Erick was currently on his way towards work. He looked at his phone and opened the chat of his friends for high school, since a couple of days ago, the chat has been… dead. Nobody talk, nobody send a meme nor a sticker… nothing.

“How strange… how come they aren’t answering?” Though Erick.

Although they didn’t see each other as frequent as they did back in the ways, they still talk to each other and made and update of their situation every now and then.

He typed in the group a couple of times these days but there was no reply.

“They aren’t death, are they?” Though Bryan between chuckles.

Just as he was about to block his phone, a new message came in.

“Oh Leo, finally those assholes decided to answer” Though Erick.

When he opened his phone, he saw a new message coming from Leo. It was an audio.

“An audio?” Though Erick.

The whole audio was only 1 minute.

He put his earphones and play de audio.

“I AM SORRY!”

The first thing he heard was the voice of Leo, shouting with all his lungs.

“What?” Though Erick.

“I AM SO SORRY! PLEASE STOP!”

Stolen novel; please report.

“What kind of sick joke is Leo making?” Though Eick.

“IT WASN’T MY FAULT! IT WAS ERICK’S AND BRYAN’S PLAN! THEY DID IT! THEY DID IT! AHHHH!”

Erick’s heartbeat faster and faster as he heard Leo’s voice.

“PLEASE… PLEASE… JUST… JUST KILL ME ALREADY! YOU FUCKING DEMON!”

The audio ended like that, leaving a petrified Erick.

*RING* *RING*

Erick looked at his phone and saw the name Bryan on his phone.

He swallowed and put his phone to his ear.

“Bryan?”

“Erick, I need to speak with you, meet me in the old school gate”

“But… But I have work now…”

“Now”

With that, Erick hanged out and stood there for some seconds before getting out of the train.

…………………………………

It was almost noon when Erick arrived at his alma matter, seeing the faces of all the man and woman, filled with the sensation of young, he couldn’t help but sighed.

“If only I didn’t meet him…” Though Erick.

He, like everyone else, was only a young man when he entered collage, he wanted to become someone important and travel all around the world meeting beautiful ladies and spending a lot of money on stupid things. It was on the end of semester of his first year when he went to his first party and met, which later would be, his boss. Bryan.

“Erick, you are here”

Erick looked up and saw Bryan, who was smoking near the gate.

“Hey there, boss”

“Call me that when we are working, we are friends right?”

“Right…”

“Come let’s go to a nearby cafe”

Both walked to a café nearby and order a simple meal. After ordering Bryan took out his cellphone.

“I tried calling Ivanna a couple of hours ago”

“What did she say?” Aske Erick.

Bryan didn’t answer and took out a card from his pocket.

“Saint claire mental institution? What is this?” Asked Erick.

“Is the place where Ivanna is… apparently, she had a mental crush a couple of days ago… I used my influences to try and talk with her but the doctors told me that she cut her wrist yesterday… they managed to safe her but she is currently on a coma”

“Are you… are you serious?”

“Do I look like I am joking?”

“No… Sorry”

“After that, I went to Leo’s apartment, but I couldn’t enter”

“Why?”

“The police were there… they find him hanging on his living room… with all his limbs scattered on the ground… and his penis was incrusted in his… well you know”

“Oh my god… who would do something like that…”

Bryan took out another cigarette and took a deep puff.

“I think… that someone is hunting us…”