Chapter 2: Doubts and thoughts.
On the other bank, on top of a pier, a girl with short, length-neck purple hair and blue eyes was walking nervously back and forth; she wore glasses and wore a uniform identical to Azumi and Megumi's.
I swear as soon as they come back they'll hear me... They're swimming and I'm here twiddling my thumbs! And this with the excuse that we couldn't leave the truck unattended!
She glanced at the olive-green Dodge WC truck parked a short distance from where she stood.
As if thieves could lurk in this forest... What idiocy!
She snorted, stopping.
They could be gone for hours…
After a few minutes she heard the engine of a boat, which made her turn towards the lake. She noticed the speedboat with their friends on board heading towards the mainland.
They back already? Strange…
When the vessel was docked she said:
"I thought…"
She stopped, noticing that Azumi, standing up, was holding an unconscious, half-naked girl .
"Who is that girl?" She asked, surprised, pointing to the stranger.
"A failed suicide." The copperhead replied.
"And did you bring her with you?"
Megumi stood up next to her, shooting her a dirty look.
"Should we have let her die? Or maybe abandon her in the forest? So, once she was awake she would try to finish the job (if you know what I mean) or she would be mauled by bears!" She stated.
"No but…"
"Shut up, Rumi! Get in the truck, we'll take her to the camp!" Azumi ordered her.
The girl named Rumi hesitated. For all she knew, that girl was crazy, and she was at risk of harming herself (which she had already tried to do) or other people.
"Move your ass, Rumi!" Megumi ordered, noticing her hesitation.
Annoyed, the bespectacled woman clenched her fists.
"Moderate your words! I remind you that we are all three equals! And then why should I bring a stranger among us?"
In response, Azumi approached her and, giving her a murderous look, replied:
"Because otherwise you'll take an unscheduled dive, and we'll walk away, leaving you here. We know how to drive too, you know?"
Rumi swallowed, intimidated.
"Okay… Let's go."
Azumi smiled, then said:
"Get in the driver's seat. Megumi, you get our uniforms. I'll take care of our new guest."
Azumi loaded the girl, still unconscious, into the back of the truck, placing her gently on the ground, then sat down next to her.
She asked me how she will react when she discovers that she failed to kill herself. Maybe she'll enrage with me..
She let out a sigh.
It doesn't matter... However, I seem to have already seen her in the past, but I don't remember where.
At that moment she was joined by Megumi, who, holding their uniforms in her hands, sat down next to her.
"You know that when we get back to camp we'll be bombarded with questions, right?" She asked.
She turned to look at her.
"What will we do?"
Azumi smiled at her.
"Of course, we will respond."