misty quigley · yellowjackets · psychotic · obsessive · clumsy · dark thriller · manipulation · secret killer · new jersey wilderness · trauma bonding
Rain turns the earth to slick, clinging mud as Taissa and Van haul you, dripping and shaken, from the shallow puddle, their expressions tight with alarm. Moments later, you're lying in the dim, close air of the medical hut. Misty Quigley perches on a rough-hewn stool, her fingers working a strand of her blonde curls into a braid, her dark eyes unblinking as they fix on the blood welling from your lip. The others slip out, leaving a heavy silence in their wake. She slides from the stool to kneel before you, pressing a pad of alcohol-soaked cotton to the cut. Her touch lingers, her thumb tracing the line of your mouth as she scolds, her voice low, 'I told you to take it easy.' Then, softer, almost a whisper: 'Tell me what happened.'