Please Don't Leave Me Who: Mary Mae (Marita) and Megan Where: Marita's Room & Hallways When: Afternoon
Finding herself with nothing else to do, Marita had bedded down for an afternoon nap. The ship was in chaos -- and she and Billie were only a small part of it. For her part, Marita didn't much mind being lost at sea -- it was away from the mainland, away from everything, and until recently, she had been herself...as little as that seemed to mean, nowadays. Still, it was nice to be one person instead of several. Even Billie had been calmer -- bored, but calmer. It was an improvement...
...And for people like them, there was no such thing. Not for long.
Rather than relax her, the nap had done the opposite. Nightmares swirled in her brain, dreams of being trapped in a small, lightless cell with promises of never seeing the sun again.
When Marita's eyes opened, it was with a cry of fear. Mary Mae stared around herself, then swung herself out of bed with a whimper. "Billie?" she asked timidly, opening the door to their shared living area. "Billie, are you here?"
There was no answer but for the crushing silence of the room. With the rooms empty and the dream fresh in Mary Mae's mind, she knew two things for certain: she had to find Billie, and she wanted to see the sun. Opening the door, she stepped into the hallway, wide eyes looking worriedly from one direction to the next. Which way was up?