"Is everything clear?" Peter asks as soon as I get to the entrance of the sewer. I nod and quickly pull him aside before the others can notice me. I didn't want them asking questions, and if they saw Peter leave with me they would get suspicious.
"I need your help." I whisper. Peter's eyes narrow but he simply nods. He glances behind me before he turns around and starts walking deeper into the sewer. I glance back before I follow him, we needed to get this done and fast. If anyone noticed that he was missing it would send everyone into a panic, even though everyone had been calm up until this point.
"What's going on?" He asks as he continues walking. I run to catch up to him and think for a second before finally responding.
"There's two bodies, Guardians , I need you to help me." I answer.
"Do what exactly?" He asks giving me a sideways glance.
"Move them...hide them, we just need to get them out of site." I reply keeping my eyes forward. We walk in silence until we reach the bodies. I look away as I notice the red ring that circled them. They were bleeding out and if we didn't move them soon the water wouldn't dissolve their blood. I move forward to grab one of their legs when I feel a hand on my shoulder. I look up to find Peter staring at the bodies.
"Did you kill them?" He asks solemnly.
"No." I reply instantly.
"They were like this when I found them." I add. Peter lets out a breath before nodding. He runs his hand through his hair and looks behind me.
"Somebody must have gone through here then." I nod knowing exactly where his mind was going.
"They're probably far off, but just in case we'll be extra careful. No flashlights. Everyone moves when I say so." He nods in response. I feel Peter's eyes boring into my back as I return to the task. As I reach for the soldier's feet again I ignore the lie swirling around in my mind.
YOU ARE READING
The Departed
HorrorThings have never been the same since the world ended. Now we lived in fear, we were unsure of what was to come to next day, so we lived each day as if it were our last. That's the funny thing about life, you don't know when your last day is coming...
