The Housemates: A Novel of Extreme Terror by Iain Rob Wright

The Housemates: A Novel of Extreme Terror by Iain Rob Wright

Author:Iain Rob Wright [Wright, Iain Rob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DeadPixel Publications
Published: 2013-12-08T05:00:00+00:00


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Five housemates left and Jules in such a state that she might not even make it through the night.

They had dragged her out of the Elimination Chamber and onto the sofa. She was bleeding from between her legs, but it wasn’t arterial. Her internal workings had been badly damaged, but luckily it seemed like nothing had ruptured. Tracey on the other hand had looked like she’d exploded. Blood pooled beneath her body as if every organ in her body had torn open. The smell of faeces and urine had also been present. The housemates had been sure to avoid her as they dragged out Jules.

Now everybody was sitting on the sofa, drinking the restocked supplies of alcohol and staring into space. They were all obviously thinking about their own survival and how impossible it seemed, but also perhaps about their existence and how they had spent it. Damien was certainly assessing a few things in his own mind.

He thought about his friend, Harry. Harry would have told him not to lose hope, that God would protect those who deserved protecting.

But if I’m in this house, doesn’t that mean that I’m beyond salvation? Isn’t this house full of deplorable sinners? If I’m here then I must be one, too. The fact that I don’t know what I’ve done must mean that I’m the worst of all. I don’t even see the consequences of my own actions. I am unrepentant.

Damien rubbed at his face and felt the fuzzy tiredness in his eyes. The longer this all went on, the more and more he needed sleep. With a bedroom containing Catherine’s corpse and the sofa not designed for napping on, it was difficult to snooze long and deep. The exhaustion was beginning to take its toll. But as much as Damien felt tired, he still also felt strong and fearless. He knew that with the right opportunity, he would still have what it took to strike. His only intention now, since survival seemed impossible, was to enact revenge on at least one of the monsters that kept him here. For they were monsters, too.

The television screen came on. It displayed the word WHORE. An audio tape recording of a man’s voice began to play.

“Tracey was one of the best politicians I know. She fought for equality, human rights, and safety within our society. I don’t know why she eventually quit at such a young age, but then a lot of things in politics cannot always be explained. I had heard rumours that she was planning to move abroad with the small fortune she had inherited from her mother.

My respect ran much deeper than mere attraction for her. I was sad when she decided that she no longer wished to date me, but there wasn’t much I could do, so I said goodbye and tried to move on.

A few months later, when I began feeling under the weather – I was constantly getting the sniffles and stomach aches – I went to see my doctor in Hammersmith.



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