Haunted House, Part 3 (early access) (Patreon)

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Anna and I should have listened to Conor. He had always been the smartest and most level headed amongst us. It’s not that we didn’t find Erika in Conor’s body -- we did -- but it was a trap. That ‘weird guy’ that Conor had mentioned now had two new bodies and brains to mess with, namely Anna’s and mine. 

When I woke up, Conor’s body was now dead at my feet with his head hollowed out. I wasn’t able to muster up any feelings of fear, disgust, or anger; I knew I should, but I just couldn’t seem to pull them up in my head. The same was true when I realized I was now in Anna’s body. At worst, it felt like a minor inconvenience, even if I logically knew the whole situation was very bad.

It seemed Erika was now the one in my body -- neither of us knew where Anna’s brain was --  but where my emotions were muted, hers seemed heightened. I reasoned it was a good thing we were both tied up, she was absolutely enraged and thrashing about, trying to get free. I tried to get her to calm down, but that only made her angrier. She threatened me, but I found it difficult to care.