Everything is Fine - Reader x Tim Wright

Chapter 16

For the past few days, you and Tim had been looking throughout the outside of Benedict Hall looking for a way inside. You were sitting in the car having a small coughing fit while you watched Tim talk to who you assume was a janitor at the college. You started to feel nauseous again as you stepped out of the car and noticed Tim was walking back.

He lit a cigarette as he approached you, "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, just a little bit nauseous. What did he have to say?"

"There won't be someone out here for another two days to unlock the door but he said something about the maintenance tunnel. I was thinking about checking it out. Do you feel okay enough to look with me?"

"Yeah, let's go."

The two of you had spent about two hours looking for the maintenance tunnel until you had to go back up for a crowbar. Tim decided it was too dark to keep wandering around so you ended up sleeping in the car that night.

You had a lot more trouble than Tim did falling asleep so for a good three hours you just watched him sleep. His chest rose and fell steadily and you admired his peaceful state. You decided to look at your phone for a while since you didn't feel the tiniest bit tired. After checking through a few apps you noticed a new video on the Marble Hornets channel. You instantly knew it had to have been TotheArk or Jay since Tim hasn't had any time to edit. You turned the volume on your phone low and watched to find out that Jay escaped.

The next day you woke up to the scent of cigarettes and the sound of Tim coughing. You stepped out of the car to show Tim the new upload.

"Shit... We need to go inside now. He is probably already here."

Tim squashed the cigarette with his foot and grabbed the crowbar from the trunk. He strapped the chest-mounted camera to his chest and handed you a flashlight as you followed close behind him in the direction of the tunnel. Once you reached the manhole you shined the light over it so Tim could open the cover off. Once he popped off the cover the two of you climbed through and made your way through Benedict Hall. The two of you remain as quiet as possible in case either Alex or the hooded man were close behind. Just as the thought of the two crossed your mind, Tim rapidly tapped your shoulder so you shut off the light and noticed the hooded figure walking across the hall.

You and Tim followed close behind as you approached the staircase near the main entrance to the Hall. Up the stairs, you heard more footsteps and saw a man you could only assume was Alex from the blue striped hoodie. Tim started coughing so the two of you exited the entrance and walked to the car until the attack passed.

"I want you to wait in the car."

"What? Why? Both Alex and the hooded dude are in there and who knows what Jay might be planning."

You started coughing and felt nauseous.

"I can't risk you getting hurt. If one of us starts coughing while deep inside there all three might be right on top of us."

"What are you gonna do? Clearly no one is trapped so they are all running free. We have a better chance if there are two of us."

"If you go down I go down. If you have a coughing attack or something like it in there I know I would refuse to leave you. We can't risk Alex walking a way free from this. Please..."

You looked down at the ground and sighed, "What do you want me to do?"

"Wait in the car. You can pull it closer to the entrance but please don't come inside. If you hear anything don't run in after me. If you see Jay out here try to stop him from walking inside but if you see him walkout by himself don't go after him. If you see the hooded man or Alex come out, message me."

"What if no one comes out after a long while?"

"I can't really stop you but I ask that you don't. Unless it's been a while and you know that at least one of them isn't inside."

You sighed and nodded as he walked back inside Benedict Hall. You sat for what felt like hours but it was only actually 30 minutes. Just as you noticed the time you heard a gunshot ring out from inside the Hall. You automatically started assuming the worst prepared to charge into the building but you reminded yourself of what Tim said. Another 15 minutes passed when you see Alex exit out of the main entrance alone. You started coughing and ducked your head down to stop yourself from being spotted.

You peeked your head up and saw that Alex was gone so you allowed yourself to wander through the building. As soon as you stepped inside you heard violent coughing causing you to charge in the direction of the noise. The coughing gradually became louder as you approached the room Tim was lying on the floor in.

"Tim!"

There was a small puddle of blood and a red handprint on the ground near him. You could tell the blood wasn't from him since there was none on his hands or his clothing. Tim handed you a camera and you instantly recognized it to be Jay's.

"We need to go now." He barely managed to cough out.

You helped him up and had him lean on you as you got back to the car. He sat down in the passenger side of his car as you threw the camera into the back seat. You started the car and drove away from Benedict Hall.