No. No, just keep going. I'll only try to eat you. "Y-yes. ...Yes, that would probably be best." Matt slumped in defeat. To the other boy, it would seem as though he was simply wary about accepting help.

All he had to do was find an empty room. It didn't have to be his own, would be better if it wasn't, actually. Hopefully the good Samaritan would survive, and in that case he wouldn't want him being able to find him at his room later. During the day the orderlies would at least be able to fend him off... "It's just back down that hallway."

This was wrong. Oh so very wrong.