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Chapter 4 - The Basement

The basement is not what you expect it to be. For those who have no hope in recovering. Those who don't have a chance. They're damned by God and sent to the basement. The basement The basement The basement The basement The basement. God punishes us for our wrongdoing.

That's how we got here in this hell in the first place

She looked around. Everything is so...white. She tried to move around but she was put in a straitjacket. "Great," she thought to herself. She was sitting in the corner of her room. There was nothing she could do. Nothing. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Slowly, Karma's eyes began to get heavy until everything was dark again. "Hello, Beautiful," said a familiar voice. Opening her eyes, she saw herself holding onto someone. Her straitjacket was removed. This person looked so familiar. His dirty blonde hair brushed against his neck. "I've seen him before," she thought as his light blue eyes caused her to feel a pit in her stomach. "Come on, don't you want to play?" he asked as he got closer to her. "Hehe, I'll take your blushing as a yes.". "I-I'm blushing?" Karma asked, embarrassed. He nodded with a smile. "Welp, let's have some fun!" he said excitedly as he took out a knife. "Freddy.." she managed to say, paralyzed in fear. "I see you remember me! I'm sorry we didn't have much time to see each other last time but since you're down here we do something."

DRIP DRIP DRIP

Footsteps echoed through the hallway

DRIP DRIP DRIP

Karma grinned and took the knife

DRIP DRIP DRIP

A doctor came in. He started to yell. The sound in her head got louder, almost deafening.

DRIP DRIP DRIP

Oh god Oh god Oh god Oh god. They are coming. Blood Blood Blood

Dripping through the walls, drip drip drip. It's filling up the room, splash splash splash. Blood ran down his neck. Karma laughed hysterically as a puddle on crimson blood soon formed. That wasn't enough. How can that be enough?! The fun wasn't over yet. She fell to her knees, over the corpse, the smile never wiping off her face. She pointed the knife onto his chest and stabbed him, again and again, and again and again AND AGAIN AND AGAIN

What a fucking idiot! HE CAME OVER HERE! ITS HIS FAULT HE'S DEAD! HE USED ME NOW HE'S DEAD! HE TOOK AWAY MY EYES AND NOW WE BATHE IN HIS BLOOD!

Karma looked at her hands. Red red red red red red red red. She turned looked at Freddy, looking quite impressed. Haven't noticed she'd been crying, she wiped her face as she glanced at the body. She was surprised it wasn't...Him but also feeling disappointed. "Let's go," she said to Freddy as she got up. The door was slightly opened. She pulled it open and walked out, along with Freddy. Upon taking a breath, a horrid smell quickly reached their noises. Karma covered her nose and turned around to look back at the room, which was the only light source that filled the dark took. The body was gone. "How could it be gone?" she wondered, which made her look at her hands. They here clean. No stain of blood anywhere. "What are you waiting for?" cheerfully asked Freddy. "uh...nothing," Karma responded as they made their way to the staircase. The hallway was swallowed by darkness. Karma tried to peek into the rooms but it was completely closed off. Maybe the doors were soundproof or everyone was dead. Dark and hushed was not the best combination. Especially since the everything looked ancient. The finally got into the first floor. Freddy turned to Karma smiling. "You're really fun to play with...XXXXXXXXX"

The door swung open. "Good Morning XXXXXXXXX," the nurse said in a cheery voice. Karma looked up at the ceiling. "...Good Morning" Karma responded. The nurse was surprised she spoke but smiled and left leaving the door open. Once the nurse left, Karma got out of bed and headed to the cafeteria. When she got there, she saw a girl with brown hair muttering to herself. Karma walked over to her. "Hello!" she said, pulling a smile and waving. The girl looked up in surprise and began hyperventilating, tears streaming down her cheeks. "THEY'VE TAINTED YOUR MIND ALREADY! OH GOD, THEY'RE BEHIND YOU!" she screamed. Nurses quickly came to calm her down. Karma backed away, "I-I'm sorry.." she said softly. One of the nurses gave a forgiving smile. "Don't worry this isn't the first time this has happened. Roxy has done this with three other patients, plus one of our doctors. You've done nothing wrong, sweetie.". Karma left the cafeteria trying to shake that event out of her head. She didn't look crazy at all. She tried to forget that moment. Room 201...AMY! Karma quickly peaked into the room. She saw Amy happily drawing on the ground with some crayons scattered around her. "Hey, Amy!" Karma said, maybe a bit too loud. Amy looked up at Karma. "Hello," Amy said in a confused tone, "Who are you?". A chilling feeling ran down her back. "Why doesn't she remember me?! Freddy and Lady Mist remembered...". Karma paused and soon replied, "Oh I, uh, was told to talk to meet you!" Karma lied. Amy smiled, "Oh okay! I guess you already know my name...what's yours?"

"Karma"

"It's nice to meet you, Karma!"

"Nice to meet you too. What are you drawing there, if you don't mind showing me"

Amy picked up the drawing, got up and held it up to the window. The drawing showed a dark hallway. At the end of the hallway, there was a white room with a bleeding corpse inside.

Karma looked at her hands. Red red red red red red red red. She turned looked at Freddy, looking quite impressed. Haven't noticed she'd been crying, she wiped her face as she glanced at the body. She was surprised it wasn't...Him but also feeling disappointed. "Let's go," she said to Freddy as she got up. The door was slightly opened...The body was gone. "How could it be gone?" she wondered, which made her look at her hands. They here clean. No stain of blood anywhere.

Karma looked at it, shaking. "W-where did you see this?" she asked, instantly regretting it.

"I saw it in a dream once. The body looked kind of like my doctor! Maybe I'm going crazy but...

"I think you were in my dream."