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[[Try not to think about the smudge.->01]]
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<<cacheaudio "panic" "http://jhchang.com/images/flies-buzz-plus.mp3">>You close your eyes, trying to forget the blot. But the afterimage sticks to the back of your eyelids, unshakeable.
You open your eyes and it's still there. Marring the otherwise clean ceiling of your room, a smudge.
You squint.
[[Did it move?->02]]
<<audio "bgm" loop volume 0 fadeto .02>>No. Of course it didn't.
It's just dust. That's all. That's it.
You turn in your bed, putting your back to the dark dot. You should get some sleep, the next meal won't come for another few hours.
[[Sleep.->02b]]
[[Check the smudge->03]]You wrap yourself tight in the blanket, sealing the gap between you and open air. You finish by tucking your head in, covering yourself completely.
[[Now you just need to lie perfectly still until you fall asleep.->02c]]
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}</style>You know it's just a smudge. You're <em>sure</em> of it. But there's no harm in double-checking. It'll be quick.
[[You pull the blanket off and look up to the ceiling.->03b]][[You try to sleep.->02d]]
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</style>The smudge didn't move.
[[You're sure of it.->02e]]
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</style>[[Fairly sure.->02f]]
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</style>Your eyes open.
But you're still wrapped in your blanket and you can't see anything. <em>You can't check</em>.
Your whole body stiffens. What if the smudge moved again? What if it was right above you?
[[Try to go back to sleep.->02g]]
[[Go check.->03]]
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</style>It was just a smudge. It can't move anywhere.
[[You close your eyes and try to relax.->02c]]
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</style>You freeze, your breath catching in your throat while your eyeballs swing wildly in their sockets trying to find that black blot again.
It should have been <em>right there</em>. Just above your desk. Isolated and unmistakeable.
But now it's gone. Your stomach starts to turn.
[[Pray you just hallucinated the dot to begin with.->04a]]
[[Get out of bed and look for it.->05]]It wouldn't be the first time, you think to yourself. Your fingers crawl up to your face and your mouth begins to work automatically, chewing at non-existent nails.
You've seen things before. Heard things that weren't really there. This was the same, no doubt. Just a hiccup in your brain.
Your teeth finally find a little bit of hardness growing from your ring finger. You bite down, teeth grinding against nail despite the rub of pain of your swollen fingers.
[[Tell yourself it wasn't real.->04b]]You take a step away from your bed. The movement is jarring and difficult, your feet like cement blocks.
You don't walk so much as you shuffle. Gradually, you approach your desk.
<<if visited("05ceiling")>>It's not on the ceiling.<<else>>[[Check the ceiling again->05ceiling]]<<endif>>
<<if visited("05floor")>>Not on the floor.<<else>>[[Check the floor->05floor]]<<endif>>
<<if visited("05desk")>>Nothing out of the ordinary on the desk.<<else>>[[Check your desk->05desk]]<<endif>>
<<if visited("05ceiling") and visited("05floor") and visited("05desk")>>You've checked everything in your room. Not that there was much to check.
There's no smudge anywhere. Just a hallucination then. You let out a sigh of relief.
It's fine. Everything is fine. You should go back to bed and get some rest. You've worked yourself up over no-
[[Wait. Stop.->05leadin]]
<<endif>>"It wasn't real."
Your voice comes out a raspy whisper.
[[Say it again.->04c]]"It wasn't real."
Your voice comes out a little clearer, but still quiet.
Speaking hurts.
[[Say it again.->04d]]
[[Get up and look for it.->04e]]
<<set $counter to 0>>"It wasn't real."
[[Say it again.->04d]]
<<if $counter > 2>>[[Get up and look for it.->04e]]<<endif>>
<<set $counter += 1>>"It wasn't real," you mutter one more time.
But you get up anyways.
[[Please, please, don't let it be real.->05]]Stainless. The closer look doesn't offer anything new.
[[You should look elsewhere.->05]]A little dusty, but nothing substantial enough to be a smudge.
[[You should look elsewhere.->05]]It was faint. A tiny sound that does not belong.
[[You strain your ears to hear.->07]]
<<audio "bgm" loop volume .1 fadeto .15>>A corner of the desk carries the few things you still regularly use. A roll of duct-tape, a rag, a fly-swatter and a few pens. The rest of the desk is covered in papers. Most of it is nonsense, things you wrote down during your worst moments. The therapist (when there was still a therapist) said it would help.
[[Look at the papers->05papers]]You pick up a piece of paper off the top. It's been crumpled and uncrumpled a dozen times. There is a black scribble at the top, crossing the first words out, but the rest of the paper is still legible.
<em>This is not an apology letter. This is a "FUCK YOU" letter. Fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you. Fuck. You. I wish I never met you.</em>
[[Look at another letter.->05papers02]]You pick up another letter. The name at the top is scratched out again.
<em>Hey, it's been a while. Do you remember when we used to do this? Write letters to each other? Not much point when we saw each other everyday, but I still liked doing it. I could gather all my thoughts together, sort it out on paper and give it you. Something as simple as writing a letter could calm me down so much.
But lately, I've been thinking that it wasn't the writing part that was special. It was knowing that you would read it. It was knowing that you'd write a letter of your own and do the same for me.
I know</em>
The letter cuts off, the last word trailing away into a tangled mess. The bottom half of the paper is covered in black marks, like a hundred thousand wounds.
[[Look at another letter.->05papers03]]You haven't found the smudge here, and worse the letters have left a rotten feeling in your stomach.
[[You should look elsewhere.->05]]You pick up another letter, there are only two words on it.
<em>I'm sorry.</em>
[[That's enough.->05papers04]]<<timed 1s t8n>>. . .<</timed>>
<<timed 2s t8n>>It's<</timed>>
<<timed 3s t8n>>a<</timed>>
<<timed 4s t8n>>[[BUG->08]]<</timed>>
<<audio "bgm" stop>>
<<audio "panic" loop volume 0 fadeoverto 12 1>>No, no, no, please no.
You whirl around. You have to get away. But the buzzing surrounds you. It's coming from all sides.
They're everywhere.
They're swarming you.
You gasp as you feel the air growing thick.
[[Run.->09]]
<<audio "panic" loop volume 1>>You scramble to your desk, hands and feet slapping against the floor like a dog. You crash into the edge with your gut, scattering papers everywhere. For a moment, you're winded. But even breathless, you grasp the fly-swatter. You spin around, facing the buzzing noise head-on.
[[Attack.->10]]You swing.
[[Attack.->10b]]You swing again.
[[Attack.->10c]]You swing again and again.
Kill it, kill it, kill it.
You thrash madly, the swatter whistling as it cuts through the air.
[[Kill it kill it kill it->10d]]
[[Silence.->11b]]
<<audio ":all" stop>>You're panting. Sweat dribbles down your brow.
You got it. You had to have gotten it.
[[Inspect the swatter.->13]]You look down at your weapon.
[[It's clean.->14]]It's clean, but that doesn't matter, that doesn't mean anything.
So what if the swatter is clean?!
Sometimes the bugs don't stick to the swatter!
Sometimes they just get smacked and drop to the floor.
And and and who knows.
Maybe you scared it off. Maybe it ran away!
A miserable pathetic insect. A cowardly little fly.
You tremble as you begin to laugh. Yes, that was it. It ran away. It's scared of you. You're <em>strong</em>.
You're -
[['"Emma!"'->15]]You look to the door. It remains locked shut, but through the solid wood, you can hear a voice bellowing to be heard.
“Emma! Are you alright?”
It’s your dad.
[[Tell him to go away.->16]]"Go away!" You shout, your voice coming out ragged from disuse.
"Oh thank god," mutters your dad, "Emma, what was that noise?"
[['"It was nothing! Go away!"'->17]]Your father doesn't respond right away, but you know he's still there. It's a sixth sense every child develops, knowing whenever their parents are watching. You wish he would just leave you alone.
"Emma," your dad starts in that slow sad voice that you've already heard a million times. You bite your lip, you know exactly what he's going to say.
"Emma, I miss you."
[['"I said go away!!"'->18]]
[[Say nothing.->18]]Your father falls silent. It's better than his nagging, but only barely. You think you can hear him breathing, his very presence pushing at you.
Your fingernails are at your mouth again, your teeth nibbling.
You wish he would just go away. You wish he would just leave you alone.
"We're here for you Emma," your dad says, "Whenever you feel ready to come out, we're here."
[[Say nothing->19]]Finally, he takes the hint. You hear his slow plodding footsteps retreating.
You let out a long sigh of relief, the tension escaping you all at once.
You drop into your bed, exhausted.
[[The warmth calls to you.->19b]]"You're safe," you whisper to yourself.
<<if $counter_b > 2>>[[Say it again.->21]]<<else>>[[Say it again.->20]]<<endif>>
<<set $counter_b += 1>>"You're safe," you mumble.
[[Say it again.->22]]"You're safe."
[[Say it again.->23]]You're safe.
<<timed 1s t8n>>You're safe.<</timed>>
<<timed 2s t8n>>You're safe.<</timed>>
<<timed 3s t8n>>You're safe.<</timed>>
<<timed 4s t8n>>You're safe.<</timed>>
<<timed 5.5s>><<goto "23b">><</timed>>
<<timed 7s>>[[You're safe.->23b]]<</timed>>
<<audio "bgm" loop play volume 0 fadeoverto 5.4 .07>><<timed 3s>><<goto "25">><</timed>>
<<timed 4s>>[[You're safe.->25]]<</timed>>[[It's gone->04]][[You hear something.->06]]
<<audio "bgm" loop volume 0 fadeto .1>>[[05leadin]]
[[06]]
[[07]]
[[22]]
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<<cacheaudio "panic" "http://jhchang.com/images/flies-buzz-plus.mp3">>You wrap the blankets around yourself. You made it. You survived.
You're okay.
[[You're safe.->20]]
<<set $counter_b to 0>>The buzzing is gone.
[[Breathe.->12]]<a href="http://archiveofourown.org/works/13740864">The Girl in the Room</a>
by <a href="http://archiveofourown.org/users/Discreet/works">Discreet</a>
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