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The Marine gets home and experiences a jump scare.
He sits down at his computer and gets out his phone, he flicks from the photos to google and facebook where he looks up the names of the different patients. We get flashes of news articles and facebook posts about each dying, one by one he sees that the dates all happened about a month or two after the surgery with The Doctor. There is one patient however who is still alive. There is a news story of him assaulting the doctor and something about schizophrenia. He decides to contact The Ex-Patient and sends him a message via facebook.
The Marine is in the bathroom, there is steam everywhere and he has just gotten out of the shower. The music is getting eerie again, he removes his shaving kit from the cabinet, it's an old fashioned razor and everything is neatly kept - almost OCD-like in how he handles the tools. He starts to shave slowly, but the music gets tenser, behind him a shadow, a sound. This scene drags out for a bit as he shaves, everytime he gets distracted he almost cuts himself, or actually does. He gets more nervous too, starting to rush, he gets to his neck and then the thing decides to jump scare him as he closes the mirror, he knicks his neck and his heart pumps quickly.
At a cafe The Marine is waiting for The Ex-Patient, who he texts and asks how far away he is. The Ex-Patient walks through the door, he is unkept, a long beard - he looks like a schizo. The Marine gets up to shake his hand, the Ex-Patient isn't one for handshakes he just sits down. The Marine starts with polite conversation, asking if the Ex-Pat wants anything to eat, the Ex-Pat jumps straight to the point. He asks whether The Marine has seen It as well. The Marine explains what happened, the Ex-Pat looks around nervous, he doesn't exactly trust The Marine, he asks if it's some kind of joke. The Marine assures him its not, he tells him of his situation, The Ex-Pat says how he's been diagnosed as schizophrenic, he's been to multiple doctors and therapists. The Marine says they need to fix it, go see the doctor, make him fix it. The Ex-Pat says they can't do that, he's got a restraining order. The Marine says yes but now he has someone else with the same problem, the Ex-Pat says it's not just that - The Doctor slept with his ex. The Marine describes how many have died within months and how he doesn't have long and neither does the Ex-Pat. The Ex-Pat says he's learned to live with it, there are ways to survive. He says they can't approach The Doctor but they can live with the curse and he'll show him.
Cut To The Ex-Pat's house, in this scene he goes through his various precautions, The Marine asks some questions about the creature itself and urge the Ex-Pat to change his mind. The Ex-Pat says that having two crazies in the world doesn't fix the problem and The Marine walks away defeated and frustrated.
The Marine is driving home, he drives past the hospital and spots The Nurse from before, she is crying. He pulls over and goes to talk to her. She reveals that The Doctor used her and cheated on her, she's understandably distraught. The Marine asks her how well she knows the hospital, she knows it very well even though she's only been there a couple of weeks. He asks how well she knows The Doctor's movements, she knows them very well because she had a crush on him.
The now trio infiltrate the hospital and get themselves into The Doctor's office where they confront him when he gets back.
They confront The Doctor and tell him they have made the connection between him and his patients and say that he is going to tell them everything. Maybe hint at the fact that the main character might have done interrogation in the army.
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''JUMP SCARE'' FIRST DRAFT by Bootje Myburgh
Over black we hear the sound of a slow heartbeat, it continues:
THE MARINE (V.O.)
I get this feeling that there's something in the house with me, and not just at home, like it's following me everywhere I go and it's not just the presence, it's real, like I see it, like a hallucination--but a violent one Doc
FADE IN
INT. Hospital Halls
The Doctor is walking through the halls of a hospital, it's in slow motion, he has a clipboard in one hand and pockets a golden pen with the other, as he walks through the halls he nods to the nurses
THE MARINE (V.O.)
And I'm scared because it's causing a lot of stress on my heart, every time it's this visceral jump and I see this face come out of nowhere and there's this horrible screaming sound, it's like someone's playing a prank on me but it's, it's something evil--
The Doctor is sitting behind his desk, across from him is The Marine telling his story
THE MARINE
--it happens infrequently at any point in the day I just get this horrible chill down my spine, hear noises in the house and follow it and turn around, or look to the side or something and this evil-like, well just--facelunges out at me and every time that pressure on my heart returns like with my attack
THE DOCTOR
How many times has it happened now?
THE MARINE
Since my surgery last month, about four times, and it doesn't always go as far as a jump, but I've had that paranoia come over me way more times than that
THE DOCTOR
That's actually perfectly normal for someone who's just undergone a heart attack, especially someone who was as seemingly healthy as you, I've heard similar stories with many of my patients, it's not really a medicalcondition per se, it's shock - your brain is having trouble processing it and has created a subconscious fear of going through that experience again, there's not really much I can do to help, I'm afraid it's a psychological problem
THE MARINE
Yes doc, but it's not--I-I'm awake when these things happen, in fact I'm awake all the time now because I'm losing sleep because of it, maybe there's something wrong with my pills or maybe just, maybe you could just help relieve my sleep deprivation
THE DOCTOR
If you're not sleeping than that's the source of your troubles, after a while it becomes hard to tell the difference between being awake and not--
The Doctor's phone vibrates on the table and the screen lights up, he gives it a quick glance
THE MARINE
Hey Doc, it's just it didn't happen before the surgery, there must be something that you could....
THE DOCTOR
It really isn't my area of expertise, I could maybe get you medication for the insomnia, but the actual ailment that you seem to be suffering from comes from a psychological place, if you're not seeing anyone already I could recommend a psychiatrist to you?
THE MARINE
Your past patients, did they have the same experience as me, like did they see this thing too, or...
THE DOCTOR
Not exactl--similar experiences, as I said it's normal after such a traumatic exp--
There's a knock at the door and a nurse pops her head through:
THE NURSE
Doctor, I'm sorry but your needed urgently in the west wing
THE DOCTOR
Yes, I'll be right out
The Nurse nods and close the door again
THE DOCTOR
I'm sorry, I have to go, maybe we can reschedule this appointment?
THE MARINE
I'm afraid man, this thing is playing some serious games with my heart, it's getting worse everytime and it sounds like bullshit but you said it yourself, stress and fright can kill you, one of these days my heart's gonna stop
The Doctor's phone buzzes again, he picks it up this time:
THE DOCTOR
Tell you what, I'll make a note
He takes his gold pen and writes down on a pink post it note, he shows it to The Marine
THE DOCTOR
It says to get you something to help with the insomnia, and I'll put it right here in your file
He opens his file cabinet, which seems to be sorted by the type of ailment, and takes out The Marine's file and sticks the post-it note to it
THE DOCTOR
Next time you come I'll have that ready to go, but I have to leave now--
THE MARINE
This appointment took me a week to get and the attacks are getting worse, I'm gonna have another heart attack proper
THE DOCTOR
You're putting too much pressure on yourself, I've done what I can, what you need to do now is maybe just take a break from work, have some time off
THE MARINE
That doesn't help, it happens it home - I told you it happens everywhere I go, how am I supposed to go on with my life if this doesn't get fixed
THE DOCTOR
I don't know. And frankly it's not my problem, this is a personal matter that needs to be sorted with a psychological professional, it's not my area of expertise
His buzzes, there's the nurse's shadow at the door
THE MARINE
My life is in danger, how is that not your area of expertise?
The Nurse knocks
THE DOCTOR
I'm coming
THE MARINE
I'm not leaving until someone helps me
The Nurse enters again, she lingers in the doorway
THE NURSE
Doctor? Doctor you're needed urgently
The two men look at her
THE NURSE
It should be quick though...
THE DOCTOR
Okay, I'll be back in 20?
The Nurse confirms this with a thoughtful nod
THE DOCTOR
Yeah 20 minutes, if you don't mind waiting I'll come back with the pills you requested, how about that?
THE MARINE
Sure
The Doctor takes something out of his desk and starts for the door
THE DOCTOR
Okay then
He hurries to the door and the nurse excitedly exits into the hallway, on the way out The Doctor gives The Nurse a pinch in the butt and she giggles as they both walk away in a hurry
The Marine sits in silence, he's exhausted, he looks at the filing cabinet. His eyes light up a bit as an idea pops into his head.
He looks towards the door that was left ajar, gets up, pokes his head into the hallway and closes it gently.
He makes his way across the room to the filing cabinet, opens it where he saw his file, looks at his own file and the pink post-it, he looks at the other folders - they are all heart attack victims. They all seems to have undergone the same surgery as he did - he starts opening a could, only looking away to check over his shoulder as a shadow passes by the door. There are notes of similar experiences to what he had.
He starts taking photos of the other files with his phone.
The Marine closes the cabinet, picks up his jacket and exits the office, starting to walk down the hall. He walks past a service cabinet, inside of which there is rummaging, through the bottom of the door two sets of feet can be seen, pants down by the ankles, The Doctor's golden pen falls and rolls towards the door.
The Marine walks down the hallways, and looks around nervously, a shadow passes behind him, he keeps walking. In a reflection he sees something and as he walks past a hallway he sees another shadow, he ignores these and heads out of the building.
The Doctor walks back through the hallway, he's buttoning up his shirt, he walks past another nurse who looks at him and he looks back. The title shows as the music crescendos:
_JUMP SCARE
EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - NIGHT
The camera pans down as The Marine exits his vehicle and walks towards his apartment door, he enters.
INT. MARINE's APARTMENT - NIGHT
The Marine enters his house, takes off his jacket and pins it to a coat hanger, he closes the blinds to his windows.
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Beat sheet for scene at home (aka First Jump Scare):
- He arrives home, we see his house from the outside, he's walking towards the front door but hears a sound behind him, when he turns around he sees nothing though and enters quickly
- Inside he hangs up his coat and goes to look out the window, he looks out at the street and the yard, seeing nothing he closes the blinds
He hears a noise down the hall when he goes to turn on the kettle and he sees a figure standing in his hallway, he says fuck off and closes the door
- he sits down at his computer and starts looking up the other patients, one by one he finds that they are deceased, as each one is revealed the kettle boils higher, he eventually goes to turn it off, he finds one ex-patient who is not dead but sees that the man is a diagnosed schizophrenic and tried attacking the doctor, he messages the man asking to meet up
- There is a crashing sound and he goes to investigate, down the hallway, into one of the rooms, a picture of him and his fellow soldiers lies broken on the ground
- He walks back to the living room and finds the curtains open again, he goes to look out the window again and as he's drawn towards it the creature jumps out from the other side hitting against the glass and giving him a mighty fright, he falls to the ground, his heart hurts and as he's catching his breath the sound of a messenger notification is heard - pan camera to ex patient's message (he wants to meet up or is interested)
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Beat sheet tests for Cafe Scene:
The Marine is waiting in a booth at the cafe, a man enters, he's scruffy and unkept - he looks towards the camera:
"I was diagnosed as schizophrenic, no one believed me when I told them about the thing - obviously - my family forced me to see multiple therapists, I eventually convinced them I was fine, I don't talk to them much now though..."
"But you still experience the...attacks?"
The Ex-Patient nods in confirmation to this
"What are the odds that two people are experiencing the exact same thing, and even worse that they were treated by the same doctor?"
He slides printed out pages across the table, the patient looks at these
"All of these other patients died within a month or two of surgery, you're the only one whose gone for longer. I'm coming up on three weeks, how did you do it?"
"I developed methods of coping, there's things you can do to lessen the intensity and frequency of the attacks"
The Marine points inquisitively to the earphones hanging off the patient's neck -
"Yeah music is a big one, I'm always listening to it now - once you take the sounds away the jumps aren't nearly as shocking"
"Yeah the noise is worse than anything"
"I can show you how I do it if you want to you know..."
"I'd rather confront the fucker who did this to us, The Doctor, there's two of us now, with evidence"
"I can't..."
"We can make him take it back, or at the very least stop him doing this, whatever it is to anyone else"
"I can't go within 500m of that man, some time after my surgery I attacked him at the hospital...I've got a restraining order. Anyway just because there's two of us now doesn't mean that it makes the illness anything other than just that - people share delusions all the time"
"Whatever he's done to us has to be illegal, we can take it into our own hands, he's hard to get a hold of though..."
"I said no, I'm not going back there"
He starts getting up
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We see the man walk in and look towards the camera, from this we cut to the two of them already talking, the Ex-Patient is telling The Marine about his ship phrenic diagnosis and his experience with therapists, he is excited to meet someone else like him and eager to spend time with him (almost looks up at him in a way) but awkward nonetheless - the interest that this stranger is showing to him is also uncommon and like a drug.
The Marine just wants him to cooperate, he's not particularly interested in a relationship - he just wants to get the whole thing over with, but needs every piece of information that that Schizo has to offer
The Ex-Pat goes from a place of low status where he is actually looking up at The Marine, after the rejection to have him show The Marine his techniques he becomes more high status, taking control by using the leverage he has to definitively deny the Marine what he wants and insisting that he knows more and that the marine should come see his house
The Marine does so and sees his system, the Ex-Pat savpursnyhencompany an opportunity to teach.
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Walks in
Cut to:
I'm a diagnosed schizophrenic, my family had me see many therapists over the years, eventually I convinced them I was fine
But you still experience the attacks?
Sure, but less now, I've found ways to like minimize it I guess
Points to headphones
Yeah, yeah once you take away the noise it's really not that bad - I can show you my methods if you want
No that's okay, I don't intend on sticking with this thing for long, look at this
Takes out files
Our good doctor treated five other patients, all went through the same surgery and each in turn died a month or two after their operation, we're the only ones left alive and you're the only one whose managed to stay alive for longer than two months
Pause
It's been three weeks since my operation and the attacks are getting worse, I don't know how long I can last
What do you mean not stick with it for long, you can't get rid of it I've tried
I can't, you're right, but he can
Points toward picture of doctor
What are you gonna do?
What are we gonna do. We're gonna make him take it back, there's two of us now and we've got evidence that he's been tampering with his patients
Illnesses spread
What?
You said there's two of us, I don't think that helps - more than one person can suffer from the same disease
But treated by the same doctor, after the same surgery, along with five other individuals who all died of heart attacks a month later? That's too much of a coincidence, we'll have to be heard out
I'm a diagnosed schizophrenic...
And I'm not, what's stopping you? Don't you want to be rid of this thing?
Of course I do, but I can manage and I can help you manage too
I don't want to manage, I want to fix it, what do you have to lose?
Your research is impressive...
What?
Your research- it's impressive, but you missed one thing, one very important thing
What.
Three weeks after my surgery I attacked the doctor at the hospital, it was a personal feud and I was granted a restraining order - I can't go within 500m of the man
So? Fuck it, he's obviously done some illegal shit, doing experiments on us or something, people will understand and we've got undeniable proof
People will put me--us both back in the crazy hospital
If I do it alone I'll be locked up, but together we c--
I'm not
He gets up
What?
I'm not going back there and that's final, anyway he's extremely hard to get a hold of I'm sure you've noticed, even two of us just isn't enough.
Pause
If you want I can show you how I've done it so far though
Cut To:
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Next scene is them at the ex-patient's home, its a montage of sorts of the ex-patient showing him his various coping techniques and the Marine coming to the realization that this isn't how he wants to spend the remainder of his life.
This is followed by the scene in which he finds the nurse running out crying and talks to her, finding new information about the doctor - that he sometimes speaks to himself, but that all the women are so attracted to him. He manipulates the nurse to help him, as an act of revenge (?)
The three of them are infiltrating the hospital and prepare for the doctor to come back to his office. This is where we establish a lot of the scenes that we missed, like the Ex-Pat going along because reason
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The Marine is driving back home, he passes by the hospital as he does so - he recognises the nurse from before, she is briskly walking to her at crying.
The marine does a round and parks, he sees she is still by her car crying, fumbling with her keys.
The car keys drop to the ground and are promptly snatched up by the marine, through tears the nurse apologises and thanks him
He asks what happened, she declines him this information saying she's fine but thanks anyway
He asks if it's about the doctor
She pauses and turns around asking what he knows
He says he suspected that they had an affair, he also suspects that that might be source of her anguish
She confirms this saying he slept with another nurse, she thought they were meant for each other, that it was special but now she finds to be just another in a long line of whores
He asks whether this is a normal occurrence
She mumbles that there has always been talk, she thought she was different, I mean he's obviously a ladies' man - what makes the marine so interested anyhow?
The marine tells her he's a patient of his and that he has experienced symptoms that the doctor refuses to acknowledge
She asks him if he by any chance has heart surgery
He confirms this and she immediately starts backing away trying to get into the car
Whoa, whoa what just happened, what's wrong with his heart patients
She's in the car now
She says it's nothing, just that the doctor sometimes says things about his patients and that he says two heart patients in particular have caused problems in the past - he says they're crazy
Crazy? He's using that as a cover up for what he's really done
I have to go
Come on, let me just ask you one question
No I really, thanks again but
Listen you know he's been lying to you so why wouldn't he lie about this too?
I don't know...
You help him during surgery as well aye?
Huh...yeah sometimes
Okay, let me just ask you this...does he do anything weird dying surgery? Anything different, maybe that you can't explain?
I don't know, not that I could think of, it's hard to focus with him in the room you know I had a crush and everything even if he did...actually not me personally but some other nurses have said he sometimes..well it's not exactly that weird
What is it?
Well he can be quite finicky about people watching him, I've heard he sometimes asks nurses to leave during the more tricky parts so he can focus
Yes that's it, see, that's very weird he can do any number of things while he's in there alone
What exactly did he do to you?
That's hard to exp--do you want to go get a coffee
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''JUMP SCARE'' by Bootje Myburgh
Over black we hear the sound of a slow heartbeat, it continues:
THE MARINE (V.O.)
I get this feeling that there's something in the house with me, and not just at home, like it's following me everywhere I go and it's not just the presence, it's real, like I see it, like a hallucination--but a violent one Doc
FADE IN
INT. Hospital Halls
The Doctor is walking through the halls of a hospital, it's in slow motion, he has a clipboard in one hand and pockets a golden pen with the other, as he walks through the halls he nods to the nurses
THE MARINE (V.O.)
And I'm scared because it's causing a lot of stress on my heart, every time it's this visceral jump and I see this face come out of nowhere and there's this horrible screaming sound, it's like someone's playing a prank on me but it's, it's something evil--
The Doctor is sitting behind his desk, across from him is The Marine telling his story
THE MARINE
--it happens infrequently at any point in the day I just get this horrible chill down my spine, hear noises in the house and follow it and turn around, or look to the side or something and this evil-like, well just--facelunges out at me and every time that pressure on my heart returns like with my attack
THE DOCTOR
How many times has it happened now?
THE MARINE
Since my surgery last month, about four times, and it doesn't always go as far as a jump, but I've had that paranoia come over me way more times than that
THE DOCTOR
That's actually perfectly normal for someone who's just undergone a heart attack, especially someone who was as seemingly healthy as you, I've heard similar stories with many of my patients, it's not really a medicalcondition per se, it's shock - your brain is having trouble processing it and has created a subconscious fear of going through that experience again, there's not really much I can do to help, I'm afraid it's a psychological problem
THE MARINE
Yes doc, but it's not--I-I'm awake when these things happen, in fact I'm awake all the time now because I'm losing sleep because of it, maybe there's something wrong with my pills or maybe just, maybe you could just help relieve my sleep deprivation
THE DOCTOR
If you're not sleeping than that's the source of your troubles, after a while it becomes hard to tell the difference between being awake and not--
The Doctor's phone vibrates on the table and the screen lights up, he gives it a quick glance
THE MARINE
Hey Doc, it's just it didn't happen before the surgery, there must be something that you could....
THE DOCTOR
It really isn't my area of expertise, I could maybe get you medication for the insomnia, but the actual ailment that you seem to be suffering from comes from a psychological place, if you're not seeing anyone already I could recommend a psychiatrist to you?
THE MARINE
Your past patients, did they have the same experience as me, like did they see this thing too, or...
THE DOCTOR
Not exactl--similar experiences, as I said it's normal after such a traumatic exp--
There's a knock at the door and a nurse pops her head through:
THE NURSE
Doctor, I'm sorry but your needed urgently in the west wing
THE DOCTOR
Yes, I'll be right out
The Nurse nods and close the door again
THE DOCTOR
I'm sorry, I have to go, maybe we can reschedule this appointment?
THE MARINE
I'm afraid man, this thing is playing some serious games with my heart, it's getting worse everytime and it sounds like bullshit but you said it yourself, stress and fright can kill you, one of these days my heart's gonna stop
The Doctor's phone buzzes again, he picks it up this time:
THE DOCTOR
Tell you what, I'll make a note
He takes his gold pen and writes down on a pink post it note, he shows it to The Marine
THE DOCTOR
It says to get you something to help with the insomnia, and I'll put it right here in your file
He opens his file cabinet, which seems to be sorted by the type of ailment, and takes out The Marine's file and sticks the post-it note to it
THE DOCTOR
Next time you come I'll have that ready to go, but I have to leave now--
THE MARINE
This appointment took me a week to get and the attacks are getting worse, I'm gonna have another heart attack proper
THE DOCTOR
You're putting too much pressure on yourself, I've done what I can, what you need to do now is maybe just take a break from work, have some time off
THE MARINE
That doesn't help, it happens it home - I told you it happens everywhere I go, how am I supposed to go on with my life if this doesn't get fixed
THE DOCTOR
I don't know. And frankly it's not my problem, this is a personal matter that needs to be sorted with a psychological professional, it's not my area of expertise
His buzzes, there's the nurse's shadow at the door
THE MARINE
My life is in danger, how is that not your area of expertise?
The Nurse knocks
THE DOCTOR
I'm coming
THE MARINE
I'm not leaving until someone helps me
The Nurse enters again, she lingers in the doorway
THE NURSE
Doctor? Doctor you're needed urgently
The two men look at her
THE NURSE
It should be quick though...
THE DOCTOR
Okay, I'll be back in 20?
The Nurse confirms this with a thoughtful nod
THE DOCTOR
Yeah 20 minutes, if you don't mind waiting I'll come back with the pills you requested, how about that?
THE MARINE
Sure
The Doctor takes something out of his desk and starts for the door
THE DOCTOR
Okay then
He hurries to the door and the nurse excitedly exits into the hallway, on the way out The Doctor gives The Nurse a pinch in the butt and she giggles as they both walk away in a hurry
The Marine sits in silence, he's exhausted, he looks at the filing cabinet. His eyes light up a bit as an idea pops into his head.
He looks towards the door that was left ajar, gets up, pokes his head into the hallway and closes it gently.
He makes his way across the room to the filing cabinet, opens it where he saw his file, looks at his own file and the pink post-it, he looks at the other folders - they are all heart attack victims. They all seems to have undergone the same surgery as he did - he starts opening a could, only looking away to check over his shoulder as a shadow passes by the door. There are notes of similar experiences to what he had.
He starts taking photos of the other files with his phone.
The Marine closes the cabinet, picks up his jacket and exits the office, starting to walk down the hall. He walks past a service cabinet, inside of which there is rummaging, through the bottom of the door two sets of feet can be seen, pants down by the ankles, The Doctor's golden pen falls and rolls towards the door.
The Marine walks down the hallways, and looks around nervously, a shadow passes behind him, he keeps walking. In a reflection he sees something and as he walks past a hallway he sees another shadow, he ignores these and heads out of the building.
The Doctor walks back through the hallway, he's buttoning up his shirt, he walks past another nurse who looks at him and he looks back. The title shows as the music crescendos:
_JUMP SCARE
EXT. APARTMENT COMPLEX - NIGHT
The camera pans down as The Marine exits his vehicle and walks towards his apartment door, there's a sound in the driveway and he looks around - nothing but darkness. Hurriedly he unlocks the door and enters.
INT. MARINE's APARTMENT - NIGHT
The Marine enters his house, takes off his jacket and pins it to a coat hanger, he looks through his window, ensure it's locked and closes the blinds.
He walks over to the kitchen and puts on the kettle, as he walks back to the lounge there is another sound and he looks down the hall, there is a figure standing between the rooms, he closes the door and as he does so:
THE MARINE
Fuck off
He walks over to his desk and flips open his laptop, with his phone open he one by one googles the names of the different patients.
This is played as a montage with the kettle slowly starting to boil as The Marine sees each name with the person's time of death, flashing in between are messages from their social media accounts where people congratulate them on their surgery or wish them luck, with condolences and goodbyes being given only a month or so later. He finally finds one who is still alive, but when he googles him an article comes up about the patient attacking The Doctor at the hospital, he friend requests and sends the peculiar patient a message saying "I have the same condition, we should meet up, I suspect The Doctor might be accountable", the kettle comes to a boil here and he goes to turn it off.
As he takes it off the stove and starts pouring he hears the sound again, this time it's followed by a crash.
He goes to the hallway door, picks up a bat and opens it slowly, he navigates his way down to the bedroom, inside he finds a picture frame on the floor smashed, he picks it up - it's of him and his old army pals.
He takes the picture with him as he walks back to the living room and finds the curtains wide open again, with wind moving them back and forth.
He places the picture on his desk and slowly approaches the window, which is indeed open.
He looks out at the driveway again and slowly reaches out closing the window.
He stares out for a bit, seeing only darkness, and as he's about to go close the blinds there is a sudden crash against the window, the face of the demon shows for a split second and he falls backwards, the sound of the heartbeat now fast. He holds his heart and grunts, the baseball bat lies on the ground, there is the sound of a messenger notification and on the computer screen there is a reply from the Ex-Patient.
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