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Chapter 88 The previous lover 12
I went back to the swimming pool with the three boys, but as soon as I walked out of the passage, I was stunned. I had looked subconsciously at the spot where the bodies had been but they were gone. I quickly looked toward the pool again.
One, two, three. There should have only been two bodies in the pool. Now there was an extra one. Was it the boy on the shore?
The boy next to me looked at me doubtfully, and then followed my eyes to look at the pool and shouted in surprise. At the same time, a louder scream rang out from the fat boy. He must have seen the bodies as well.
Everyone slowed down and carefully approached the pool. I could very clearly hear everyone’s breathing, including my own.
"Who else is in there?” The thin boy asked, habitually pushing up his glasses.
I looked over to Lulu, but she and Xiao Lingdang seemed to have disappeared. I began to worry even more. If they had been there, I could have used their reactions to temper my own reaction. However, they were nowhere to be found.
"Is…Is…Is there anyone else? Is…Is the door open?" The fat boy's voice shook.
I turned my eyes to the gate, which was still closed.
The thin boy shook his head, patting the fat boy on the shoulder and whispering comfortingly. Then the boy approached me and leaned half his body against my arm. After all, I was the adult in the situation.
Although I was scared, I patted the boy reassuringly. My eyes continued to scan the pool and the room for information. Suddenly, I spotted something strange and my face involuntarily reflected my concern. The boys looked at me, so I pointed to the pool.
I realized that one of the three bodies wasn’t wearing swimming trunks but was instead dressed in clothes.
Two of the boys looked for a long time, trying to figure out what had caught my attention. The thin boy finally noticed and said, “Tong Hu is wearing clothes and has his phone in his hand.”
The other two looked in surprise as they realized what the thin boy said. I also looked at the body in surprise, because I’d just realized it was the boy who had been tricked while he was on the phone. So his name was Tong Hu…
The fat boy began sobbing, his whole body curling in on itself as the thin boy tried to comfort him.
"We're not going to die, right?" The other boy pulled on my sleeve, his eyes full of horror.
I don’t know, I don’t know! If Lulu were here, I would be certain of our safety, but now I wasn’t even sure if I’d survive the situation. How could I tell a young boy that though?
I shook my head. "No, we won’t die. Let's be careful. We’ll wait until the day comes."
The boy nodded, but the fat boy began hysterically shouting, "Stay till dawn? How do we stay till dawn? We will die, we will die!"
I didn't like the fat boy’s weakness but I also tried to remind myself that he was just a teenager. "It's very bright here. As long as we stay together, we’ll be fine until dawn."
The fat boy clutched his hair with both hands. "But maybe the lights will go out. We will die, we will die."
Before I could comfort them, the pool's lights flash a few times and then went out.
"See?! The lights are out! The ghosts heard us! We’re dead, we’re dead, we’re dead!"
Ignoring the fat boy’s panic, the thin boy and I both turned on the flashlights on our phones at the same time. Then we each took a deep breath.
"We're going to die. We're dead." The fat boy behind us continued to murmur, and I grew increasingly annoyed. In horror movies, ghosts always scare people from behind. I didn’t know why I suddenly thought of this, but the hair on the back of my neck all stood up at once.
I don't dare to turn around, so I looked at the thin boy next to me. I finally turned all the way around, but everything was dark.
I really wanted to make the thin boy look around behind me, but I tried to tell myself that it would be impossible for a ghost to appear there. After all, the fat boy was still behind me wailing. As I hesitated, I heard a single drop of water splash in the darkness.
The sound was very low, but it was like thunder to my ears. I whipped around, my flashlight shining only on the fat boy.
The fat boy had his head bowed and his hands covering his face. I breathed a sigh of relief, mocking myself for thinking there was danger in every sound. We were near a swimming pool. If I thought every drop of water was a ghost, I’d scare myself to death. I relaxed and began to turn around, then noticed the red on the ground.
My heart began to pound, and I turned back to the fat boy, shouting, “What are you doing?!”
My voice echoed around the room. The other two boys turned to look at the same time. Our flashlight beams illuminated a pool of bright red liquid that was slowly spreading from beneath the fat boy. The faint metallic smell combined with the smell of chlorine in the air.
The fat boy blinked and then looked at me, slowly raising his head. In a relieved voice, he said, “I’m dead now. As a ghost, I won’t be afraid of them.”
I realized that blood was trickling from beneath his jawline. The boy had taken a pen and stabbed it deep into the artery in his neck. The pen still filled the hole, so the blood flowed slowly out.
My hand began to tremble. I’d never seen the fat boy act so brave and calm. I was sure he’d been possessed.
The thin boy stepped past me and began to speak comfortingly to the fat boy as he pulled out gauze to wrap the wound with.
Strange. Why does he have gauze with him? I felt like everyone was a little bit strange, and I felt my heart beating more intensely. I began to doubt everything around me.
I looked back to the boys and realized the fat boy had fallen asleep.
"Let's go look for the switches and turn on the light," The thin boy said.
I frowned and said, "Where can we find it?"
Are we not going to worry more about the boy who just stabbed himself in the neck? I thought. I supposed I was the adult here, but I was lost on what to do, so I followed the thin boy’s suggestion.
Although the swimming pool area was very large, the only possible place for the switch to be was in the passage we just went through. Although there were not many doors in the passage, there were at least five or six rooms to check. Truthfully, I was afraid to look. I would rather everyone stayed together in this corner, especially now that the enemy was unknown.
"The switch should be in the office in the passageway. It shouldn't be far. The lifeguard didn't take a long time to turn on the lights last time," the thin boy said assuredly. "We’ll leave one person to guard him,” he said, pointing at the boy on the floor, “and the other two people will go find the switch. We’re not safe without light and our phones won’t last forever."
Although not willing to go, I nodded. The thin boy was right. Although I wasn’t sure what time it was, we still likely had a while to wait until dawn.
"Could it be a power outage though?" I asked.
The thin boy pointed to the swimming pool and said matter-of-factly, "There's still electricity out there."
The glass in front of the pool was painted with black paint, but we could still vaguely see light on the other side.
I nodded to agree and then we took on our roles. The other boy said he would stay to protect the fat boy, so the thin boy and I determined we would find the switches.
The thin boy handed his phone to the boy to use for light and then walked to the passageway with me. It was quiet, save for our footsteps and the occasional gasp as one of us was startled by the shadows.
We searched the first room. The room was very small and empty, with not even a desk or chair. We left to search the second room, third room, fourth room—locked, locked, empty. Soon we arrived at the last room.
This room was actually outside of the hallway. It was next to the big office where we had shut the lifeguard. I wasn’t eager to search it, but the door was already open. It seemed as though there was something wrong with the door’s hinges. When the thin boy pushed on the door, the noise it made was loud enough to make me jump.
The thin boy was brave enough to walk in first. When we entered the room, we saw rows of desks and chairs. It was obvious that this room was used often. We began to search carefully, watching each other’s backs to protect against danger.
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Chapter 88 The previous lover 12
I went back to the swimming pool with the three boys, but as soon as I walked out of the passage, I was stunned. I had looked subconsciously at the spot where the bodies had been but they were gone. I quickly looked toward the pool again.
One, two, three. There should have only been two bodies in the pool. Now there was an extra one. Was it the boy on the shore?
The boy next to me looked at me doubtfully, and then followed my eyes to look at the pool and shouted in surprise. At the same time, a louder scream rang out from the fat boy. He must have seen the bodies as well.
Everyone slowed down and carefully approached the pool. I could very clearly hear everyone’s breathing, including my own.
"Who else is in there?” The thin boy asked, habitually pushing up his glasses.
I looked over to Lulu, but she and Xiao Lingdang seemed to have disappeared. I began to worry even more. If they had been there, I could have used their reactions to temper my own reaction. However, they were nowhere to be found.
"Is…Is…Is there anyone else? Is…Is the door open?" The fat boy's voice shook.
I turned my eyes to the gate, which was still closed.
The thin boy shook his head, patting the fat boy on the shoulder and whispering comfortingly. Then the boy approached me and leaned half his body against my arm. After all, I was the adult in the situation.
Although I was scared, I patted the boy reassuringly. My eyes continued to scan the pool and the room for information. Suddenly, I spotted something strange and my face involuntarily reflected my concern. The boys looked at me, so I pointed to the pool.
I realized that one of the three bodies wasn’t wearing swimming trunks but was instead dressed in clothes.
Two of the boys looked for a long time, trying to figure out what had caught my attention. The thin boy finally noticed and said, “Tong Hu is wearing clothes and has his phone in his hand.”
The other two looked in surprise as they realized what the thin boy said. I also looked at the body in surprise, because I’d just realized it was the boy who had been tricked while he was on the phone. So his name was Tong Hu…
The fat boy began sobbing, his whole body curling in on itself as the thin boy tried to comfort him.
"We're not going to die, right?" The other boy pulled on my sleeve, his eyes full of horror.
I don’t know, I don’t know! If Lulu were here, I would be certain of our safety, but now I wasn’t even sure if I’d survive the situation. How could I tell a young boy that though?
I shook my head. "No, we won’t die. Let's be careful. We’ll wait until the day comes."
The boy nodded, but the fat boy began hysterically shouting, "Stay till dawn? How do we stay till dawn? We will die, we will die!"
I didn't like the fat boy’s weakness but I also tried to remind myself that he was just a teenager. "It's very bright here. As long as we stay together, we’ll be fine until dawn."
The fat boy clutched his hair with both hands. "But maybe the lights will go out. We will die, we will die."
Before I could comfort them, the pool's lights flash a few times and then went out.
"See?! The lights are out! The ghosts heard us! We’re dead, we’re dead, we’re dead!"
Ignoring the fat boy’s panic, the thin boy and I both turned on the flashlights on our phones at the same time. Then we each took a deep breath.
"We're going to die. We're dead." The fat boy behind us continued to murmur, and I grew increasingly annoyed. In horror movies, ghosts always scare people from behind. I didn’t know why I suddenly thought of this, but the hair on the back of my neck all stood up at once.
I don't dare to turn around, so I looked at the thin boy next to me. I finally turned all the way around, but everything was dark.
I really wanted to make the thin boy look around behind me, but I tried to tell myself that it would be impossible for a ghost to appear there. After all, the fat boy was still behind me wailing. As I hesitated, I heard a single drop of water splash in the darkness.
The sound was very low, but it was like thunder to my ears. I whipped around, my flashlight shining only on the fat boy.
The fat boy had his head bowed and his hands covering his face. I breathed a sigh of relief, mocking myself for thinking there was danger in every sound. We were near a swimming pool. If I thought every drop of water was a ghost, I’d scare myself to death. I relaxed and began to turn around, then noticed the red on the ground.
My heart began to pound, and I turned back to the fat boy, shouting, “What are you doing?!”
My voice echoed around the room. The other two boys turned to look at the same time. Our flashlight beams illuminated a pool of bright red liquid that was slowly spreading from beneath the fat boy. The faint metallic smell combined with the smell of chlorine in the air.
The fat boy blinked and then looked at me, slowly raising his head. In a relieved voice, he said, “I’m dead now. As a ghost, I won’t be afraid of them.”
I realized that blood was trickling from beneath his jawline. The boy had taken a pen and stabbed it deep into the artery in his neck. The pen still filled the hole, so the blood flowed slowly out.
My hand began to tremble. I’d never seen the fat boy act so brave and calm. I was sure he’d been possessed.
The thin boy stepped past me and began to speak comfortingly to the fat boy as he pulled out gauze to wrap the wound with.
Strange. Why does he have gauze with him? I felt like everyone was a little bit strange, and I felt my heart beating more intensely. I began to doubt everything around me.
I looked back to the boys and realized the fat boy had fallen asleep.
"Let's go look for the switches and turn on the light," The thin boy said.
I frowned and said, "Where can we find it?"
Are we not going to worry more about the boy who just stabbed himself in the neck? I thought. I supposed I was the adult here, but I was lost on what to do, so I followed the thin boy’s suggestion.
Although the swimming pool area was very large, the only possible place for the switch to be was in the passage we just went through. Although there were not many doors in the passage, there were at least five or six rooms to check. Truthfully, I was afraid to look. I would rather everyone stayed together in this corner, especially now that the enemy was unknown.
"The switch should be in the office in the passageway. It shouldn't be far. The lifeguard didn't take a long time to turn on the lights last time," the thin boy said assuredly. "We’ll leave one person to guard him,” he said, pointing at the boy on the floor, “and the other two people will go find the switch. We’re not safe without light and our phones won’t last forever."
Although not willing to go, I nodded. The thin boy was right. Although I wasn’t sure what time it was, we still likely had a while to wait until dawn.
"Could it be a power outage though?" I asked.
The thin boy pointed to the swimming pool and said matter-of-factly, "There's still electricity out there."
The glass in front of the pool was painted with black paint, but we could still vaguely see light on the other side.
I nodded to agree and then we took on our roles. The other boy said he would stay to protect the fat boy, so the thin boy and I determined we would find the switches.
The thin boy handed his phone to the boy to use for light and then walked to the passageway with me. It was quiet, save for our footsteps and the occasional gasp as one of us was startled by the shadows.
We searched the first room. The room was very small and empty, with not even a desk or chair. We left to search the second room, third room, fourth room—locked, locked, empty. Soon we arrived at the last room.
This room was actually outside of the hallway. It was next to the big office where we had shut the lifeguard. I wasn’t eager to search it, but the door was already open. It seemed as though there was something wrong with the door’s hinges. When the thin boy pushed on the door, the noise it made was loud enough to make me jump.
The thin boy was brave enough to walk in first. When we entered the room, we saw rows of desks and chairs. It was obvious that this room was used often. We began to search carefully, watching each other’s backs to protect against danger.
Chapter 88 The previous lover 12I went back to the swimming pool with the three boys, but as soon as I walked out of the passage, I was stunned. I had looked subconsciously at the spot where the bodies had been but they were gone. I quickly looked toward the pool again. One, two, three. There should have only been two bodies in the pool. Now there was an extra one. Was it the boy on the shore?The boy next to me looked at me doubtfully, and then followed my eyes to look at the pool and shouted in surprise. At the same time, a louder scream rang out from the fat boy. He must have seen the bodies as well. Everyone slowed down and carefully approached the pool. I could very clearly hear everyone's breathing, including my own."Who else is in there? The thin boy asked, habitually pushing up his glasses. I looked over to Lulu, but she and Xiao Lingdang seemed to have disappeared. I began to worry even more. If they had been there, I could have used their reactions to temper my own reaction. However, they were nowhere to be found."IsIsIs there anyone else? IsIs the door open?" The fat boy's voice shook. I turned my eyes to the gate, which was still closed.The thin boy shook his head, patting the fat boy on the shoulder and whispering comfortingly. Then the boy approached me and leaned half his body against my arm. After all, I was the adult in the situation.Although I was scared, I patted the boy reassuringly. My eyes continued to scan the pool and the room for information. Suddenly, I spotted something strange and my face involuntarily reflected my concern. The boys looked at me, so I pointed to the pool.I realized that one of the three bodies wasn't wearing swimming trunks but was instead dressed in clothes.Two of the boys looked for a long time, trying to figure out what had caught my attention. The thin boy finally noticed and said, Tong Hu is wearing clothes and has his phone in his hand.The other two looked in surprise as they realized what the thin boy said. I also looked at the body in surprise, because I'd just realized it was the boy who had been tricked while he was on the phone. So his name was Tong HuThe fat boy began sobbing, his whole body curling in on itself as the thin boy tried to comfort him."We're not going to die, right?" The other boy pulled on my sleeve, his eyes full of horror. I don't know, I don't know! If Lulu were here, I would be certain of our safety, but now I wasn't even sure if I'd survive the situation. How could I tell a young boy that though? I shook my head. "No, we won't die. Let's be careful. We'll wait until the day comes."The boy nodded, but the fat boy began hysterically shouting, "Stay till dawn? How do we stay till dawn? We will die, we will die!" I didn't like the fat boy's weakness but I also tried to remind myself that he was just a teenager. "It's very bright here. As long as we stay together, we'll be fine until dawn." The fat boy clutched his hair with both hands. "But maybe the lights will go out. We will die, we will die." Before I could comfort them, the pool's lights flash a few times and then went out."See?! The lights are out! The ghosts heard us! We're dead, we're dead, we're dead!" Ignoring the fat boy's panic, the thin boy and I both turned on the flashlights on our phones at the same time. Then we each took a deep breath. "We're going to die. We're dead." The fat boy behind us continued to murmur, and I grew increasingly annoyed. In horror movies, ghosts always scare people from behind. I didn't know why I suddenly thought of this, but the hair on the back of my neck all stood up at once. I don't dare to turn around, so I looked at the thin boy next to me. I finally turned all the way around, but everything was dark.I really wanted to make the thin boy look around behind me, but I tried to tell myself that it would be impossible for a ghost to appear there. After all, the fat boy was still behind me wailing. As I hesitated, I heard a single drop of water splash in the darkness. The sound was very low, but it was like thunder to my ears. I whipped around, my flashlight shining only on the fat boy.The fat boy had his head bowed and his hands covering his face. I breathed a sigh of relief, mocking myself for thinking there was danger in every sound. We were near a swimming pool. If I thought every drop of water was a ghost, I'd scare myself to death. I relaxed and began to turn around, then noticed the red on the ground.My heart began to pound, and I turned back to the fat boy, shouting, What are you doing?! My voice echoed around the room. The other two boys turned to look at the same time. Our flashlight beams illuminated a pool of bright red liquid that was slowly spreading from beneath the fat boy. The faint metallic smell combined with the smell of chlorine in the air.The fat boy blinked and then looked at me, slowly raising his head. In a relieved voice, he said, I'm dead now. As a ghost, I won't be afraid of them.I realized that blood was trickling from beneath his jawline. The boy had taken a pen and stabbed it deep into the artery in his neck. The pen still filled the hole, so the blood flowed slowly out.My hand began to tremble. I'd never seen the fat boy act so brave and calm. I was sure he'd been possessed. The thin boy stepped past me and began to speak comfortingly to the fat boy as he pulled out gauze to wrap the wound with.Strange. Why does he have gauze with him? I felt like everyone was a little bit strange, and I felt my heart beating more intensely. I began to doubt everything around me. I looked back to the boys and realized the fat boy had fallen asleep. "Let's go look for the switches and turn on the light," The thin boy said.I frowned and said, "Where can we find it?" Are we not going to worry more about the boy who just stabbed himself in the neck? I thought. I supposed I was the adult here, but I was lost on what to do, so I followed the thin boy's suggestion.Although the swimming pool area was very large, the only possible place for the switch to be was in the passage we just went through. Although there were not many doors in the passage, there were at least five or six rooms to check. Truthfully, I was afraid to look. I would rather everyone stayed together in this corner, especially now that the enemy was unknown."The switch should be in the office in the passageway. It shouldn't be far. The lifeguard didn't take a long time to turn on the lights last time," the thin boy said assuredly. "We'll leave one person to guard him, he said, pointing at the boy on the floor, and the other two people will go find the switch. We're not safe without light and our phones won't last forever." Although not willing to go, I nodded. The thin boy was right. Although I wasn't sure what time it was, we still likely had a while to wait until dawn. "Could it be a power outage though?" I asked.The thin boy pointed to the swimming pool and said matter-of-factly, "There's still electricity out there." The glass in front of the pool was painted with black paint, but we could still vaguely see light on the other side. I nodded to agree and then we took on our roles. The other boy said he would stay to protect the fat boy, so the thin boy and I determined we would find the switches. The thin boy handed his phone to the boy to use for light and then walked to the passageway with me. It was quiet, save for our footsteps and the occasional gasp as one of us was startled by the shadows.We searched the first room. The room was very small and empty, with not even a desk or chair. We left to search the second room, third room, fourth roomlocked, locked, empty. Soon we arrived at the last room. This room was actually outside of the hallway. It was next to the big office where we had shut the lifeguard. I wasn't eager to search it, but the door was already open. It seemed as though there was something wrong with the door's hinges. When the thin boy pushed on the door, the noise it made was loud enough to make me jump.The thin boy was brave enough to walk in first. When we entered the room, we saw rows of desks and chairs. It was obvious that this room was used often. We began to search carefully, watching each other's backs to protect against danger.
