Revenge After Death

Under the projector, Stephanie Carlson... AKA "me" stood, well and alive.

She flashed us a smile and opened her mouth.

"Michael... will you marry me?"

I glanced at Michael. He was influenced as well and started making his way forward.

Afraid that he'd also be affected, I held onto Steven anxiously.

Thankfully, he was immune.

He held me in his arms and whispered, "It must be a fake if the first person you call out to is Michael. If it were actually you, you'd definitely call out my name first."

I leaned against his shoulder in resignation. "How could you be jealous at a time like this?"

"Rachel..."

Zion pulled her back, but she was adamant about moving forward.

She walked toward the hologram and reached out to touch "Stephanie".

"I'm sorry, Stephie," she choked out the words. "I should've brought you away sooner."

The floor abruptly opened up again with a loud snap. Rachel fell down as well.

There was the sound of machinery.

Everyone could hear it. They could hear the screams. Afterward, they smelled the blood.

Then, blood started oozing out from the tiles where Joel and Rachel fell.

I tried to hold onto Steven's collar. My heart was beating rapidly, and my entire body was shaking.

It was that feeling again...

go mad from despair, but I couldn't

chest was numb yet aching at the same time.

My voice was hoarse. It felt suffocating, but I had no energy to fight back.

reached out and helped

his senses. His breathing

be influenced and tried

grabbed her and yelled solemnly, "Get

Rachel fall down with his own eyes, Zion went mad and tried to go over as well. He only regained his senses after Eason

Everyone was in despair.

to watch the people you cared about-your friends, the ones you loved-fall into an abyss and die a horrific death in front of you? "Can you

she was provoking us. "And

My entire body was shaking, but I didn't know how to express my

anger?

of feeling

dead... She was your best friend,"

up, and she held

It was Rachel's head...

Zion struggled against Eason's restraint like a

was crying

Zion was going mad.

him with

in

looking at me with

though

a monster! An

like it was about to split

fell onto my knees,

accusations the children used to throw

is

a

her kill

my own