Suzy’s Strange Saga

While you’re still not entirely sure about the trailer park, you have to admit the since you’ve been here in the house you’ve felt a little nervous at times. Almost like you feel someone is watching you. Silly of course, but maybe leaving town is a good idea if it’s getting as chaotic as it has been.

You just hope you’re making the right decision.

“Yeah, okay. I’ll come with you.” You say.
“You will? Great! Seriously, things will be better between us. I’m still really sorry about yesterday Suzy, here.” Donna says and hands you a bunch of money.
“What’s this?”
“It’s some of what I made today. Oh don’t worry, I still got a lot. I’m telling you with the money I’m making, we might even be able to find some place better to live in a few months! Okay, well I think I’m all packed, go grab your stuff and meet me in Tina’s car. Oh wait, I saw Peter’s car out there. Are you going to follow us in that instead?”
“I suppose so, it will probably be less cramped.” You say and head downstairs to your room while Donna follows and heads out the door.

It doesn’t really take you long to throw your stuff in your bags since you didn’t really unpack that much. Just as you’re loaded up, you once again feel like you’re being watched. You spin around and see nothing.

“You’re giving yourself the creeps Suzy. Nobody’s here.” You mumble.

Just as you are exiting your room, it’s a minor miracle that Donna comes back in through the front door.

“WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU!?” you hear her scream from the living room. This causes you to pause just long enough that the assailant who was going to ambush you when you left your room losses his advantage.

However, he’s still intent on killing you though and nearly succeeds in grabbing you, but you manage to back away in time.

As you back away you get a good look at him now and he’s not unfamiliar to you. It’s Johnny, but this time his face displays an utter hatred towards you.

“Fucking whore! You think you could get away? I heard what you did in here earlier! I got something I can shove up in there to make you feel like you’ve never felt before and never will again!” Johnny screams and swing his knife at you.

You continue to back away, but there isn’t much room so you go around the desk for temporary relief, but even if you make it into the bathroom and lock the door you’ll just be trapped in there.

You’re so busy trying to survive, you completely forget that Donna is still in the house, but you soon remember when she runs in the room and clobbers Johnny in the back of the head with a small lamp.

“Fuck…shit…” Johnny says crumpling to the floor. He’s not dead, but Donna’s too busy calling to you to run to finish him off.

“Suzy! Come on! Get out of there!” Donna shouts and you waste no time in doing so.

Just as Johnny struggles to get back up, Donna throws the lamp at his head and follows you.

In all the excitement you forgot if you have Peter’s keys, but Donna just shouts at you to get into Tina’s car as you exit the house.

As you both pile into the car, Tina is more than a little surprised.

“What the fuck? Why are you two…”
“Just drive! Drive! Drive!” Donna shouts.

You’re squashed a bit in the backseat with all the bags and panting heavily, but you’re glad you got out of there. Thought you’re understandably still shaken up.

“We need to tell the cops!” you shout.
“Tell them what? Have you seen this town Suzy? You think we’re going to get any help? Shit, I probably still got a warrant out on me!” Donna says.

Meanwhile Tina is getting annoyed about being out of the loop.

“Will one of you bitches tell me what the fuck is going on?! I mean this is my car and I’d like to know if we’re planning on getting shot at!” Tina snaps.
“We’re fine. Well not fine, but nobody’s shooting at anyone. Some nut case with a knife was in the house and tried to kill my sister.” Donna replies.
“And you didn’t kill him?”
“No, I mean maybe. Shit, I dunno. I smacked him in the head twice with a lamp, but I don’t think I killed him.” Donna says.
“(Sigh) You should’ve finished him off. I would have.” Tina says.
“Tina, I’m not in the mood right now okay?!” Donna shouts.
“Fine. Fine. I’m just saying you better watch yourself in the future. Anyway, I need to focus on getting us through this bullshit going on in town, because we could still be getting shot at.”

The rest of the drive is in relative silence, broken up periodically by Tina swearing at the road situation and your sister asking if you’re okay since you’re so quiet.

Your quietness is due to still being shaken up by what just occurred and also because you just don’t have anything to say at the moment and are just hoping you get to where you have to get to in peace and in one piece.

After a long drive, you eventually reach the trailer park. You look out the window at the various rundown trailers in the darkness and think “So this is what my life has come to.”

Finally you stop at one towards the further end of the park close to undeveloped land and just regular wilderness. One thing you sort of were expecting was the drunken revelry of several hillbillies, and while you did see a few sitting around with some bottles in hand, it’s actually pretty quiet.

“This is your place right Donna?” Tina asks.
“Yeah, thanks Tina.”
“Hm, well just be ready to go in the afternoon tomorrow. I’m not waiting around for you.” Tina replies.

As the pair of you get out and unload your bags from the car, Tina studies you a bit.

“Y’know blondie, you’re not bad lookin’. If you ever loosen up a bit, you could easily get a job at Kitty City too. I think the school girl look would work for ya pretty well. You kinda got that innocent look.”
“Yeah I don’t think so.” You say.
“Hm, suit yerself. I’m just tryin’ to help YOU out. Whatever.” Tina remarks and backs the car up and swings it around to head back to her own trailer.

“I still don’t like her.” You say.
“Heh, well I’m not surprised. Come on, let’s get inside. I’ll give you the grand tour.”

Naturally being a trailer, the “grand tour” doesn’t take long. Donna tried to make the place sound better than it is, but it’s better than you thought it would be, so it’s not awful. She points out the couch which will have to do for your sleeping accommodations.

“Well Suzy, I know this is kind of a weird way to end the night given all that went down, but I’m really tired and I need to get some sleep, but before I do, did you need to talk about what happened?” Donna says.
“Probably, but what good would it really do? I mean I’m starting to wonder if I’m a magnet for serial killers at this point. Uncle Ed, my ex, this asshole we just barely got away from…Oh shit! Julie!” you suddenly say thinking about the grim implications of what might’ve happened to her.

Donna’s face drops a bit too.

“Fuck. You said you haven’t been able to get a hold of her at all?” Donna asks.
“No. Shit, that sick fuck probably killed her!” you exclaim.
“Now we don’t know for certain. She could be…”
“I KNOW for certain. That creepy fucker told me a story involving her leaving the house when I met him earlier today. He probably lied and actually killed her. Oh fuck this is bad. I mean I know I grew apart from Julie…but goddamn it…” you say getting a little teary eyed.

Donna tries to console you, but she’s starting to get upset too. Really you haven’t seen her get sad for quite some time. Your sadness over the very likely loss of your friend is almost like a bonding experience. In between the tears you thank Donna for saving your life.

“(Sniffle) Hey, you might’ve saved mine had you not called me to move out in the first place. I mean without you, I might’ve been very partying with that sicko and he could’ve killed me as well as Julie. (deep breath) Okay, tomorrow you come with me. I’ll try to convince Tina to drop you off at the police station. Hopefully you can make a report or something and we can at least get those corrupt fucks to look into it. Assuming things have settled down in town that is.”
“Things have been really fucked up lately.”
“Yeah, I dunno Suzy. I don’t place much stock in end times bullshit, but I guess those Ground Zero commercials they’re constantly blasting on the radio is starting to make me think something big is going to go down, though maybe it is already.”
“Seems like it with the way my luck is going.” You say.
“Hey, don’t worry sis. We’re going to get through this, no matter what comes our way. You and me. This is a brand new start for us, remember?”

This uncommon optimism does make you smile a bit at the fact you don’t have to deal with all this yourself.

“Okay, Donna. (Yawn) I guess I better get some sleep. It’ll be a big day if I’m to make a report tomorrow. Thanks again for saving me, I’m never going to forget it.”
“Hey, like I said, you probably saved mine as well. Good night Suzy.”
“Night Donna.”

Donna heads off to her bed and you eventually fall asleep on the couch.

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