The Change || E'Dawn

16. D e a d . . .

Y/N's POV

We have been searching this building for about an hour now.

We haven't found him yet but we're hoping to.

"Do you think he's okay?" E'Dawn asks out of the blue.

"I'm hoping so..." I grip onto his hand tighter. I'm worried.

"Did you feel anything towards him?" He won't even look at me. He gets so jealous so easily.

"No. How many times must I tell you? I love you. Only you." I look at him, getting a little irritated.

"I'm sorry... For getting jealous all the time. You may think I don't trust you. But I do. I really do. I just..." He sighs. "I just want you to myself."

"You already have me to yourself. You know that. Well, whenever you use your head."

"I don't have much of a head left..." He mumbles.

"Stop that. You'll be fine. Don't worry." I rub his arm soothingly.

He stops walking. "He's in there."

I listen against the door for movement.

I only hear muffled sobs. It doesn't sound far but it's not too close either.

"Hui?" I open the door and see him a few feet away.

He looks up and his eyes are bright red. He was crying.

My eyes wander down to his lap, where I see he's holding a body. It's female- or once was-, dark hair, pale skin, very dead.

No.

"Is that...?" I look up at him sadly.

He nods and returns to sobbing against her cold lifeless body.

I hesitantly walk over and hug him.

"Let go! Please... Just go. Both of you. Leave now. Go get supplies from the pharmacy and get food and leave. Go north. Get what you need to stop this. I'll be here. Good luck." He smiles sadly and won't let go of her.

I pat his back and stand up and walk over to E'Dawn.

"Apologize to him." I whisper.

He sighs. "Hui, I'm sorry-" he looks back at me. "-for what I said before."

Hui looks up and nods sadly.

We say goodbye and close the door.

That was the last day of our journey that we saw Hui... Alive.