Corpse Party - Tortured Souls [Read Description]

Multiple Separation [Part 4 - "Let's Always Stay Together"]

"Hey, Swift, it's close to dinner time, right?"
"Yep. My brothers and sisters will probably be very hungry by now."
"Your mother is gone, right?"
"I just know she disappeared. And since our dad is quite busy with his work, I look after them. Like a housewife!"
"Wow! You're just like a high school mother!"
"What's with the iffy statements? Come on, let's get out of here. I'm sure Kyle's waiting for you on the other side!"
"Ugh, Swift!"
Laughing and giggling, Jackie and Swift ran to the door, and grabbed either handle. Counting to three together, they pulled with all their might. Yet the door wouldn't budge. And pushing the door did not work either. It really wouldn't budge. Again, Jackie heard voices. The same voices she heard before, which Swift could not hear.
"Come on," Swift said. "Let's find somewhere to rest for the night."

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Sat on a bed in the Infirmary, Jackie kept her foot still, clinging to the blankets on the bed as Swift wrapped a bandage around her sprained ankle. The pain that shot through her body was unbearable, but all she did was squint her eyes shut, slightly wincing at the pain.
"How does that feel?" Swift finally spoke after she had finished. "Does it feel better?"
Jackie tried to move her foot, but for the first time since waking in this strange building, she felt no pain. She marvelled at the amazement of this, wondering how it was possible for this to happen. "Much better! Thank you, Swift!"
"You're welcome," Swift replied. "You should probably rest."
"Yeah..."

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When Swift next checked on Jackie to see how she was feeling, Jackie was holding her piece of the Sachiko doll to the ceiling, staring at it, as she laid on the bed in order to rest her ankle, just like Swift said. Swift smiled and slid next to Jackie on the bed.
"You feeling okay now?" she asked.
"Yeah," Jackie replied.
"How's the ankle?"
"It's all right."
"Hey, Jackie?"
"Yeah, Swift?"
"From now on... will you stay with me? Like, always?" Swift looked at Jackie in the cute, convincing manner that Jackie knew all too well.
"Course! We'll always be friends, no matter what happens."
Swift smiled, giggling in happiness.
"You know something Swift, you said something similar to that last night, remember?"
"Oh yeah, the sleepover we had! That was total fun!"
"Totally!"
"Jackie... let's always stay together."
"Yeah."
Suddenly, Swift sprung herself upright, as she climbed off the bed. "Oh my God, I forgot something!"
"What's up?"
"I think I dropped my piece in the bathroom! I'm just gonna go get it."
"I'm coming with you, then," Jackie replied, slowly sitting up, but Swift looked back at her, frowning.
"No Jackie, you need to rest." She then smiled, almost giggling. "I'll be right back."
Jackie sighed, as she watched Swift leave the Infirmary. Swift them peeked her head around the corner of the door. "When I come back, we can look for an exit together, okay?" Jackie nodded, and Swift left, closing the door behind her. Jackie threw herself backwards slowly, lying on her back on the bed.
All she heard shortly after Swift left was a clock chiming outside. She muttered to herself, "Let's always stay together, huh..." Again, the clock struck, but this time, Jackie tried to move. But she couldn't. Her body was completely frozen.