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Chapter 5 - Memories Like Broken Glass

The other officers went to the shop immediately, and others carried the body up.

Once it arrived at the top, she felt that her whole world was broken. Without him, she thought that she couldn't survive anymore.

All that she loved were gone, all that she cared about were gone. Sasha sat at work, feeling down. Sheriff McLaurel calmed her down.

"It's okay, it's going to be alright."

"No you don't! You don't know anything!"

Then McLaurel remembered an incident that happened to her before.

She woke up in that specific place. It was like she's having flashbacks but she can control herself. She was standing still and walked towards the building. Her sister waved at her and she waved back. 

"These are the memories.."

McLaurel went to the elevator and pressed the 10th floor. She was nervous because she knew something was going to happen.

Their room was open so she decided to run towards it. The hallway in the hotel was long. The farther the door, the darker it seemed to her. McLaurel arrived at the room and a woman asked.

"Did you eat anything today?"

"Mom, stay away from the couch! Mom!"

"Why not Sam?"

"Mom! Stay away!"

"What's happening!"

"Mom!" she screamed and ran towards her. She tried to save her mother again from the incident but it was too late.

The bomb exploded and her mom fell down in a 10-story building. Meanwhile, Sam flew back and slammed at the door. She got up and looked down. Suddenly, a voice was heard from behind her. The voice was husky but it was a girl. 

"Oh you poor thing. Can't even save her mother in an easy situation." the voice said sarcastically.

"Who are you?"

"You don't know me. But I exactly do know you."

Sam looked at her back and saw the entity. She was frightened of her appearance for she has never seen a thing like that. 

"Let me introduce myself to you" the entity went towards her and looked directly at her face. 

"I am Lorie and I am an entity who will ruin your life forever!" She laughed at her and gave a little sarcastic look.

"So how are you connected with all of this?" Sam asked.

"I was the one who planted the bomb."

"You son of a bitch!"

"Your mother has accepted me— to be your new soulmate! Haha! Friends forever!"

"I will never be friends with a psycho killer!"

Sam grabbed a block and slapped it to Lorie. She immediately ran for her life and opened the door.

"You'll always be hunted. By the shop. By the boy. By me." Lorie stayed still and did not make any movement. She let her run away. 

Sam immediately came back to reality, gasping for air.

"Oh my god— no!"

"What happened, what happened?"

"I was in a dream! I tried to save her but I couldn't. It was Lorie who killed my mother!"

"Is that the one who only has a head with intestines puking out and long tentacles?"

"Exactly! I will report this and I hope they believe it."

On the other team, they searched for any clues and information. They looked at the storage room and the smell was awful. It smelled like so many dead rats all around.

They searched at the boxes and found one with the blood dripping out just the same as Sasha and Carol found. The officers opened it and saw different body parts inside full of blood.

"Oh my god, this is a massacre." 

"Hey! Search all around! We might find more of these boxes!"

They continued searching and found more of it. They opened it again and put it in a suitcase. Suddenly, the door in the storage room shutted down. All of the officers were trapped in. There were like 2 cops outside. All of them asked for help and some kicked the door.

They failed to do so. Then, the next second, ventilation closed. All of them tried to go near the windows. After a few seconds of fresh air, the windows locked down and an officer's hand got stuck in it. He yelled so loud in pain. 

"My hand!"

"Hey, Dex, you're gonna be alright. Okay? We'll just pull you so you can get your hands." 

"In the count of three!" 

"One"

"Two"

"Three"

They pulled him with all force and they succeeded. But when he turned around, some of his fingers were still stuck in there. He screeched in pain and gladly, Val had a first aid kit.

Val helped Dex by wrapping the plaster around his hand. Meanwhile, the others were still trying to figure out how to get out. 

"Why is this door so strong!?"

"This shop is really cursed, I can't be here and I don't even want to be here!"

"But this is our job."

An officer found a vent behind an old closet. 

"Well, the victim "Sasha" said they fell down there and went to a different location." Val said

"And killed her best friend in another house." Dex added.

The vent was very narrow. They let some officers in first. When it was their turn, an entity was behind an officer. 

"Hey dude! Something's behind you!"

The officer looked back and ran to the other corner. He held his gun and pointed it towards it.

"Hello! I'm Sketchie, wanna play a game? Perhaps Hide and Seek. I seek, and all of you hide! I'll be counting up to ten!"

The entity counted and the officer shot Sketchie but the entity was unbothered. Once the countdown ended, he went towards the officer. Dex rushed to enter the vent. 

"Dex, come on!"

"I'm trying Val! But it really does hurt!"

While he was waiting he helped the officer and smashed Sketchie with a baton.

"Phew, thanks there buddy"

He looked at his side and another entity was running towards him. His mouth was wide open and ready to eat them. Val immediately ran towards the vent and crawled.

Followed by the officer, he was next to Val but the entity pulled his legs. The officer grabs Val but he stomps the officer's head. Eventually, the officer was pulled with a full force from the entity and it spoke.

"Hi, I'm Sketch. Wanna play a game? Perhaps Die or Die?"

"You die first" 

Sketch grabbed him backwards and threw him downstairs. The metals clanged as he fell in every staircase. 

Six officers survived Sketch and Sketchie. They crawled still and found an exit to it. The first in the vent opened it up and saw computers everywhere. He stood up.

"What the heck is this place?!"

"Must be a junk shop."

"Look around, we might find something."

"Will you still continue the investigation, Sir Bel? We are literally dying here and you still want to continue it?" Dex asked.

"Don't you want money, Dexter? Because I know for a fact that you want all 'em money" Sir Bel replied.

"You're just a gold digger after all. You were never real!"

"No no no. I am real. Do not worry, Dex. I will not eat you."

"Of course you won't, you stupid bitch."

"You're fired."

"Yes, fire me! 'Cause I wanna get the hell out of here!"

They continued walking towards this maze-like junk shop. They don't have any idea about where to go next or which direction to go.

Val climbed the piles of computers and saw that the end was still so far. Meanwhile, Sketch dragged the officer and threw him at the wall. The officer was in pain he couldn't handle. The entity dragged him to the chair and tied him. 

"Oh you poor boy, how can such an officer can't fight back against an entity who is considered as the weakest among entities."

"Yes, you are just a weak ant." the officer replied.

Sketch grabbed a chainsaw that was covered with blood. He was smiling and stared at him. 

"Now, you'll feel the wrath of Sketch."

The entity sliced the officer's leg first. He was screaming in pain. Sketch laughed and suddenly, Sketchie arrived.

"You. You almost killed me and now you will pay!"

She stole the chainsaw from Sketch and sliced the officer's head. Then, the head fell to the ground. His eyes were all white and his mouth was so wide.

Sketchie sang "Rockabye baby, don't you cry." while Sketch was laughing so hard and tasted the blood.

"That's some delicious blood! We can make it as an ingredient in our Red Velvet Cake! The boss will be happy about this."

They brought it to the storage room up ahead with a big creepy smile. Sketch placed it on the top of the shelf. 

"Our boss will love this! We will make more money! And make our own baby and a house!" Sketchie said excitedly.

"Yes! We will!"

Back to the other officers trapped. They saw another path beside all the junk. All of them were curious about it. They asked who'll go first.

"Hey, who wants to go?"

"Not me, I'm so scared!"

"I will go!" Val shouted

"Okay, Val will go" 

Val immediately crawled in the vent. He was nervous about the outcome and he didn't know what was going to happen. While he was crawling, there was a loose surface and he touched it. He pressed too hard, causing him to fall. Val looked through the window and realized he was in his childhood house.

Others followed him but all of them went to different locations. Locations that are connected with their pasts. Val looked around the house and saw a broken picture below the cabinet. It was the face of his mother with her but his face was torned up.

There were more family pictures that are broken beneath the cabinet. He sobbed, all his memories were brought back again and he remembered that day when his whole family died because of him. 

He searched the house and in the couch, they were all sitting there. Laughing and having fun while watching TV. He was so happy but then, someone broke in the window. 

"Vale! Hide!" her mom shouted.

Val immediately went inside the dressing room. He was so scared and looked outside. He saw his dad get stabbed with an axe and his brother's head was chopped off. Her mom ran upstairs but fell back. She rolled around and got stabbed directly in her head. Val was the only survivor.

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