Ghosts of the Past
Ghosts Of The Past – part 2
We cut in an abandoned building in an urban area. A metal hanging sign has Orphanage written on it. And being curious as we always are, we enter. It is a huge building with a huge entrance hall. As we walk through the hall, we can see broken glass and fallen painting all over the place. And everything is covered with a lot of spider webs. We continue on walking. Walls are all dirty and dusty, and a window ahead of us is broken. It is a disturbing place to be in and look at. But that ain’t stopping us. A couple of doors are located on the sides of a hallway. We enter one of them. It is empty. And as we enter the room, we can feel the memories reliving themselves.
Fade out…
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September 3, 1979 – After a horrible fire, Damian had lost both of his parents. He was badly burned and injured himself. That is why he had to stay in the hospital for more than 9 months. And now, he has nowhere to go. His parents have moved to Washington D.C. a couple of years ago themselves, and nobody can trace where they were before that. The only think anyone can do for Damian is put him into the orphanage and then hope that somebody’s heard will be big enough to accept him into his own family.
And that’s how the story begins. On September 3rd 1979, Damian was checked into an orphanage. The first thing he had to do was meet the other kids. One of the ladies who worked there took him by his arm. He walks with him through the hall, and they entered the first room on the right side. This is a room where kids learn how to write, read, and other basics of education. As the lady enters the room, all of the kids turn around towards her. Behind her, shy as always, Damian walks in. But he is not just another kid. That fire from a year ago has left a big mark on his body. His face has burns on it, and a huge scar can be seem by his right eye. Also, his left arm has a 20 inch scar on it. When you are a kid, you are easily scared of looking at an image of that sort. So, I guess, we can’t blame all of other kids for getting freaked out and screaming when they saw Damian. Damian was scared himself. He turned around and ran away. He wanted to run as fast as lightning, but he couldn’t. Soon, he was caught by one of the other employees. They made him reenter the same room again. This time, kids did not scream. But they didn’t like him either. He was an outsider.
The very next day, he was forced to come into the same room again. There was a teacher in there. She was teaching the kids the alphabet.
Teacher:
Who can tell what the first letter of alphabet is?
Some girl that was sitting a couple of seats away from Damian rises her hand.
Teacher:
Yes?
Girl:
A, Ms. Hoover.
Teacher:
That is correct. Now, who can tell what the last letter is.
A boy in the first seat to the teacher rises his hand.
Teacher:
Yes, Tommy?
Tommy:
Z, Ms. Hoover.
Teacher:
You’re right. Good job, Tommy.
Tommy:
Thank you, Ms. Hoover.
Teacher:
Now, who can tell me the first 5 letters in the right order?
Most of the kids raise their hands this time. Damian is not one of them. The teacher walks towards Damian.
Teacher:
Damian, do you know the answer?
Damian looks at her and shakes his head. Then, he turns to the side and hangs his head.
Teacher:
It is okay. You’ll learn, Damian.
Some of the kids turn their heads towards Damian in disbelief that he can’t spell the first 5 letters of the alphabet. Some of them start underhandedly laughing at him, while others start whispering. Damian notices this and hangs his head down even more.
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Flashback Ends …
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We’re back in that same room now. It is so empty and lifeless. A wind blows through the broken window knocking a piece of glass bottle of a table. It smashes against the floor giving us all creeps in our backs. All that weirdness makes us leave the room. We continue walking down the hall. And as we reach the end, we look out of the window. We see what used to be a playground. Now, it is abandoned with a bunch of broken metal covering it. And the flow of the memories makes us loose our train of thoughts again.
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May 25, 1983 – Almost 4 years have passed since Damian came to the orphanage. The chances of somebody accepting him into a family are slimmer by the day. It is just the matter of days before he turns nine, and not many parents want kids that age. They usually like taking kids that are small or even babies. That way, they get to raise those kids right and have more time to do so. Today, it is a beautiful day outside. Kids are playing games, and everything seems to be happy. But things are not always the way they look. As we focus onto the corner of a building, we can see Damian standing there. 6 or 7 other kids are surrounding him. Most of those kids are older than he is, but they are not bigger. Still, there is more of them. One of the kids approaches him.
Kid:
Didn’t I tell you not to come here, freak!?
Damian doesn’t answer. The kid continues.
Kid:
Now, you will have to be punished. Give me those shoes!
Damian:
No! They’re mine.
The other kids walk towards him.
Kid:
Give me those shoes, or I will beat you up.
This statement is ironic because the kid is a lot smaller than Damian. Damian could probably knock him out with one punch, but he has his friends with him.
Damian:
I can’t give you my shoes. I gave you my hat last week and I got yelled for it. They thought I lost it.
Kid:
That’s too bad. Freaks are not suppose to be wearing shoes. Now give them to me.
Damian:
I will not!
The kid jumps on Damian and attacks him. For some reason, Damian does not defend himself. He does not feel any pain at all. But soon, all of the other kids jump on him, and take him to the ground. They take of their shoes, and kick him while he is still down. Damian busts up his knee and elbow, and the kids back off. Damian pulls himself up. The kids come around him again and leave him only 1 way out.
Kid:
Leave now.
Damian starts backing away.
Kid:
RUN FREAK!
Damian starts running away as other kids start chanting freak.
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Flashback Ends …
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We’re back in the hall. But why are we there in the first place. I have a feeling that we are about to find out. We look to the left side. There is a door standing there. We enter, and see Red Devastator standing there. His long, red hair is covering his menacing face. He is standing by a desk and holding a framed picture in his hands. After a couple of moments of silence, he breaks the frame in half and throws it against the wall. It smashes and the picture falls on the floor. Then, he turns towards us. As soon as we see him, we run fast. We run for our lives. Our cameraman drops the camera down and runs behind us. And we continue on running, until we’re far away from the entire building.
In the meantime…
In the room, Red Devastator picks the camera up. He lays it against the wall on a desk then gets in front of it. The camera is zoomed out, so it catches his body from the waist up. And for the first time since he came to New Era of Wrestling, Red Devastator speaks up with a low pitched, angered voice.
Red Devastator:
Dylan McCormick … you have no idea of what are you getting yourself in! They’ve hurt me throughout my life, but I never felt pain. They talked down to me, but I never felt ashamed. They told me I was mental, but all along, I was more sane than they were. I am not showing you images of my body burning to scare you. I am doing that so I could show you who you are dealing with. Will you be afraid? I don’t know, and I don’t care. You think that you stand a chance to beat me? Think so. You think I am slow and stupid? Think so. But when we meet, one on one, you will find out what the reality is. And it won’t be pretty. I promise that …
RD stares at the camera as out of nowhere, the whole room is set on fire. He laughs madly exposing the parts of his scary face.
Fade out.