The Girl and The Murderer

57. The Gravedigger's Death

I was turning around in circles for 10 minutes. Then I had enough. I stopped searching, took my scythe and tried to eat a tomb.

-It's hard!!!

I found a pickaxe and started smiling.

-Imma kick all of your dead asses !

*crazy hyperactive jerk mode activated, graves' destruction in progress*

POV: Ray

I heard some big smash sounds in the room where I left Zack. I sighed. I was about to leave. There was almost nothing in the room I explored except some informations about the people who were there. And with the lack of light, I could not read them. I brought them with me.

When I turned my heels to go back, the door that was blocking my way unlocked.

-Seems like he found something...

I got back to the door and opened it. A new dark room. I stepped in and this time, that was a wall that blocked my way.

There was absolutely nothing in the room except a letter and a poppy.

A soft sound of clothes rubbing against something made me look all around the room.

-Who's there ?

No answer. No breathing sound.

-I know there is someone here.

Still nothing. I took the letter and got away. No need to stay here if there's nothing else to collect.

Once I returned to Zack, I cannot hold myself from sighing. The graves got assaulted by a pickaxe he was proudly holding.

-I defeated all the old dead guys here !

He sounded like a child. He is supposed to be older than me though, right?

-I see, I simply said while looking at what I found.

The letter seemed more interesting than the rest :

Dear Rachel,
I do not know if you remember me. Probably not. It does not matter anyways. I am almost certain that he is spying on me as I am writing, that is why I will not go through all the details. I plan to kill you Rachel. That is what you want anyways right? Dying.
It is funny. While I am writing this, I feel the same way. I want to die. You cannot imagine the number of awful things that I have done. Anyways... The sacrifices' infos are important. I put everything I knew about this place. You can use them as you like. If you get out.
Sorry for everything,
Eddie

The files I brought with me were perfectly normal. I didn't see any hidden message. Just a bunch of people that seemed oddly familiar.

-What is this ?

-Nothing. Let's go. I saw a switch in the water when we arrived.

He sighed heavily and followed me. I pointed the switch in the water near the elevator.

-So cold! Hurry your ass up and do what you need to do before I freeze to death.

-Yes.

I went back to the rooms wher I found the documents. There was another letter. And another poppy.

Is it not dangerous to roam alone in the dark?

I sensed a presence in my back and a hand gripped my throat.

-Hey Ray. It's been a while right ?

I could barely breathed. He released me a bit so I could answer.

-Who are you ?

-My name is Eddie. I an the one who will kill you Ray.

He pushed my body against the wall with the handle of a shovel. I could not breath and I heard some water. And someone moving. Zack screamed :

-The fuck you're doing Ray ?

I wanted to answer but Eddie grabbed my throat again and said :

-She doesn't need you anymore ! I will take care of her death.

A long silence followed. I got free from Eddie's grip and got away from him as fast as I can. After a while, Zack reacted :

-Ray, get away from the wall.

-Ok.

I shut my ears. The moment after, the wall exploded, letting a furious Zack running to Eddie. The redhead escaped the scythe. All the lights went off. I heard Zack grumbling.

-Go find a way to turn the lights on!

I started to run blindly in the room, looking for a light switch. Finally Eddie caught me again and took me in his arms.

-I'm so sorry Rachel. I don't have another choive. I swear I will follow you in death.

He was about to release me to give me a hit in the back. It's at this moment that I saw the remote in his pants. I managed to take it and roll on the side. I pressed a random button and the lights turned on again. Zack jumped in front of me to cut through Eddie. The gravedigger fell on a bunch of flower, tears in his eyes. We were in a beautiful garden.

-I'm sorry Rachel. Really sorry.

And he died, his shivel in his hand. A few butterflies landed around his body.

-What do we do now, Zack asked.

-There must be a button to activate the elevator on that.

I pressed randomly on the remote. An elevator sound echoed through the whole floor. A waterfall stopped running and uncovered a door in the wall, leading to a corridor and the next elevator. Once we were inside the cabin, Zack asked :

-Aren't you a bit sad your friend died?

-What friend?

He suddenly seemed uneasy :

-Well you were kinda close before... Tch, just nevermind...

I do not know what has gotten into him. I did not say anything wrong. I do not know this Eddie guy.