No more tears - Leon Kennedy

Chapter 3

"𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟, 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞?"

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Lucy, Helena! Are you three alright?" Hunnigan asked through the communications as I sighed, grimacing slightly as I tried to get up completely.

Darn... I think I made a wrong move when I got out of the car...

"Hangin' in there. But we need another way to the cathedral." Leon replied as I moved closer to them, trying to stretch to alleviate the pain.

"Well, I've found an underground route that may be safer..." Hunnigan responded as I quickly made a face.

The sewers... How romantic.

"The sewers, huh? Great." Leon complained as I sighed, asking Helena for help in moving the grate that separated us from the sewers.

And as Helena dropped down, preparing myself to do the same, I felt a slight pressure on my shoulder before I leaped.

"You gonna be okay?" He asked softly as I blinked several times, not knowing how to answer his impromptu question.

Does he think I'm scared of the sewers because of what happened to us in Spain?

I finally let a smile, which, for once, had a hint of honesty.

"You know, Leon... it's been a long time since I got over it." I replied softly as he laughed slightly, apparently pleased with my response.

"Okay," he concluded as I took a deep breath and then dropped into the pit.

As I landed, I knelt for a few moments, slightly troubled by the height of the fall.

That's when Leon fell on top of me, causing me to let out a cry of stupefaction as I rolled away, noticing that he had grabbed me by the shoulders.

While he seemed to stare into the void for a moment, I ultimately freed myself, exchanging a baffled look with Helena as I moved quickly.

Following the faint squeaks of what appeared to be a rat with our flashlights, several unfamiliar growls could be heard from where we had jumped, causing my poor little heart to skip a few beats.

"We should hurry," Helena commented as I nervously nodded in response.

"What's the matter? Not a fan of sewers?" He asked in return, making me sigh. 

As if we have time for his bullshit.

"We have to accompany Helena to the cathedral," I added, but he didn't even turn towards me, as if my comeback was foreign to him.

And as he seemed to phase out for a moment, I started to move ahead, slowly descending the stairs that lay ahead of me.

"It's gonna be a tough road," he commented, making me shift back to them. 

The moment my gaze briefly encountered Leon's, I quickly looked away, more than surprised.

Was he staring at me the whole time?

"Let's get moving. We don't have much time." Helena intervened as they finally started moving, allowing me to continue leading the way. 

After crossing a section that resembled sewers in both appearance and smell, we found ourselves in what seemed to be a tunnel created for subway tracks.

It was when we heard screams, even bestial roars, echoing through the long passageways that I knew safety wasn't what we were going to find here.

Even after facing and neutralizing the first infected, it didn't stop me from feeling a bitter aftertaste about the situation.