Challenge 528 - Not alone

[m_findlow]

Title: Not alone
Author: m_findlow
Characters: Jack
Rating: PG
Challenge: 528 - Lurk at tw100
Notes: In the aftermath of New Year's Eve, Jack is finding it hard to sleep. A double drabble.

The crashing sound startled Jack from his fitful sleep. He was sure he’d only just finally managed to close his eyes after hours of lying there listening to the sounds of the hub. He’d never noticed just how many noises there were. Then again, he’d never lived here. Every tick and whirr set his senses on edge.

'Hello?' he called out, wishing his voice didn’t waver so. He wasn’t scared. There was nothing to be scared of, he told himself. Another crashing noise.

'Hello? Is there someone there?' His heart was racing now, panic settling in. There was no one there. There couldn’t be. They were all dead. Alex had killed them. He was all alone now. Just him. No one else.

He climbed the ladder, poking his head out into the office above. Shadows cast an eerie darkness, but apart from them there was nothing.

Ghosts, he told himself. It’s the ghosts you can hear, lurking in the dark corners of the hub. So many ghosts. So many more now than there were before. He could swear he could hear Alex’s voice, whispering, pleading.

He squeezed his eyes shut. 'Please go away.' Being haunted was worse than being alone.

Comments

[jo02]

This was really good.

[bk_forever]

My heart hurts for Jack, he's so alone right now but scared that he's NOT alone.

[m-findlow.livejournal.com]

The trauma of what happened is going to stay with him for long time. I don't think anyone could sleep in those circumstances.