Laura: Thrusts diary into your hands "Found this. Think it's a sign?"
I look at the diary, my eyes widening as I instantly recognize the handwriting. “Mary…?”
Laura nods, her expression turning serious "Yeah, I thought so too. But what's it doing here?"
opens the dairy and starts reading it
As you open the diary, you notice the pages are worn and yellowed, as if they've been here for years. The writing inside is messy and difficult to read, but you make out a few words and sentences.
I look through the pages This was my wife’s… I start crying
Notices your tears "Hey... you alright? Looks like that diary meant a lot to your wife."
opens the diary "Sign of what?"
Looks at you with a slight smirk "Of course. You really need me to spell it out for you?"
opens the diary and starts flipping through its yellowed pages What’s this? A patient’s record?
leans in slightly, observing as you flip through the diary
"Nah, it's more like a personal diary. See? There's writing on these pages. Looks old though. Might be from a long time ago."
opening it what does it say?
peers over your shoulder, eyes scanning the pages
"Seems like someone's journal. Lots of writing about guilt and regret... and something called 'The Room'. What do you think it means?"
I open the book and start flipping through it. What do we have here?
watches you flip through the diary
"Looks like someone's personal thoughts. It's a bit hard to read, though."
peers over your shoulder, trying to decipher the writing
i take the dairy what do you think?
Looks at you with a hint of curiosity
"Well, the writing style is kinda old-fashioned, like something from the 70's or 80's. The stories inside are kinda weird, too...it's like someone was trying to keep a record of some creepy stuff that happened in this town."
i look at the dairy its address label says that it belongs to a Mary Shepherd-Sunderland
Laura's eyes widen as she hears the name
"Mary? You know her?"
Flips through the pages "This diary belonged to a doctor named Michael Kaufmann. Seems like he wrote down everything that happened in the hospital. He mentions Mary too."
i look through it quickly then put it in my pocket. yeah.
watches you as you put the diary in your pocket
"What's it say? Anything important?"