epilogue;
Cold hands

dawn 

Matthew; interview room 3

"She's dead isn't she? And it's all because I couldn't  hold the door open long enough. She pushed me first, I told her to go first... and now she's just dead. Hazel died because of me, I should've done something, she was a good person and it's my fault.. it's my fault".

Jessica; Interview room 2

"I didn't see what happened, not at first, but Matt didn't push her, she pushed him into the room after me and we tried to open the door. It was heavy and oh god.. she died in there. She wasn't even scared, Hazel was always such a badass, I guess now she's.. just gone and I can't believe we ended it on bad terms. I really did want to be friends with her, I did".

Michael; interview room 1

"She went to look for Josh, I mean she was hurt and could barely walk. And she just wouldn't give up, not until she found Josh, did they find her yet? They won't tell us where she is, if she's alive or not. She just had a baby, I mean... a baby! In the middle of all this fucked up shit, and I should've dragged her out of that water myself instead of letting her go after Josh".

Christopher; interview room 4

"That thing took her! Right after she gave me her baby it just dragged her away, and I didn't run after her, I'm such a coward... I didn't go after her, she would've ran after me. She never gives up, I mean for half of the night she was still worried about Josh, and he literally tried to cut her in half. She thought he was dead, and she wasn't even mad at him for it. Is she okay? I just get so worried, I haven't seen her yet, they just put me into this room and told me to wait. Why won't they tell me where Hazel is?".

Ashley; interview room 5

"The blade was literally an inch away from cutting her in half, I mean even if it was fake, it sure as hell looked pretty real to me. I mean what if it didn't stop? Hazel would be dead and I couldn't even imagine that, Chris saved me, gosh he saved me a lot tonight and Hazel was always the second choice. I just feel so bad because I know they're close, I mean they're best friends. When Hazel and Josh used to date, Chris was the third wheel that was always trying to make it less awkward. And if Josh and Hazel are both gone... who's he gonna have now? Please tell me they found them, are they alive? They won't tell us anything".

Emily; interview room 6

"I mean I knew from the start she was pregnant, I mean god Hazel would never wear such a big jacket. She always had those extra small fluffy ones that were like silk on the inside, and the second I saw her not wearing one. I mean I wish she would've told me, I thought we were close. I haven't seen her since the shed and she was covered in Josh's blood, or at least it was supposed to be his. Apparently that was all fake, she isn't dead is she? Because I saw her baby and he was so cute, and he needs his mother. They won't let us call anyone or leave these rooms".

Samantha; interview room 7

"She just kept going, I mean I saw how badly she looked. She didn't even have her boots anymore and she just kept going, I mean she didn't even show she was in pain but I knew she was. Hazel is really good at pretending she isn't scared or hurt half the time. After she lost her sister, and the break up with Josh, she would call me at night, she had these intense nightmares and she was scared she was ruining her life. When I saw she was pregnant, I knew why she felt that way, she was scared of being alone. I just hope in the end she wasn't alone".

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The air felt colder, the constant stab of pain in his stomach made the boy hunch into himself desperately. His fingernails dug into his skin and he mumbled to himself, praying that anyone would find him. That this suffering would fade away and the hunger he felt would cease to exist. He missed the warmth of Hazel, the way her hands would soothe away all his anxieties and episodes in a matter of seconds.

Her voice was soft and she had a way of always smiling despite things being horrible half the time. Josh shivered, his hands clinging more against his overalls hoping they'd magically get warmer. His stomach growled angrily as he mumbled to himself, the world kept spinning around him.

"Joshua" he looked up, his eyes widening almost at the sight of Hazel. Blood dripped down her stomach and her clothes were burnt as she held onto herself weakly. She let out a loud sob as she fell to her knees in front of the boy "I came back for you".

She shivered violently as she clung onto the boy's arms desperately, it felt like a dream. "Are you real?" his voice cracked and he was terrified this was all inside of his head, had the delusions started?

She pushed her face weakly into his chest and he felt the blood seeping into his overalls making his hold on her tighten. She coughed weakly "always". He pushed his face into her hair as her hand grasped his.

They were so cold, he kissed her forehead as he sighed "you won't leave will you". He whispered, his hands grasping her face desperately "never" the bright flashlights bounced off the walls as Hazel smiled.