3. The Bow

Hana: Come take a seat. We should have some things to discuss.

𝙍 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜

L: Hana, what did you just do?

Hana: What do you mean?

A: The kid…. Why did you kill the kid?!!

Hana: Oh she was getting on my nerves. My memories are back too. All the time she would come to me to tell me about some new tune she learnt. Stupid b**ch. I am sure she was looking down on me the whole time.

𝙍 𝙥𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢

R: You are crazy. You are a crazy person.

Hana: Call me whatever you like. I have had my fun.

𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙨𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚'𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣

Hana: What are you doing, Hana? What do you mean what am I doing? We said no witnesses. You want me to kill again? It's not something I want you to do, YOU NEED TO DO IT.

𝙇, 𝘼, 𝙒 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮

Hana: But they're my friends.

L: This chick is losing it.

A: On the count of 3, we run and not look back. Ready?

W: Ok… 3

L: 2

A: 1

Hana: RUN!

L: Oh s**t

𝙒 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝘼 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝. 𝘼 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨

A: Why?!!

W: I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝘼 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙜

Hana: Where are you going? You can't leave here

A: HELP! HELPPP!!

𝙇 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖. 𝙄𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖?

Hana: You know. It's not like I hate you or anything. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Sandra: You… hurting… me…

Hana: Huh?

𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨.

𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖'𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝘼 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧.

Hana: Wh… what is this? You are supposed to be dead.

Sandra: You… hurt… me…

𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣

Hana: DIE DIE DIE

Sandra: You… hur...

Hana: Shut up, I know!!

𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙬.

𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖'𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡. 𝙃𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧. 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚

Hana: Ok that should do it. Now back to my friends.

𝘼 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚

N: Yo

R: GET US OUT OF HERE

N: Oh this event is not to your liking?

R: How would you group us together with a murderer?!

N: Now that's not nice. You could be worse, you know?

R: I don't have any memories of it so how should I know?

L: Please just get us out of here; Hana is trying to kill us too.

N: Well I guess it is time for you to make your decision. If you would like to remain here, say I.

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙩𝙚

R: You better say I, Hana.

Hana: And why would I do that?

R: LOOK, WE DON'T LIKE YOU AND WE WILL KILL YOU IF YOU FOLLOW US.

N: Not on my watch, you won't. If you would like to leave this event, say I

A: I

R: I

L: I

W: I

Hana: AACK!

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖

N: Oh wow.

𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖'𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖??

Sandra: You… hurt… me…

𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨

R: YESSSS

L: Hana!

W: …

N: The time for you to answer is up and it's time to go. Enjoy your memory, Hana.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙

N: Did not see that one coming, that's for sure.

R: Aren't you supposed to know everyt…

N: ANYWAYS that was Hana's memory and this is your harsh reality. Who is good? Who is bad? Are you safe with the one lying next to you? You'll never know till you see everyone's true colors. I will be giving you some of your memories. Nothing too important, just for you to remember a bit about yourselves.

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙅𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙖𝙝 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡.

Jeremiah/L: I'm Jeremiah and I had a family... two kids?

Aaron/A: Last thing I remember is chess and I'm pretty sure my name is Aaron.

George/W: Well the last thing I remember is walking somewhere and I'm George.

Lisa/R: I'm Lisa and I was gay.

N: Gay?

Lisa: Don't worry about it.

N: So with that, I take my leave.

Jeremiah: Wait. What's going to happen to Hana?

N: Do you all want to know?

Aaron: Is it the same thing that happens to her that happens to all of us who stay?

George: Yeah that's what I want to know too.

𝙅𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙖𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙞𝙨𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩

N: Then I think it would be better to show you