the lodge and taken us back to the police station to get our statements on what happened at the lodge and to get interviewed about everything that happened.

We all exchanged glances, we were all together and that was safest. We didn't speak much, we didn't know what to say. The entire flight was nearly silent.

We had just landed and were taken into the station. We were all interviewed one at a time. We had to be silent in the waiting area. I had a lot going through my mind. I look over at Sam and she looks just as nervous as I do. How were we going to explain the Wendigos? Or what happened to Jessica?

"Roslyn Baker." The officer said to me, as he held the door open to the interrogation room. I got up from my chair and went in the room. It was quite small and only a had a table and two chairs.

"Have a seat, miss." The officer said to me, as he sat down as well. He started with me telling him why we were going back to the lodge after the twins' disappearance. I told him everything that had happened to me since I gotten to the lodge, avoiding the Wendigo situation.

"So, can you tell us what happened to the lodge?" He asks, getting out a yellow notepad.

"Well, the gas pipe had been broken and we turn the lights on and it caused the whole thing to just burn up." I answer as honestly as I can, trying to avoid bringing up the Wendigos.

"What caused the pipe to break?" He asks, writing something down on his notepad.

"Something had fallen on it, and it started to release gas into the air." It wasn't a lie. It happened like that.

"So, we got a distress signal from a girl named Emily. Matt said you were there with both himself her in the fire tower. Is this true?" The man asked me, giving me a stern look.

"Yes. We had went up there because Josh had played a prank on Chris and Ashley. We thought Josh was killed by a maniac and so we went to the tower to get some help." I reply, feeling guilty for what happened with Emily. I wonder if Matt knew about Emily...

"Can you tell us what happened to your friend, Emily?" I swallow deeply. I didn't want to have to relive the moment. It was too graphic and painful.

"We were in the basement, and Emily said she had gotten bit by the...the Wendigo. Mike and Ashley were afraid she'd 'turn' and so...Mike got a gun and shot her...right in front of me." I gulp, getting goosebumps on my arms just talking about it.

"Okay...I'm sorry you had to see that." He says, writing something else down on his notepad.

"Can you tell me what the prank was on Chris and Ashley?" He asks me, getting his pen ready.

"It was like a scene from saw. Ashley and Josh were tied up and Chris was forced to choose between Ashley or Josh." I say, not wanting to reveal the 'deadly' decision that Chris had to make.

"Who did he chose to kill?" The officer asked me, looking me in the eye.

"Josh..." I say, looking down at my hands. I remember how it felt to lose him. I hope that I'll never have to experience that ever again.

"I see." The officer says as he writes it down on his handy dandy notebook.

"Do you know anything about this man?" The officer says, holding up a photograph of the flamethrower guy. Only, in the picture he looks much younger, and with less facial hair and scars.

"Yes. He helped us get to safety." I said, analyzing the picture of the man who had saved our lives. I was so grateful that he gave me the knowledge to survive.

"Get to safety? From what? Josh?" The man asks, looking slightly confused.

"No. You see, the mountain has this...thing that lurks behind the trees. It doesn't matter if you think I'm lying about this. You need to go into the mines. You need to look into the Sanatorium. There's some crazy shit going down on the mountain." I speak, the horrors of them both coming into mind. What Emily and Mike had been through...was awful.

"What's in the sanatorium, Roslyn?" The man asks me, sitting up in his seat. He looked intrigued by what I had said and curious to hear more.

"Horrible things. Things I wish I could unsee. Just...ask Mike. He's seen it. He was in it. Twice." I say, revealing the truth. But, not too much.

"Okay...we're done here. You may go home now." The officer says, writing the last note down. And stops me just before I grab the doorknob.

"And please, take care of yourself and your boyfriend." I smile and turn the door handle. I walk down the long hallway to the waiting room.

"What?" I was shocked. Matt was alive? I rushed outside to the waiting room and see all our friends.

Ashley and Chris were nearly asleep, cuddling each other. Mike was sitting next to the wall, Sam was against another wall, and there he was; Matthew Taylor.

"Rose?" His voice was scratchy, and his eyes were very red. But there he was, living and breathing. I walked towards him and pulled him into the biggest hug. When we pulled apart, he was smiling. He then planted a soft, but passionate kiss on my lips. I could feel his hot breath on my neck, and he had one hand in mine and the other on my hip. I was still nervous, but he managed to take my mind off of it all. For that, I owed him something, a kiss.

I pulled him close, and planted a kiss on his lips. The kiss seemed to make everything stop. Time. Everyone. Everything. I wrapped my arms around the nape of his neck and pulled him closer to me. My finger ran through his hair, and I felt myself needing air, so we pulled apart.

"I thought you were dead..." I say, breaking the ice.

"Ditto. Never leave me again, got it?" Matt smiled, holding me by my waist.

"Got it." I smiled and kissed him again. I nod and wake everyone up. It was definitely time to go home. Get some rest. Hell, I'd like to take a shower too. Finally, home.

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Roslyn Baker
Matt's Ex

Character Stats

Honest: 7/10▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️▫️▫️
Charitable: 8/10▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️▫️
Funny: 8/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️▫️
Brave: 8/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️▫️
Romantic: 9/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️
Curious: 9/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️

Relationship Status

Ashley: 4/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️
Beth: 9/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️
Chris: 7/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️▫️▫️
Emily: 3/10 ▪️▪️▪️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️▫️
Hannah: 9/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️
Jessica: 6/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️▫️▫️▫️
Josh: 8/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️▫️
Matt: 9/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️
Mike: 9/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️
Sam: 9/10 ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▫️