Lost In A Deadly Paradise

Chapter 19

Chase and I stood there awkwardly as everyone turned to stare at us.
Before I knew it Rosanna ran over and wrapped her arms around me.

"Are you okay?"

I nodded and gave her a half hearted smile. She stepped back and flashed me sheepish grin before walking over to Brianna.
Everything after that was calm and quiet.
No one really talked much until we all decided to just go to bed.

Since I couldn't sleep I grabbed a flash light and quietly stepped into the hall.
I looked right and then left. A shiver ran through me as I clicked on the flashlight.

"Note to self...hotels are creepy at night, whether it's the apocalypse or not," I muttered to my self and began walking down the halls.

I silently crept past the doors until I made it to the room where everything happened earlier that day.
I took a deep, shaky breath and stepped through the door.

I literally felt like I was in a horror movie as I glided into the room on quiet feet. I tried not to make any sound as I made my way to the back of the room.
The broken window let in a biting gust of wind, making the aroma creepier.

I cringed as broken glass crunched under my Converse.
I shivered and shined the flash light infront of me.

I covered my mouth with my hand and my eyes widened in shock. Infront of me was a small pool of blood but nothing else.
He was gone.

The blood was smeared across the floor as if someone was dragged out of the room. It also indicated his own movement.

Did I really kill Riley? If I did, where is his body?

Questions spun around in my head when all of a sudden a hand grabbed my shoulder.
I turned around and opened my mouth to scream when another hand clamped down on top of it.

"Shhhh calm down! "

I widened my eyes and relaxed at the sound of Wesley's voice.
In the heat of the moment I had dropped my flashlight on the ground.
All I could make out was Wesley's silhouette in the darkness.

He grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the room and into the hall way.
He turned to me and reached into his pocket.
Wesley took out another flashlight and clicked it on so we could see eachother.

"Autumn what the hell are you doing out here?"

"I could ask you the same queston!"

"I saw you walk out of the room and got worried!"

We were both whispering but our tones indicated that we wanted to yell.
I glanced back at the room and groaned quietly in frustration.

"Wes, there's something I have to tell you.."

"Autumn you don't have to say anything."

"It's just I never wanted to lie about it but-" I paused for a moment.
"Wait what?! What do you mean I don't have to say anything?"

He ran a hand through his hair and looked at me.

"Holy shit. You know."

He nodded and turned his gaze to the floor.
I groaned and leaned against the wall.
I slide down until I was sitting.
Wesley quietly sat down next to me.

"Did Chase tell you?"

"No..I heard the gunshots Autumn, I'm not stupid. I also know you well enough to tell when your lying."

I hide my face in my hands and shook my head.

"Wesley his body isn't there anymore. It's just his blood, nothing else.
I didn't kill him and he's still out there."