CH5: Return to the Music Room

The music classroom is out of the way and on the opposite side to the rec room on the second floor. I hold the door open as my girlfriend steps inside and looks around nervously. “Do you like music, Faye?” I ask and she nods and smiles. “I like to listen to it… not play… or sing.” She goes tap on a plate of the drum set as I look around for chests I didn’t feel like looking for the last time I was here – but everything is opened. There also doesn’t seem to be anything that looks like the base here unfortunately.

“Anything?” Faye asks and I shake my head and she sighs and runs her fingers over the keyboards and makes a cute tune. I walk towards the door and suddenly realize something and squat down and find what I was looking for. I feel a little naughty and press on the power button I know shuts the lights and hear a little squawk in the dark but not a loud scream like I was hoping for and just turn them back on and see Faye looking calm.

“Damn, I was hoping you would get startled.” I laugh and she shakes her head. “Oh, actually… I kinda like the dark.” I feel weirded out by that comment and lean on the wall and raise my eyebrow: “Really? That’s weird. Don’t you get scared of what you can’t see?” She looks thoughtful and answers: “Well, yes, but I am scared of a lot of things… Especially the things I think I know my way around, but then don’t, you know?”

She loses her smile and I feel bad for her. She twitches around nervously and continues: “S-so… if a monster grabs me in the dark and I never really even stood a chance, then… I guess that’s what was supposed to happen. I couldn’t help it… it’s way better than failing, even though you could’ve done something about it… like, doing well in a stupid laser tag game…” She hugs herself and I don’t know what to say. “I’m s-sorry to hear that.” I tell her and she gets a little smile and runs her fingers over the keyboard again and smiles wider: “B-but now I have you as my guardian angel, so everything will be fine, right?”

I nod and walk over to her and give her a big hug. I feel bad for being annoyed at Faye being a hopeless duckling. She needs this, and I should help.

Suddenly something makes me scream out loud. The lights turn off and I hear someone moving in the room. Memories of the fight with Samantha fill my brain and I turn around with my gun and squat, my heart beating. “W-who is there!?” I ask as Faye hides behind me. This bitch must’ve snuck in at the worst possible time. “Dammit, I will shoot!” I say with a shaky voice and the lights turn on. I get ready for a fight.