Trouble

Chapter 15

When we made it back to base, everyone looked relieved to see Masako. "Masako, are you okay?" Mai asked, giving her a cup of tea.

"Yes, thank you." Masako said taking the cup. "I apologize for worrying everyone."

"What do we do now, Naru?" Monk asked curiously. Naru looked thoughtful for a moment.

"I want you, John, and Matsuzaki-san to go to Operation Room 2. Aki and I found a jewelry box in there and we think it's the object that is keeping these spirits here. I want you three to do an exorcism on it." Naru said going over to one of the monitors. "Don't get separated." Somehow the last part seemed unsettling. Ayako, Monk, and John all nodded before taking one of the cameras and leaving.

"Do you still feel nauseous when you go near the operating rooms?" Lin asked me.

"Yeah, but it goes away as soon as I leave the area." I said frowning. "Masako, did you feel nauseous going near those rooms?"

"Yes, I was afraid if you didn't find me soon, I was going to get sick." She said sighing. "I thought about leaving to find you guys, but I feel like it would've made it harder for you to find me." I smiled.

"Don't worry about it Masako. All that matters is that we found you." She nodded smiling too.

"Did you get a hold of Yamamura-san about Takeda-san?" I asked Naru.

"Yes, I talked to him as well yesterday. He had said that he and Morikawa-san were recording their report for the day. After they were finished, Takeda-san turned away from Morikawa-san for a few minutes to put his camera away and when he turned back to talk to her, she was gone. He didn't hear any sound from her whatsoever." I frowned. How is that possible?

"Naru, I've got something." Lin said turning towards Naru. Naru rushed over to his side almost immediately and watched the screens. Lin turned up the sound so that everyone could hear.

"Is that a guy?" I asked pointing at one of the screens. He was in the kitchen and it looked like he was pacing around the room. "I guess the better question would be, is this guy alive?" I chuckled a bit when Mai just shook her head.

"Yes, he's alive." Lin answered. "And he doesn't belong here. Should I go confront him?" He asked looking at Naru. Naru narrowed his eyes.

"No, I think we should call the police. I don't think this man is a homeless man. He looks way too nervous."

"I agree," I said when he started talking to himself in mumbles. He kept going back and forth near the walk-in refrigerator. "I think he's hiding something in that refrigerator."

"Lin, call the police. Mai, try and get a hold of John, Takigawa, and Matsuzaki-san." Naru said staring at the man.

"Okay," Mai said, scrambling to get her phone out of her pocket. "Do you want me to tell them to come back?"

"Yes and tell them to avoid the kitchen area at all costs."

"Okay," While Mai did that, I sat down on one of the chairs and sighed. I sincerely hope that whatever he's hiding in the refrigerator is alive. I hope it's those people who've gone missing, I really do. The spirits are definitely for real and probably isn't the real cause of those people going missing. John and Monk came back but Ayako wasn't with them.

"Where's Ayako?" I asked worried.

"Eh? She was just here with us, I swear!" Monk said wide-eyed.