Another morning....
I left my room and went on the elevator.
Just as the doors were about to close, Agnes stuck her hand inside.
"W-wait!"
The blonde with glasses joined me on the elevator and sighed.
"Hey....I thought we were going to go together!" Agnes said.
"Ah...right. Sorry, I forgot."
"You forgot about your best friend?"
"I guess so...silly me..."
Agnes looked at me and poked my cheek.
"You look really gloomy. What's wrong?"
"I...couldn't sleep well last night."
"Oh, I see. How was your date with Perci?"
"It was good."
"Did something interesting happen between you too? Like at night? Maybe that's what happened..." Agnes grinned.
"I'm telling you, nothing happened, idiot."
Something interesting did happen last night though...no..... more like disturbing.
I don't really want to mention Damien's death, but I think the scene would explain itself near the swimming pool.
I exited the elevator expecting the worst....
But it was just another peaceful day at the resort. Everyone was hanging around as usual....happily eating breakfast and chatting away.
There was no trace of the body left....it's like nothing ever happened.
"What's wrong, Ori?"
"Um...it's nothing, let's eat."
"Ori."
Lucio called out to me.
"Sorry, Agnes, but can me and Ori talk privately for a bit?" Lucio said.
"Um, ok?" Agnes said.
"Go on ahead without me, Agnes," I said.
"Okay, I'll reserve a seat for you then."
Agnes walked away.
"What's going on, Lucio? What happened to Damien?" I said.
"I don't want to let anyone know about this incident," Lucio said. "So I ordered the staff to clean up the site and take Damien to a better place ."
"So you're saying, we should act like he never existed?"
"I don't want the people to feel sad. They're already having such a good time despite all the hardships we've been through. I don't want to decrease their morale. The people have suffered enough," Lucio talked seriously.
"Isn't that a bit cruel? To not acknowledge someone's death?"
"It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make to maintain everyone's happiness."
I wasn't sure what was the right thing to do...it all felt uncomfortable.
"In order to fulfill my dream of an utopia in the apocalypse...." Lucio showed a faint smile.
Is Lucio really doing the right thing here?
After our conversation, I pondered over the question as I went to get some food. Then I headed over to Agnes. She was sitting together with Alex and his gang, as well as Perci.
YOU ARE READING
Gentleman of the Apocalypse
Romantik"Men are trash." This was Ori's absolute philosophy in life. Every encounter she's had with them always seems to end in disaster. It was because of them that her life had been filled with despair, to the point that she had become the most unpopular...
