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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 28, 2006 14:23:20 GMT -5
Chapter 1 It seemed like days that he had been in this newfound darkness, although the notorious Jigsaw killer only just recently shut out the light. Adam now sat against the many pipes that covered his corner of the bathroom, thinking about how he could have been so stupid as to miss the key in the tub. He should have paid more attention to what was right in front of him, he thought; had he done so, he would not be caught in this mess. It seemed like he had been looking beyond the importance of what was right in front of him more often lately; and it was probably the reason he was taken... Adam breathed deeply now, trying to calm himself. He grasped his wounded right shoulder with his left hand. The blood was still flowing, although not so rapidly anymore; regardless, the pain was getting worse. He shifted his position in order to comfort himself more, and began to doze. God only knew how long it would take before Lawrence came back with someone...if he even came back. He knew that he needed to conserve his energy in this hell; He had no food supply, and the idea of eating Zepp didn't exactly appeal to Adam. "I'll bring someone back, I promise...," Larry had said, just before he dragged himself from the decrepit bathroom. He crawled slowly through the doorway, and then was gone. His only hope was gone; and although Adam had no doubts that Lawrence would get help given the chance, it was the slight odds of the chance presenting itself that worried him. "Don't leave me!" Adam heard himself begging, for the last thing he wanted was to be alone. Adam woke with a jerk, not wanting to relive the events that had recently taken place. He saw nothing but darkness, and it frightened him briefly until he regained his senses and the memory of what had happened. He looked down in the general direction of his shoulder, as he slowly moved his arm up and down, forward and back, trying to get the stiffness out. He sighed now, possibly from boredom, or perhaps more secretly, to hear some sound in this darkness; and he once again began to reflect on the events that led him to this place.
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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 28, 2006 20:35:53 GMT -5
Chapter 2 Lawrence began to feel the effects of his actions immediately after they occured, and now the effects were much worse. He had just left Adam in the bathroom, still chained to a pipe in the far corner. He had to reach someone; he had to get help, after all, he made a promise, and he always kept his promises. Larry stopped dragging himself as he heard the heavy wooden door close. This didn't make sense. Did Adam somehow escape?Did he find a key somewhere? At this point, he was to worn out to waste his energy crawling back to check. Just as he was beginning to crawl again, Larry was once again halted by the sound of footsteps. "Adam, is that you?" Lawrence cried weakly, but he got no response. As he shifted to look over his shoulder, his leg screamed with pain. His adrenaline level had dropped, and the pain of amputating his own foot was catching up to him. "Adam?" He called once again, and suddenly saw a figure in the dark; A figure that wasn't Adam. Just before the figure reached him, Larry fainted, exhausted from his loss of blood. "I found him dragging himself through the street," the old man said. "I can't imagine what happened; his foot is gone!" Lawrence drowsily opened his eyes, and was shocked to see seemingly familiar flourescent lights. Remembering the affairs in the bathroom, he began to panic. "Sir, it'll be okay; we've just cleaned and covered your wound. You lost a lot of blood, but you should be fine." It was a young nerse...probably an intern. He could tell by her lack of professionalism. "You're dad brought you in just in time. Had he waited any longer, you would've died." 'My dad?' Lawrence thought to himself, suddenly confused. His dad had died when he was a child...and the last thing he remembered was crawling through that disgusting hallway just outside of the bathroom. Before he could think any further, Lawrence fell heavily asleep as he was given sedatives to help him sleep through most of his pain. He woke in an unfamiliar place, and his stomach knotted with worry as he realized where he was.
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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 28, 2006 21:26:20 GMT -5
Chapter 3 By now, Adam believed that at least a day had passed since Lawrence left him. His shoulder was aching worse, and he now feared moving it, as the bleeding finally stopped. The last thing he wanted to do was re-open the gunshot wound in his shoulder; however by now he was severly dehydrated. His mouth was dry, and his lips chapped. He had to get a drink. 'Well, the toilet's out of the question' he thought to himself, and then his eyes lit up as he remembered his rude awakening in the tub. As he slowly lifted himself to a standing position, the pain in Adam's shoulder returned. He slowly covered the wound with his left hand once again, ensuring that pressure remained on the wound, if not to keep his shoulder from bleeding, then to dull the pain. He stiffly walked over to the rusted bathtub, and felt for the knob to turn on the water. Seconds later, he found it, much to his relief. He placed his hands under the cool running water, and started to feel better. He rinsed the stickiness of dried blood from his hand, and began to drink. When he drank his fill, he began to bathe his wounded shoulder. The cool water felt good against the burn of the open wound. After he cleaned the wound as well as he could have with his resources, he settled back down in his corner, and slept.
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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 28, 2006 21:48:18 GMT -5
Chapter 4 Lawrence slowly came out of his deep sleep. His aching muscles were comforted by the soft matress that he now lay on, and the lights were dimmer here. He was covered with a thin, worn blanket, faded blue in color. As he regained the rest of his senses, he heard talking coming from another room. He recognized the old man's voice, but he didn't realize at the moment who the young woman was that he was talking to. Perhaps a daughter? "Hello?" he muttered, still a little foggy from his sleep. The old man appeared next to him within a few minutes. Larry suddenly became confused, and worried. This seemed to be the man that was on the floor in the bathroom; his former patient, John. But that couldn't be; the man on the floor was dead...a suicide after losing to Jigsaw's game. "Hello Doctor, how are you feeling?" John said, quite calmly. Lawrence lay there, stunned as he tried to fit the pieces together. "Don't worry, I can clear this up for you;" John said. "I took you to teach you a lesson; you did not appreciate the family you had, so I taught you to appreciate them. Had you not so desperately sacrificed your body to see them again, I would not have helped you. You are very fortunate to be alive, Doctor." "What about Adam?" Lawrence asked sternly. John looked at him, as if considering his options, and then turned to Lawrence to speak.
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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 28, 2006 22:16:44 GMT -5
Chapter 5 "Lawrence! Calm down, there's got to be a way out of here!" Adam exclaimed. He was helpless; chained to the opposite end of the bathroom as he watched Lawrence desperately reach for the cell phone, whose constant ring was now haunting him. "Shut up! Just shut up!" Lawrence screamed back at him. As Adam continued to try to comfort Lawrence, his words were dulled by Lawrence's cries of despair, as he failed to reach the phone. He watched in desperation as Lawrence reached for the rusted hacksaw, and remove his shirt to use as a pathetic tourniquet. Adam, overwhelmed with fear, continued to watch Lawrence as he began to cut into his own flesh in order to free himself. Adam woke, this time not only with a jerk, but now he found that he was screaming loudly, as he was once again plagued by the memories that filled his head. As he realized that these horrid events had already passed, he began to breathe less hurriedly. "Damn it..." he said to himself. "I can't sleep because of the dreams...I can't stay awake because of the pain...what am I going to do?" he cried in panic, and once again was on the verge of tears. "This is hopeless; I'm doomed to die in this place."
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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 28, 2006 23:05:23 GMT -5
Chapter 6 "Your friend Adam was chosen to play the game because he had become distant from those most important to him. He had to be shown that he can not abandon people in his life so willingly." John explained matter-of-factly to Lawrence, who was listening closely to his words. "But Adam learned his lesson, he told me just before I did what I had to do in order to free myself. He told me that he wished that he was closer to his family; he wished that he could change the past..." Lawrence pleaded. John looked at him, listening to his every word, yet he seemed unbothered by the fact that he had left Adam in the bathroom to die a miserable death. John once again began to explain himself. "I understand your concern for Adam; My games are not pleasant experiences, for if they were my victims would not learn to appreciate that which they have lost sight of. Adam once again failed to see what was placed right in front of him; he is quick to panic, and doesn't realized that all he needs is there with him." "I promised..." Lawrence began, "that I would bring someone back...I promised..." "I can think of only one thing that would allow me to live with the decision of freeing on of my victims without them fully completing their game..." Jigsaw said, "I want you to make a choice. Are you willing to help me with my work in order to free your friend?" Lawrence lay in shock as he contemplated Jigsaw's request. 'How could I devote myself to such a life of torture and pain?' Lawrence asked himself, 'and what of Adam? I gave him my word...' He continued to think about his decision as John once again began to speak. "I'll give you an hour to think about your answer. After that, consider my offer withdrawn, and assume your friend will rot in that room." He said abruptly, and he rose and left the room. Lawrence lay back down, and continued to think. "What should I do?" He asked himself aloud.
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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 28, 2006 23:25:21 GMT -5
Chapter 7 By now Adam was not just tortured by the pain from his shoulder, but also the wretched knots in his stomach that had formed over the four days in the bathroom without food. His stomach growled loudly, begging to be fed even the smallest morsel of food. Adam took off his shirt and tied it tightly around his waist to quell the pain in his stomach, although the relief was only temporary. Because of the infection in his shoulder, movement without intense pain was now impossible. Every time he was forced to move, which was not often now, jolts of pain ran through his arm, paralyzing him; forcing him to cry out, although he knew it would do no good. "Lawrence...where are you?" Adam pleaded in the darkeness. "You promised you'd bring someone back..." As he trailed he started to weep once again. The thought of his dying in this room now sank in fully, and, wracked with pain and exhaustion, was now fully willing to submit himself to death. He sank to the ground, and lay there, his face now covered with tears, waiting for his savior to come.
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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 28, 2006 23:41:06 GMT -5
Chapter 8 "Have you made your choice yet, Doctor?" John asked as he returned to Lawrence's room. He took a seat in a chair that sat next to the bed, and looked intently at Lawrence as he waited for his response. "Yes..." Lawrence said, after a minute or so of silent thinking. He was looking at the ceiling with a blank stare on his face."I'd decided to help you," Lawrence said, and then he fixed his gaze on John. "I made a promise...and I always keep my promises." "You've made a noble decision, Doctor. There is no better action one can do with one's life then to trade it for someone else's." John said, now with a hint of pride. He turned to leave the room, and suddenly turned around. He spoke once again to Lawrence, this time seeming to reasure him. "Don't worry, Doctor. You'll soon see the sense in my actions. You'll soon know how it feels to be appreciated for showing someone the light through the darkness of their ways." With that, John began once again to head out of the room. He was stopped as Lawrence began to speak. "When are you going to get Adam?" Lawrence asked. "He can't be doing well in that room; it's been four days." John turned around with a chuckle. "Don't worry about Adam," he said, "I'll send Amanda to get him for us." Lawrence's jaw dropped. "Amanda?!"
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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 29, 2006 0:04:55 GMT -5
Chapter 9 Adam continued to weep on the floor, until he heard a noise outside the heavy wooden door of the bathroom. Someone was outside! Larry had come through for him! Adam sat up quickly, crying out once again as his shoulder screamed with pain. He looked toward the door, although at this point it was impossible to see anything in the complete darkness. He began to breathe more rapidly now, and the tears beginning to fall were no longer tears of pain, but tears of joy. Once again, a sound beyond the door. It seemed as though someone was fumbling around with a lock of some sort. After what seemed like hours the door began to open. Adam sheilded his eyes from the intruding light, placing his left hand in front of his face. "Larry? Is that you? I knew you would come! I knew it!" Adam said now, as he heard the footsteps of someone entering the room. "I'm not Larry," the female voice said, "my name is Amanda." "Please, help me. I need a doctor; I need food..." Adam said, seeming to panic again, as if not sure if this 'Amanda' was here to help. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he lowered his hand. "Don't worry," she said in a calm voice. "Larry told us about you. I'm here to unlock your chains and bring you to him." "Oh my God, thank you! Thank God!" As Adam rejoiced, Amanda dug in her pocket and removed a key. She walked over to the lock just below the shackle on his ankle, and within seconds, Adam was freed. "Now, come with me. This isn't over yet." Amanda said.
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Post by johnnysfangirl on Aug 29, 2006 14:49:48 GMT -5
Chapter 10 When Lawrence woke the next morning, he had a feeling of guilt and dread in the pit of his stomach. He had yet to know if John had come through for him, as he was yet to see Adam; and that made his deal with John worse; Lawrence had agreed to participate in the very games that he was just recently a player in. Lawrence was jolted fully awake as he heard what could've been the front door open. He figured it was just Amanda, coming in with supplies for John as she usually did, in order to insure that he always had what he needed to construct his traps. She was accompanied by someone. Lawrence was unable to comprehend his words; but he was sure it was Adam. He sounded bad; he was constantly groaning with pain between what were perhaps questions to his former captor; Jigsaw. Lawrence was now sitting upright in his bed as he saw John walk through the door slowly, and then stop and turn, looking into the doorway out of which he just walked. He was speaking softly, as if speaking to a son. "Careful Adam; you don't want to hurt yourself. Here, give me your arm." Lawrence, overcome with relief now started to laugh. The ruthless Jigsaw killer had a soft side; and he kept his word, just as Larry kept his promise. "Adam!" Larry exclaimed, as he watched Jigsaw place Adam's left arm over his shoulder to help him walk into Lawrence's room. Adam looked up wearily, and weakly smiled at Lawrence as he was assisted to the chair that still sat next to his bed. He sat slowly, as his shoulder still plagued him with unbearable pain with every move he made. When he finally sat down, John looked away from Adam, and began to talk to Lawrence. "I told Amanda not to take Adam to the hospital, after all we have a perfectly good doctor here;" John began. "The first thing that I want you to do is take care of Adam's shoulder. Once you've done so, we'll see to it that he gets something to eat." After instructing Lawrence, John left once again, calling Amanda as he returned to the room from whence he came. "How you holding up, Larry?" Adam asked weakly, and tried to smile. His skin was covered in dried blood; his entire left arm, his left shoulder, and countless other places, including his face. Wherever he was not covered, his skin was a pale white color. "Oh my God, Adam. How did you ever survive? I need to tend to your shoulder. Give me a second..." Lawrence started. Lawrence started digging in the desk that sat beside the bed, opposite the chair. He dug frantically, for a matter of minutes before finally finding gauze to use to wipe Adam's blood away. "Doctor Gordon," Amanda said, seeming to appear out of nowhere, "John told me that you would need this." She sat a tub of warm, soapy water at the foot of the bed. "Thank you," Lawrence said awkwardly. "Do you have any bandages; perhaps antibiotic ointments that I can use on Adam's shoulder?" "No, but I can go get some..." She said, and silently left the room. "You came through;" Adam began, as Lawrence wet the gauze with the soapy water and began to wipe the dried blood from Adam's arm. "I knew you would..." he paused and laughed. "Couldn't have done it any faster, huh?"
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