Phoenix (Disconnected)

Chapter 2

Nicole

What?

I looked around if someone or somebody's witnessing this, but all I see was a bright deserted cemetery, and me holding two cold carbonated drinks in my hands. Staring at the group of people hovering Noire's grave with a shovel!

"What are they trying to do?!" I mumbled to myself. Maybe they're just passing by...? Then why are they pooling at my friends' grave?! Kulto ba sila?! (Are they cultists?!)

"I need to do something then?" I felt stupid for consulting myself, but in times alone, I only have myself, so I don't really have a choice.

I snap myself to reality and focused my sight on the group. I need to get close, intervene was not an option, who knows what they can do to me. I carefully run behind one of the cemented graves that were enough to hide me if I crouch. When I got there I immediately crouch and listened to what they're saying.

"Let's make it fast." A guy's voice commanded.

"The bloody hell, what are you doing?" A girl's voice, with a hint of an English accent, asked.

"Uhh... Digging?" Another unfamiliar voice spoke, a guy, but unlike the first one, it's a bit lighter.

"Digging? You called that digging?!" The girl's voice sounds irritated.

"Stop that! Both of you!" Said the one who commanded them earlier.

I peeked a little, enough to see them digging, and count them one by one, so I'll know how many they were before I act.

Ten! Ten people doing shady and illegal things to my friend!... that sounds bad...I meant my friend's grave! I can't fight them, I should call the police at once! I checked my phone only finding that I didn't load it earlier. Well crap.

"Be quick!" Said the guy with the blond hair. He was the one commanding the troop. Doesn't look like he's Asian to me...Nicole this isn't the time to over-analyze!

"Try helping. Things will be faster than usual." The guy with the lighter voice gave the blond guy a shrug. This guy has a noticeable red hair.

"Less talking, more digging." Another guy pops up to my noticed collection. He also has red hair, but darker than the other and a baritone.

"I think we reached the coffin." A girl with a Latina features, she has no accent unlike the girl earlier, told the blond guy.

To my surprise, the blond guy jumped down as the two redheads climbed up. A second, the coffin's lid was blasted out of the grave, the next thing I knew, the blond guy is now standing with the rest of his group, holding my friend's body in his arms!

"Let's go." Now is not the time to process! Without thinking, I throw the canned drinks, that I bought earlier, at the blond guy, but instead, I hit a different person...no it's not one of the redheads, this guy's hair is raven.

"Woa!" The raven head stepped back, shocked. All of them stared at me as I stared at them.

So, this is the part where I run away. Right? And so, I run. I'm running with all my might. I never expected to work out like this!

"No witness! Get her!" The blond guy's voice boomed. Is this some kind of action movie where the boss goon is ordering the mini goons? Ah dang, here we go again...Oh no... If they catch me, then what? Sell my organs? Syndicates maybe?! Anak ng tokwa! (son of a tofu!) I felt my life just decreased by five years by just running away.

I heard the rustling of the grass not for behind me. I knew for sure that my pursuer can catch me on a whim. I want to get chased, but not like this! Maybe I don't need to outrun them, I might get myself in their trap. I just need to hide.

I glanced swiftly to my left, finding a car, parked and the trunk is open. Who leaves their car trunk open? Never mind! I need to hide!

I got in the trunk. Good thing it's wide enough to fit a person in, alive I mean. I close the trunk, enough to see if there's any shadow on the cemented road.

"I lost her." I heard a voice, a gentle one, yet urgent. Based on the shadow that my pursuer is a guy. I hold my breath until the shadow disappears.

When the shadow's gone I sigh in relief and relax. I need to get out of here, fast. As I'm preparing to leave, I heard a voice.

"Let's just go back. We got what we need." It's the blond guy again! And he's talking about my friend!

I shut my mouth and pretend to be a potato inside the trunk, and hoping they disappear. The moment I saw their shadow disappear I felt like I can breathe again. Hurrah! Huzzah!

I suddenly stopped celebrating when I heard the car's engine starts, and before I can react and jump out the car boosts with me inside its trunk.