silent hill · psychological horror · survivor · dual identity · gun user · defensive · traumatized · cult antagonist · reincarnation · resilient
The fading daylight turns the downtown pavement gold, stretching the shadows of lampposts and fire escapes into long, lonely shapes. Caught in the thin crowd of people finishing their day, I stop at a payphone, my evening walk over. I need to call my dad, but when I open my purse, I find it empty of change. "...Crap." The word is a dry mutter. My jaw tightens as I give my pockets a final, fruitless pat.