THE HOTEL complete story by Elisha
☠THE NEW COMPOUND(The Journey Back Home)☠
☠EPISODE 1☠
"What did you just say", My mum asked me immediately I whispered 'we are done'. She couldn't decipher what I meant by that and she was obviously unaware of what I just passed through.
"Did you just say our neighbours came by to check on me", I asked her amidst fear and uneasiness.
"Yes. They came few hours ago and they drop this flower. Anne even decided to stay behind till you're up. She went to get you some food from the hospital cafeteria few seconds ago", she explained in a relief.
It was as if Anne's name turned to an onion because I started crying immediately she mentioned her name and when my mum asked me for the reason why I was crying, I answered her that it was a tears of joy.
I was so sure that all of them are now more determined to kill me, more determined than ever because they all suffered greatly from the scream of that name. Seeing Anne's Dad again will surely be followed by my funeral.
I quickly checked the flowers they brought to confirm if it's safe and it was really safe.
I was still thinking of going to my Grandmother's place straight from the hospital in order to avoid going to our own compound when my Mum interrupted my thought.
"I'll have to get you some fresh clothes from home. Don't worry, Anne will keep your company".
"No no",I protested immediately. "You don't have to go and I don't need any fresh clothes", I said in a much more lower tone.
"Why, you need the clothes", My mum said again.
"I actually want to tell you something Mum. You're even yet to even ask me how I got to the gate".
"We are still definitely going to talk about that. I just want you to get well first. You didn't look good when we found you. Your face was all pale and dry, and your clothes is a whole new topic to discuss on", She explained to me.
"Actually.... I was being cha........". I got interrupted by the creak sound of the door. My heart started beating faster and I started praying vehemently that the person that opened the door should not be either Anne, or any of our neighbours. I prayed to the extent that I started imagining vrocks and behemoths coming my way.
I stopped praying when a nurse emerged from the back of the door. Immediately she got to my bed, she whispered to words to my Mum inaudibly and she administered some injections into my arm. My sight started becoming hazy immediately she injected me and I started feeling sleepy.
I collected my Mum's phone and I dialed Steve's number. I wanted to confirm if he's still alive.
The phone was picked by his Steve's Dad and he screamed into my ears immediately he realized that I was the one that called.
"Run for your life. Your neighbours are on killing spree and I'm currently hiding inside a church myself. We are yet to find Steve and my wife is also missing now", he screamed in explanation and ended the call.
I had already dozed off before he could finish and I wasn't able to reply him.
I tilted my head to the right side while on call to realise that my mum was no longer beside the bed and that was the last thing I remember before I dozed off.
I wasn't sure of the time I woke up, but everywhere was pretty dark when I woke up.
I rubbed my eyes hastily, turning my head here and there in search of my Mum. Rather than seeing my Mum, what I saw was a food of flask and a girly figure staring at me from the other end of ward.
I fainted immediately I realised that Anne was the figure staring at me.
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