Home Almost Alone
"This is totally freaky!" Julie exclaims. "There's, like, no one at all!"
"So now what, oh great and mighty leader of ours?" Ace asks, sarcasm lacing his voice.
"Now, we wait," Shun replies, scowling at the rain.
"That's it?" Baron asks. "We're the last people on this planet and we just here?"
"No!" Dan snaps. "There could still be people out there, Shun! You're going to leave them?"
"I'm doing the right thing Dan," he replies, coldly. "Do you me to risk the safety of all of you, just because there might be someone out there? The last time I checked Dan, it's the entire planet that's been drained of its population. If, and it's a big if Dan, there's someone out there then how do you propose we look for them? They could be in India, Australia or Japan. They could be anywhere Dan!"
Shun storms out again. Into the dark hallway, leaving everyone to fret. Dan just plops down on his bed and sighs. Chan, Julie, Mira and Alice gather together and start whispering. The guys, thinking that it's just gossip ignore them.
"What do you think's wrong with Shun?" Julie asks.
"I'm not sure," Mira replies.
"It could be that he feels guilty over what happened to Runo," Alice suggests.
"Yea, she did go after him. That makes sense," Mira smiles.
"No, that's not it," Chan interjects.
"What do you mean?" Alice frowns.
"I mean that when he said he was doing the right thing his voice was strained a bit," Chan replies, closing her eyes for a moment. "It sounded more like he was trying to convince himself more than us. He's also insistent that we all stay together. Everyone but him."
"So you're saying that he's hiding something from us?" Julie screeches.
Mira and Alice turn to laugh nervously and wave it off. Then Alice sighs and Mira moves her hand away from Julie's mouth. Chan just looks irked. Really, really irked. Mira looks at Chan's calm face and wonders how she can be calm at a time like that. She keeps her thoughts to herself, but makes a note to talk to the others about it later.
"I'm not saying that he's hiding something Julie. All I'm saying is what I've seen. So his behaviour is suspicious, that's not my doing. We need answers though, and fast," Chan looks at the pouring rain. "If he is hiding something, then he'd better unclamp that mouth of his soon."
Alice smiles sadly. "We need to get him to confess soon though, if we wait too long…"
"I completely agree," Mira nods.
"So it's settled then?" Julie whispers.
"Do you even need to ask?" Mira scowls.
They nod reluctantly and go their separate ways. Ace watches Chan, Julie and Alice with a scrutinising gaze. He can tell that they're hiding something and can't help but mention it to Claus. Claus is turn goes back to his group and watches Chan carefully.
In desperate times, trust is non-existent. Watch your back and speak everything which comes to mind.
That or you'll be cornered and the lies will come to haunt you…
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