https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Damaged_-3-6.mov”I was going to use my fists,” Kathy said. She curiously swung the nunchuck in the air. “But this will be much more fun.” “Ok, new plan. We walk slowly around it to not draw attention,” Jioni said as she pointed the flashlight at an open door. “Hippie Girl said the room would be open, so …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-5.mov Every instinct, every excuse, and every sense of reason told her to turn back. But as the clock ticked on, she fidgeted, realizing that her chances were better here than anywhere else. She tried to look at Kathy in the pitch darkness with a panic masked behind a smile. “Go home,” Jioni said. She …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Damaged_-3-4.mov “Look again but don’t look too long,” Kathy said. Jioni peeked inside the hallway and pointed her flashlight forward. There was a shadow—not someone’s shadow—but a figure that resembled one. She carefully moved the flashlight up and pointed it at its head—it was a Tenebris: It had no visible mouth, a blackish-gray body, with …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Damaged_-3-3.mov Jioni pointed her flickering light forward and analyzed the surrounding area: It was just numbered doors, decommissioned lamps, and an old rug. Before she could get a good picture, Kathy pulled her back into the stairwell. She covered her mouth and prevented Jioni from making noise. “Dude, point your flashlight there. Do you …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Damaged_-3-2.mp4 “Kat, are you ok,” Jioni asked with creased brows. “Who are you, and where are we?” Kathy replied as she held her head. She paused, then smiled. “It’s funny when you make that worried expression. I’m ok, thanks.” Jioni’s softened her look. “But anyways, I hate earthquakes more than stairs now,” …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Damaged_-3-1-2.movJioni held her flashlight with a loosened grip. The building remained silent as she climbed the neverending stairs. But suddenly, the building creaked again; and Jioni held her breath. The stairwell soon shook. Jioni’s eyes shot open, her grip now firm on the flashlight. The entire structure moved side to side with violence. The ground vibrated, …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2-26.mov Brandon’s footsteps hurried as he raced down. Each step was loud and echoed across the groaning building as it shook. But Jioni’s mind jumped back to what he said: delinquent. Her eyes guttered with pain, what does he even mean by that other than exactly what it meant. Jioni held her arm but soon …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2-25.mov Brandon took the flickering light from Jioni’s hand. He hit the flashlight with his palm and then pointed it at his watch: the time read “6:37 pm” His eyes widened as his hands began to fidget—he looked and jumped back. “I’m sorry, Jolene is waiting for me—I have to go,” Brandon said as he …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2-24.mov Jioni’s limbs, one by one, stiffened and she stopped. Her pause was so abrupt that it caused Brandon to bump into her; she was motionless, then she turned around and spoke in Brandon’s face, which startled him and forced him to stagger backward. “The brochure! Ah—I’m like a huge idiot–I think I might’ve-!” Jioni …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2-23.mp4 Jioni made her way up the steps: the still darkness of the area made her stomach turn. The flashlight continued to flicker periodically, to the point where visibility alternated from clear to invisible. There were no nearby windows or holes in the roof: the floor was completely black with no natural sunlight in sight. …
