Amongst Ourselves

Tasks

POV: BROWN

Day 2, 5:00 AM

It was dark out, as usual. I saw people walking around, doing their tasks. I got up, grabbed a pizza from the cafe, drank some water, and headed out. I pulled out my phone that was connected to the spaceship, and checked my tasks. I had some oxygen tasks, and I had to swipe my card for verification. I had to also download data, from electrical to navigation, and then I had to start the reactor. So many tasks. I thought.

I ran over to the reactor, where the ship's "senses" are, and it showed me a code to copy. After I completed that task, everything got dark.

My vision was so unclear, I couldn't see anything. Weren't the lights on this morning? I thought. Then I got a text from my friend, Orange, saying this:

Light problem in electrical. Come quick.

I started running towards electrical to fix the lights, but on my way there, my vision cleared and I saw 3 people in electrical, doing the same task. I let out a deep breath.

Suddenly, Purple spoke up.

"Guys, I just got a text from DG. She says that she found a dead body in the oxygen room."

"What!?" Yellow said.

"A DEAD BODY?" I said.

"That's what I received." Purple said. Worry in his eyes.

"Tell her to hide the body." Yellow said.

"No, tell her to REPORT the body." Orange declared.

Purple got another text. His eyes widened.

"It was Red." he said quietly. He was too shocked to speak.

"Who killed the body?" Orange said.

"No, you idiot, Red WAS the body!" Purple said.

"WHAT???" We all yelled.

Me, Yellow, Orange, and Purple ran as fast as we could out of the room. DG reported the body, and we teleported to the cafeteria.

"Okay. Who killed Red?" DG said, blood all over her shirt. She had to carry the body for proof. She was sweating really hard, and panting.

"What if it was you?" Pink said.

"Yeah... DG is kinda sus..." Cyan said.

Many nodded and agreed.

DG is actually my friend. As kids, we loved playing baseball, until we had to get drafted on to this spaceship doing tasks. I had to stop her from getting the blame.

"It-it was m-me." I mumbled.

"WHAT???" they all cried.

Orange looked so confused.

"Wait, wait wait. Me and Brown were in the electrical with Yellow, so I know it isn't him. Brown, I know you love DG, but we have to let her go." Orange said.

"n-NO!! i-It was m-m-me!!!" I said.

"bRoWn, SHUT UP!!!" Yellow yelled.

DG looked like she was gonna die.

...and she was gonna die.

There were these investigation spacemen who chained her up. There were tears in her eyes as she entered the room where they let her go. What happens is, you let that person go, and they get thrown out to die in empty space. They put her body in they're arms, and they heaved her up. When she was released, there was a lifeless expression on her face.

They took the oxygen tube out.

I was crying.