Endless

cHaPtEr FiFtEeN

What a fun game of hide and seek, I wonder who'll win...

...

I continued running down the deserted streets of this strange city. There were still no lights or people except for me and Thomas, who was still counting far away from here. I had no idea what number he was at now, but I could tell that he was getting closer to the end.

Everything was so barren and empty, he could probably hear my echoing footsteps as I ran as fast as I possibly could.

Maybe I would have more luck if I entered one of the buildings. If I stayed outside he could find me easily since I would be out in the open.

I opened the door to a large apartment building, and like everywhere else in this place there was no life in sight. There was some mould on the walls, however. I didn't even want to think about how it got there. Everything seemed destroyed

Alright...now what?

I expected Thomas to try and find me, I'm sure he's already finished counting to one hundred now. Maybe he's already trying to search for me.

Maybe he already knows where I am...

Paranoia started to invade my mind as I ran up the staircase, yet doing so quietly in case he was here.

Just like at the bottom floor, the walls and ceiling were covered in mould. I guessed that nobody lived here to clean it up, but Alyssa should be able to do it at least.

Once I reached the hallway, I was surprised to see everything destroyed. If there was nothing that lived in this place, then what could have destroyed this place? Maybe a tornado?

I started to feel really uneasy as I slowly made my way to the other side of the hallway. I felt like someone, or something, was observing my every move.

I almost screamed as I heard a noise coming from behind me. I frantically turned my body to see what it was, turned out it was just a bug. It seemed to be the same kind that made my sword and Thomas made, but what was it doing here?

I instantly became infuriated as it started buzzing around me, the sound it generated was close to making my ears bleed. Not even covering my ears could block out the awful noise.

I just tried ignoring it and I continued walking down the long hallways. Sighing in relief as I heard the bug leave, I opened one of the many doors that this hallway had to offer. They all had numbers on them, so they were obviously the apartments of the people living here. Then again, no one did live here so this kind of area seemed pointless.

Surprisingly, it was unlocked. Instead of an apartment that I expected, it was a very small room that only had a bed in it. The bed itself was messed up, like it hadn't been made in ages.

Seriously, why would a bed be here if there was no one to use it? Unless there was someone here and I just didn't know about it...

I closed the door and moved on, but now there were two bugs who were making that familiar unpleasant sound. I tried slashing at them with my sword, but they were far too small to be hit.

Eventually they flew away, and I could keep exploring this strange place. I had a feeling that they would be back though.

I got bored as I checked out each room, all of them were the same. The only difference was that the bed was messed up differently in each room.

I wanted to stop exploring and go to a different location to hide from Thomas, but if I left now then it would easier for him to find me...maybe the only option was to go forward.