02, The Killer Who Didn't Want To Kill

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Theodor's POV.
Wait.... I was...

This can't be true! I can't be.... No!

I shuddered in my own skin. I couldn't believe it! I was one of the murderers! I don't want to kill anyone! There was no way I was going to survive now!

I collapsed to my knees. I didn't want to do this. I tried hitting myself to see if I was just dreaming, but I wasn't... I'm here, trapped in a murder mystery game, and I was the murderer.

After a few minutes of crying, I got a knock at my door. I couldn't respond before it unlocked and opened. It must've been my teammate. My teammate walked into my room with his fingers covered in Cheeto dust. He had some kind of soft drink in his other hand. I looked up to see the black haired man staring at me with a smile. I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be an innocent smile, or a psychotic one, but I recognized the Serbian man anywhere.

"Are you..." I trembled.

"The other murderer. Yes. I figured we'd have a meeting to discuss tonight's first victim..." Luke Black responded, not seeming to have a second thought about the fact that people are going to die here.

"In my bedroom?" I asked.

"Would you rather have this conversation out in the hallway where everyone can hear you?" Luke asked.

"The door's open. People can probably hear us anyway." I groaned. Luke snapped up to shut the door and got back to talking.

"So who should we kill first?" Luke asked eagerly.

"You do realize that people will actually die if we kill them, right? This isn't a simulation. This isn't a dream." I sighed.

"Damn, I didn't realize I got an absolute wuss for a partner. I probably would've been better off if Remo Forrer was my partner!"" Luke mumbled to himself, but I could hear him plain as day.

"You know I'm literally right here." I sighed.

"Okay fine. So you don't want to kill. Is there anyone here that you wouldn't mind dead?" Luke asked me.

"No! What do you think this is, Luke? Do you think this is some kind of game? You heard the person over the loudspeaker! People are going to die in this!!" I exclaimed.

"Look, Theodor. If we don't do this, then we'll be dead instead. I know how much you want to go back home. Don't you want to see your girlfriend?" Luke asked.

"Well yeah but... I just don't think taking lives is worth it..." I sighed.

"Come on, Theo! Lighten up a little. Don't think of it as taking lives. Think of it as freeing souls." Luke raised his arms like he made a point.

"That makes no sense." I sighed.

"Maybe not to you, but to me, this is just another way to get your anger out on the people who pissed us off. Oh, if only my stepbrother was here. I'm really mad at him for waking me up for some stupid TV show he wanted me to watch with him." Luke groaned

"Okay maybe killing him would be a little too far, don't you think?" I asked.

"Maybe in that moment in time, but in this game, it's basically kill or be killed." Luke sighed

"Luke. You're thinking of the Hunger Games. This is murder mystery." I responded.

"But if you get caught, they all can kill you by voting unanimously." Luke responded.

"That doesn't make it kill or be killed, Luke." I sighed.

"Okay, whatever. If you don't want to kill, you can at least keep your mouth shut about us being the murderers." Luke sighed.

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