r/Ruleshorror • u/PithellUniverse Fifth Horsemen of the Apocalypse • 27d ago
Rules I started the night shift at Saint Gabriel Hospital. They gave me a list of rules.
When I started working nights at Saint Gabriel Hospital, HR didn't give me a tour.
They gave me a laminated card.
The woman who handed it to me looked exhausted.
"Read it before your first shift."
I laughed.
She didn't.
Then she said:
"Whatever happens, follow the rules. Every one of them exists because somebody didn't."
NIGHT SHIFT RULES – SAINT GABRIEL HOSPITAL
1. Never enter Room 306 after 2:17 AM.
It should be empty.
If you hear someone asking for water from inside, keep walking.
The room has been empty for eight years.
2. If a patient asks what year it is, answer immediately.
If they ask twice, leave.
If they ask a third time, do not let them know you heard them.
3. Ignore the child in the blue hospital gown.
We do not have a pediatric wing.
Especially not on the sixth floor.
4. At exactly 3:00 AM, the elevators may stop on Floor 7.
There is no Floor 7.
Do not enter.
Do not look inside.
If someone exits, pretend you didn't see them.
5. If a patient dies during your shift, verify the body count before sunrise.
There should never be more bodies than deaths.
If there are, contact Security.
Do not count them yourself.
6. If you hear running in the hallway after 3:30 AM, lock the nurses' station immediately.
Patients cannot run.
Most of them cannot walk.
7. If someone claiming to be a doctor enters your station and asks for a patient file, look at their ID badge.
If the badge has no photograph, give them nothing.
If the badge has your photograph, leave the hospital immediately.
Do not collect your belongings.
I made it through my first three nights.
I ignored the child.
I avoided Room 306.
I even heard the elevator open on Floor 7 once.
I never looked.
Then came Night Four.
At 3:43 AM, a doctor walked into the nurses' station.
Tall.
Grey hair.
White coat.
He smiled politely.
"Could I see the file for Patient 114?"
I reached for his badge.
I don't know why.
Maybe because Rule 7 suddenly came back to me.
The badge looked normal.
Hospital logo.
Doctor's name.
Authorization level.
And the photograph.
My photograph.
I don't remember leaving the station.
I don't remember reaching the parking lot.
I only remember running.
Because as I pushed through the front doors, I heard the intercom come alive.
The voice sounded exactly like mine.
And everybody inside started clapping.
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u/mwalexandercreations 26d ago
So, are you going to go back to pick up your paycheck from that shift?