Story 1214: Trapped in Room 14

INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL – SECTOR 6 – NIGHT

Rain pounded on the broken windows as lightning revealed the crumbling sign: “St. Ellora Medical – Quarantine Ward.” Lena, Briggs, and the Girl stood at the entrance, soaked and shivering.

Briggs held the blood-stained chip Dr. Hale had given them.

BRIGGS:

“We hide here for the night. Just until the storm clears.”

Inside, the hospital reeked of bleach, rust, and something fouler. Distant groans echoed from darkened corridors.

INT. HOSPITAL – ROOM 14 – MOMENTS LATER

They barricaded themselves inside a patient room. It was quiet… too quiet. A metal bed lay twisted in the corner. The overhead light buzzed dimly on backup power.

LENA:

“This place doesn’t feel right.”

The Girl sat cross-legged on the floor, tracing patterns in the dust. Her eyes fixated on a crack in the wall.

THE GIRL:

“This room remembers.”

BRIGGS:

“What?”

THE GIRL:

“Pain.”