Flowing Evil

Chapter 6: Mirror's Reflection

It was now the next day. I had just gotten up from bed and gotten dressed in my police uniform. Just like yesterday, I didn't bother talking to my family, as I didn't want to hurt them and thought something bad would happen if I did.

I got in my car without a word to them and left for work, and in case if you're wondering, yes, Shelby made her way out of the trash can since she wasn't there when I arrived. But just in case she was, I walked over to the now closed trash can and lifted up its lid, only to see no one in there. There's that question answered.

I walked inside and past the receptionist, not saying a word until she said something to me.

"Tachibanna." She said. I turned around to face her, but still said nothing.

"What was that all about yesterday? That thing that happened between you and that girl."

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." I said as I started walking away, but she called out to me once more, making me stop in my tracks.

"Just try me. I want to know what that was all about."

Trying not to let the serum take over, I clenched my hands, and, through gritted teeth, started walking away.

"I just haven't been myself lately." I muttered.

"Haven't we all." I heard the lady say in a sarcastic tone as I walked further away. No, lady, I REALLY haven't been myself lately. You wouldn't believe my story even if I told you what happened.

I did my daily routine. I walked around the cells of the prisoners, but most of them seemed scared of me now.

Normally they'd be watching me, but I noticed quite a few of them were huddled in the corner of their cells when I walked by. Others were on their cots and not caring at all if I walked by. If I tried to talk to the ones who seemed scared of me, they'd cower and shrink to the back of their cells, not stay where they are or come closer to me.

"That's definitely not good. The prisoners that were huddled in the corners of their cells would normally be staring at me, but they weren't this time. How much time do I have left before this stupid serum takes complete control?" I thought as I turned around and started surveying the cells again.

Hold on. All these cells were ones that I'd checked on yesterday. Why were some scared and others weren't?

After I finished surveying the cells again, I walked into the break room, in which someone took my place and walked out. Everyone in the room, which was just him and Senia right now, holding cards in their hands.

"We saved you a seat." Daichi said with a grin as he pointed to the seat next to him.

"Thanks. What's with the cards?" I said, sitting down in the seat he was pointing at.

"We're playing war, Kira." Daichi responded, handing me some unused cards. Senia placed her cards down and flipped them over. Daichi did the same and both of them scanned their cards they had laid out.

Daichi noticed that both him and Senia had the same card, which was a card of three clubs.

"I DECLARE WAR!" Daichi yelled, and then picked up the card and threw it right in Senia's face. Of course, being a card, it barely hit her, lightly tapping her nose before slowly falling onto the table. Senia blinked as she watched the card hit the table.

"Some war." She said.

And then Daichi picked up another card, walked closer, and threw it in Senia's face again, then sat back down in his seat.

"And I thought you were an adult, Daichi. You're acting like a kid." Senia said, crossing her arms now.

"Isn't this how you play war? That's how I played it with my Dad as a kid."