WEEKS OF TORTURE HAD GONE by slowly and Marley was on the verge of giving up. Countless attempts of escape had either failed or not even attempted because of severe injuries. At some point Marley just lost all hope and resorted to having daily conversations with the voice in her head. The voice was the only source of entertainment she had, unless Ajax was in a giving mood and would give her a set of playing cards. 

On the rare occasion of being let out to wonder, she would play cards with the other patients. She would always cheat when she thought she was losing and would pull the joker card with a smug smile. Marley was doing that exact thing when they brought in a new patient, strapped down on a gurney and cracking jokes.

The wack job she was playing against had went back to his 'room'. If you could call it that. And Marley was left to stack up the cards, which she wasn't very happy about. The guy on the gurney had been wheeled passed and they had made contact for a brief few seconds before he was out of sight.

Marley had to admit that he was handsome, but that would soon be ruined because of where he was. The only reason Marley hadn't gone completely insane, was because of the voice in her head telling her to be patient. It made no sense because having a voice in your head would surely make you crazy. However, Marley found a strange comfort with it.

After about five minutes, two guards had come up to her and escorted her back to her bed. It wouldn't be too long until she would be tortured again, and she was not looking forward to that. 

'I wonder what they'll have for us this time? A taser? A large bath of oil? I cannot wait' She thought sarcastically.

'Don't worry, we'll get out soon. I can feel it...in my boobs!' The voice exclaimed.

"You don't have any boobs." Marley deadpanned aloud.

'A voice can dream.'

"This place seems sanitary." A man voiced from the other side of the curtain. There were sounds of shuffling and then he continued. "My first request is warmer hands. And Jesus, a warmer table. We should really come up with a safe word fellas: I'm thinking pork and beans."

"Awe don't worry guy, they'll get warmer the more they touch you." Marley spoke up from her side.

"Ohh, I have a neighbour. Hello neighbour!"

"Sup. Oh shit, Alfred's coming."

"Alfr-" Suddenly, the man groaned and began speaking to somebody else. "Easy. Aren't you a little strong for a lady? I'm calling Dr. Wang. What's up with the matches? Oral fixation or just a big Stallone fan?"

'Damn this guy is funny.'

"True." The blonde agreed to the voice.

'We can be best friends!'

"Very true. Do you think he'll like our green lantern collection back home? Y'know, once we get out."

'I think if we take him with us, he'll be excited for anything.'

"Okay then, it's settled. We'll take him home with us."

With all the bickering Marley was having with her head, she hadn't noticed that Ajax was finished with her neighbour, and was now standing next to her. So, when she turned her head and noticed him there, she screamed and then began to laugh.

"Talking to yourself again are we, Marlene?" Ajax smirked, getting closer and strapping down her wrists. 

"Yes. Is is time for my massage now?" Marley joked as he wheeled her out of the curtains. "Last time was a bit rough, could you tone it down a little?"

"No. In fact, it'll be a lot worse then before."

'Dick.'

"What did I win this time then?" She asked, a huge grin spreading across her face as they went through some doors that she'd never been through before.

"Electrocution." The British villain said as he gagged her. Marley slumped her head back and closed her eyes in defeat. "Thank God. Peace and quiet. You should try it more often Marlene."

The Leukaemia sufferer was then tied to some metal bars with a bag over her head that smelled like vomit and dried blood. The gag from her mouth was removed, but she had no time to make a witty remark because of the sudden shooting pain under her rib cage. She screamed in agony and was pretty sure the whole warehouse could hear her cries of pain. She was right about that.

Wade had woken up from being knocked out by Angel a few moments after Marley's first scream. He had tried to talk to his neighbour and when he got no answer, he realised she was the one who was screaming. After the talk with Ajax that he'd had, he found out that he wasn't going to get his cancer cured, but mutated instead. He now knew that he was going to be tortured the same as the woman who was roomed next to him. And there was nothing he could do about it.

After about three hours of being electrocuted, Marley was taken back to her 'room'. She had absolutely no energy to do anything, not even talk to the voice in her head. She simply dropped her head down and passed out.

Marley woke up two days later, men's voices could be heard. It was her neighbour and his other neighbour speaking about their bucket list.

"Hey." Her raspy voice spoke up. It was so raspy from not speaking that she ended up sounding like a cartoon character. The men's conversation ceased and they were now paying attention to her. "How long have I been out?"

"About two days. Can't really tell in here. What's your name Scooby Doo?" The funny man replied.

"Marley Kinn. Yours?"

"Wade Wilson."

"David Cunningham."

"Nice ta meetcha. So, what were you doing?" The crazy blonde asked.

"Bucket list." David replied from two rooms down.

"Oooh I wanna join. Go."

"I'd really like to light a spliff off the Olympic torch." Wade said first.

"Pass it to me right after."

"I'm with you there Davie. I want to walk into a church naked and claim i'm Jesus reborn.." Marley confessed.

"Lets's not forget naked tandem base jumping, with the WMBA Sacramento monarchs." Wade continued onto Marley's idea.

"Anything on my bucket list would involve public nudity."

"Been there, done that."

"Really?!" Both men exclaimed to their female neighbour.

"Yeah. Did it right after I found out I had a month to live. Well less now of course, I probably have like a week left. Anyway, I ran across a beach, parents had to shield their children's eyes. Then I went home and found my husband cheating on me. Not a pretty sight." Marley revealed. "After he was murdered, I came here."

"Wow. That's deep." Wade sighed, letting out a small whistle. It was quiet for a moment until Wade continued their earlier conversation. " Finding and giving Meredith Baxter Birney a dutch oven."

"No. Receiving a dutch oven from Meredith Baxter Birney." David replied. "Making banana pancakes for my kids."

"Actually cure one of my patients from their bad habits." Marley sighed, looking down to her fingers.

"Vanessa. I wanna see Vanessa."

"Girlfriend?" David asked.

"Fiance." Wade corrected.

"Ah shit!" Marley shrieked from her room. 

"What?" Both men asked in unison.

"Nose bleed." Marley informed them as the blood dripped down her nose. She tried to reach it, but couldn't because her arms were strapped down. She shouted for someone, and soon Angel walked into the room. They said nothing as Angel wiped the blood away harshly, probably leaving a rash on Marley's upper lip and walked away.

"That happen often?" David questioned.

"All the time, comes with the illness."

"What do you have?"

"Leukaemia. It's quite ironic. I'm a Doctor- well psychiatrist, and I got cancer. Hell of a way to go. Out with a bang if this doesn't work."

"Awe lovely. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm touched." Ajax said form David's room.

"We were just joking."

"I know. It's okay, I encourage distractions."

"No you don't!" Marley shouted from her room. 

Ajax took no notice of what she said and continued speaking. "Wouldn't want you giving up on us now would we?"

"Hey don't take any shit from him Cunningham! How tough can he be? With a name like Francis."

"Francis?!" Marley laughed hysterically. "Oh thank you Wade, I really wanted to know his name. How are you Francie? Did your mother like french men down south?"

"Francis?" David asked confused.

"That's his legal name." Wade began to laugh. "He got Ajax from a dish soap."

The noise of footsteps could be heard getting closer to Wade's room as he spelled out Francis' name. The foot steps stopped and Marley could tell that Ajax was directly infront of Wade.

"Snagged the dry cleaning tag off your lab coat. FYI I could probably get you a superhero discount."

"You are so relentlessly annoying." Francis grumbled, Marley could hear him try to keep his anger down. So much for not feeling anything.

"Thanks. Never heard that before." Wade replied sarcastically.

"Hey what about me Francie? I've been here longer, how annoying am I?" 

"I'll get to you in a minute, Marlene. Now, Wade, why don't you do us all a favour and shut the fuck up? Or I'll sew your pretty mouth shut. Yours too Marlene."

"Awe don't do that. It already happened in the movies!" Marley spoke up again.

"Oh, I wouldn't do that If I were you. See here's the problem with round the clock torture, it's that you can't really step it up from there."

"He's gotcha there buddy!"

"Is that what you think?" There was obviously a smile on Francis' face.

HEY! HERE'S AN UPDATE BECAUSE IT'S RYAN'S B-DAY AND I FELT LIKE GIVING YOU A PRESENT ON HIS BEHALF. SORRY FOR THE SLOW UPDATES I HAVE NO EXCUSE, BUT HOPEFULLY THERE'S MORE BECAUSE I HAVE A WEEK OFF. SEE YA NEXT CHAPTER.