10- Truth be Told

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Test tube was left speechless watching

their friend react in such a way.

Was it something she said?

Was it something she said?

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"Uhh.. What was that?"

Lightbulb tilted her head in confusion.

"I'm not sure.."

Test tube sighed, dissapointed.

---

Paintbrush stared at the empty

basement walls for a brief minute or so,

trying to comprehend the conversation

they just had.

"God now I'm starting to hallucinate...

Wait.. Wasn't I hallucinating before?"

Paintbrush asked themself.

"My therapist was right I do need help.."

Paintbrush rubbed their eyes as they

shakily rose to their feet.

"But I don't have TIME for help."

Paintbrush walked back towards the

elevator, knowing they had spent too

much time down in the basement.

"OJ's going to talk my ear out about

being gone so long.."

Paintbrush jokingly rolled their eyes as

the elevator kept going up.

*DING*

The elevator rung out as it reached the

resident floor of the hotel.

Paintbrush stepped out, nervously

walking back to their room, dreading

seeing Lightbulb again.

But to their relief, Lightbulb was

nowhere to be found.

Though, Sitting on her bed, deep in

thought was Test tube.

They cringed thinking of how they

reacted earlier. They had to make it up

to her.

Paintbrush slowly approached behind

Test tube, and hesitantly pulled her into

a hug from behind.

a hug from behind

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"What.. Paintbrush?"

Test tube turned her head to face

Paintbrush, suprised by the hug.

"..Why did you-"

Test tube stopped, inhaling deeply as to

stop herself from crying.

"Why did you run away like that..?"

Test tube faced Paintbrush, her face

with a mixed look of confusion and

sadness.

"Well-"

Paintbrush stopped, thinking of a lie to

tell. There was no way they could tell

Test tube the truth.

"I though she might've been dead with

how long she was missing.. I was so

overwhelmed when I saw her I just

freaked out."

It hurt them to lie to somebody they

love, but this is for their own good.

Test tube wiped some small tears from

her eyes, looking like a burden was

lifted from her mind.

"That's all I wanted to know.. Thank you, Paintbrush.."

"

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"..No problem, Test tube."

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"Now they're lying to her face? Whoo!

This keeps getting more and more

interesting!"

"Are you.. Enjoying this!? This is

serious! People are dying at their hands

and we're doing nothing!"

"You're right.. We should do something

about them running around and

murdering the residents.."

"We'll stop this.. Permanently."

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