PART 2 — The Thing Underneath
Inside Room 4, everyone worked quietly.
The little girl held the doctor’s hand.
She wasn’t screaming anymore.
Almost like she already knew.
The doctor put on gloves and gently removed the hat.
The mother gasped.
Near the top of the girl’s scalp was a swollen area beneath tangled hair.
But that wasn’t what shocked them.
Something moved.
Very slightly.
A nurse took one step backward.
The doctor leaned closer.
There was a small opening in the skin.
And underneath…
movement.
Not fast.
Not violent.
Just enough to make everyone in the room stop breathing.
The mother covered her mouth.
“Oh my God…”
The doctor quickly stayed calm.
“No panic.”
He asked softly:
“Sweetheart… did you hurt your head?”
The girl nodded.
“At the playground.”
“When?”
She looked down.
“A week ago.”
The room went quiet again.
The doctor turned to the staff.
“We’re taking her for imaging immediately.”
As they wheeled her away, the girl whispered:
May you like
“I told you something was in there…”
To be continued…
