Movie Makers

By Neko

Part 7

“Where is Shay?” The director asked. “I don’t know where she is.” Courtney said. “Go find her, we need her.” The director said. Courtney left. The guys relaxed for a minute and made small talk while they waited. They started joking about the movie. “She’s going to get you, JC.” Chris said. “I’m so scared,” JC said. “Hey if Courtney really was a killer she could take me any day.” Joey said. They laughed and then stopped suddenly as Courtney came back with Shay.


“I found her.” Courtney said. “Sorry.” Shay said. “It’s okay please just take your place so we can move along.” The director said. It took them a minute to get set up and ready and then they started taping again.

“Okay.” JC said. That’s when Linda came in. She’d been there to see them a few times since the whole thing started. “What were you boys talking about?” She asked. “JC looked at the others then at her. He wasn’t sure if he should tell her. So he figured he tell her later. “Nothing.” Chris said. Linda looked at him. “I’m sorry to hear about you being attacked last night.” She said. “It’s okay. I’m just glad I made it through alive.” Chris said.


“Is there anything you can tell me that might help us get this person?” She asked. “She has brown eyes. But that’s all I know.” Chris said. “You don’t know of a motive?” She asked. “No. Not yet.” Lance said. “I don’t think she has one.” JC said. “Come on every one who does something like this has a motive.” Linda said. “But they don’t have to. It’s possible for some one to kill just for the fun of it.” JC said. “Yeah it is but why?” Linda said.


Justin got a note pad off the table and wrote on it then handed it to her. “It’s like when people go deer hunting, they don’t do it for food they do it for fun. Well where just the deer now.” Linda said reading the paper Justin had giving her.


“I see but how is that going to help us get her?” Linda asked. “Because she’s coming after me next.” JC said. Linda looked at him. “How do you know that?” She asked. “She came for Chris and she’ll come for me too. Just because that was her plan all long, I think.” JC said.


Linda stayed there and talked to them for most of the day. “JC when you get ready to go home tell me and I’ll go with you that way if she’s there I’ll get her and if she not we can fix it so she can’t get in.” Linda said. “Thanks, Linda.” JC said feeling somewhat relieved.


Just then a page came over the speakers. “JC please report to the nurses’ station as so as possible.”


“I have to go I’ll be right back!” JC said. “Watch it JC she has gotten in the hospital before.” Joey warned. JC just looked at him. He really didn’t think she would come after him here. When he got to the nurses’ station one of the old nurses came up to him. “JC dear, I know your busy with them hurt people and all but my husband called and I have to get home right away. Could you put these things in the storage room for me?” She asked. “Yes, I’d be glad to.” JC said.


JC grabbed the two boxes the old nurse had left on the counter and headed for the storage room. He opened the unlocked door and went in he set the boxes down and hunted for the light. He was still looking for the light when he heard a noise. He remembered what Joey had told him. It wasn’t long till he found the light and turned it on. The room filled with light but there was nothing there. “JC get a hold of you.” He said. He put the things away and headed back to the guy’s room.

“Are we all set up for the next scene?” The director asked. “We need a few more minutes.” The stagehand said. “Hurry up.” The director said. They quickly set up the shot. “This is going to be fun.” JC said. “Sure just take your places and lets keep on moving.” The director said. “What is his problem?” Chris asked Lance in a low voice. “I don’t know.” Lance said. Soon they were ready again.

“Was everything all right?” Joey asked. “Yeah I just had to do something. “JC you’re a little jumpy, maybe we should head to your house now you need sleep.” Linda said. “Yeah okay, I’ll see you guys in the morning.” JC said getting his coat. They all said good bye then Linda followed him to his car. JC checked the back seat before getting in. “Maybe I should drive your in no state of mind right now.” Linda said. “Yeah you’re right.” JC said then got in on the passenger seat.


JC lived by himself in a small house not to far from the hospital. Before they got out of the car Linda got her gun out “Ready?” She asked. “Yeah.” JC said getting out. He stayed close to Linda as they entered the house. JC had locked the door so Linda really didn’t think she was in there. But JC was uneasy so she checked it out any way. She turned on all the lights and checked each room. The when she was done her and JC locked all the windows.


“Now JC when I leave lock this door behind me and don’t come out until morning. I’ll be back then to check on you.” Linda said. “Okay” JC said showing her to the door. She left and JC locked the door. He felt safe for the moment. He turned off all of the light hoping it would look like no one was home then he went into his room. He locked the door. He remembered Justin’s story and checked the room once more before getting in to bed.


He got in a pulled the covers up to his chin. The whole house was dark. JC closed his eyes and started to nod off. It was early about 8:30 when he fell asleep. But it didn’t seem he’d been asleep long when he heard the phone ring. He looked at the alarm clock beside his bed; it read 12:04. “Who could be calling at this hour?” JC asked.


He wasn’t sure if he should answer it. So he didn’t. He figured if it was some one important they would leave a message on his machine. He heard the machine come on down stair but the line was silent then it went dead. JC found this odd but he wasn’t about to check it out, until morning.


JC started to drift back to sleep. He went to look at the clock one last time but as he watched it, its screen went blank. JC picked it up and looked at it. He thought that maybe it had come unplugged. So he went to turn on the lamp next to his bed. Nothing happened. That’s when he heard the thunder. “Power must be out.” JC said looking out his window and the rain.


It wasn’t till he noted something move below that he started to worry. He couldn’t see much for the rain. He thought for a minute, What if that was her calling to see if he was there? He thought. He became glad that they had locked all the doors and windows.


He lay back down. “Even if she was out side there was no way she could get in.” He said to himself. Trying to help himself relax. He was about to fall back a sleep again when he heard glass break down stairs. His eyes shot open. His breaths speed up. “Relax, JC, maybe a tree limb or the wind broke the window.” He said to himself. He almost had himself believing it until he heard the steps creek as someone made their way up them.


JC was scared now he reached for the phone and picked it up. But he had forgotten about the power and it was dead. He heard the door down the hall open then close as she searched for him.


He thought he heard her go back down stair so he got up and walked closer to the door. He placed his ear to the door to see if he could hear anything. He heard the rustling of clothes then he saw the doorknob turned, but stop when it hit the lock. JC was about to move back when the blade of the ax came through the door just missing his face.


He screamed, knowing he shouldn’t have for maybe then she would have thought he wasn’t home. He did then he took off for the closet and got in then shut the door. She now knew right where he was and there was no where for him to go. She hacked at the door until there was a hole big enough for her hand then she reached in and unlocked it. She pushed the door open then walked in.
She looked around the room. She walked over to the bed and looked under it but he wasn’t there. JC watched her from the keyhole in his closet door. She took her time. JC had never been so scared in his life he just wanted it all to be a bad dream that he would wake up from at any time.


She looked at the closet. Some how she knew that that was the only other place he could be. She walked over to it. JC could see her and knew that the closet didn’t lock from the inside. He knew there was nothing to stop her from opening that door and finding him. JC searched around him for anything he could use as a weapon.


She flung the door open. JC sat stunned. He really couldn’t see her in the dark room but she was there. She smiled. JC continued to look for something he was relieved then his fingers hit the cool metal of his baseball bat. He picked it up and hit her with it, then went to run past her as she dropped to the ground. She grabbed his ankle and he too fell to the floor. JC kicked at her as she held onto his leg. “Let me go.” JC yelled. She grabbed her ax and tried to hack at him but he some how got lose. He took off out the door, but in his hurry he tripped and fell down the stairs.


He lay at the bottom and he could hear her coming. He got all his energy together then got up slowly. He took off for the kitchen. She reached the bottom of the steps just in time to reach for him but missed. She chased him into the kitchen, where he grabbed a knife from one of the shelves. “Stay back!” He yelled pointing the knife at her. She laughed.


“I mean it!” JC yelled at her. She smiled and started to walk around the table. Then she ran at him. JC took off the around the table the other way then back into the living room. He jumped over furniture and reached the front door. He unlocked it as fast as he could then ran out side. She was close behind. He ran around the corner of the house and then stopped to catch his breath.


He looked over at the power box and noted that it wasn’t going around anymore then his eyes saw that it had been cut just below it. She’d cut the power. JC looked back around the house at the front door but he didn’t see her. He started to turn the corner slowly. When she grabbed him from behind. JC dropped his knife. She placed her ax beside his neck and JC stopped fighting. She reached into her cloak and pulled out a needle. JC was afraid of needles but this one scared him far more. He couldn’t break free from her grip.


She stuck it in his arm and emptied it slowly. She let go of him. Everything started to get fuzzy to JC and then he fell to the ground.

They stopped taping and JC sat up. “I think we can do better.” The director said. “What?” JC asked. “Let’s do it all over again starting from the top.” The director said. JC passed out again on the floor. “You’re joking, right?” Courtney asked. “Nope.” The director said. Courtney then collapsed next to JC. They were both out of breath. They ran trough the shot again this time getting everything perfect.
Then it was Shay’s turn to come back on.

By Neko

Copyright 2000