93 Mass Grave (2/2)

”W-w-wh-who is there?” I said. No response.

Slowly, I began seeing things in the dark. A dim blue light appeared ahead. I was in some sort of hallway. It was dusty, and the walls were rough.

”Do I know this place?” I said under my breath. At that moment, I felt something touch my neck. I panicked and turned around, but there was no one there.

”What is going on here?” I was trembling. This was not the sort of place anyone could feel safe. While I was still panicking, I felt something else on my hair. I got a few steps back from where I was and I touched my head, trying to understand what it was. My hand got wet.

I looked up. There was water dripping down a crack on the ceiling. I had a relief, there was nothing dangerous that I could see.

”I hope that water doesn't come from the sewage.” I said. This could very well be the reason of the bad smell. I started walking again, this time, with the guidance of the blue light that had appeared in the hallway.

As I got further forward, I began noticing things on the walls. There were objects of various sizes and shapes buried into the walls. Just then, the realisation hit me hard.

”I know this place, don't I?” I said. With my bare hands, I tried to dig into the walls. These 'objects'... They were bones.

”Oh, screw me, I know this place!” I yelled. I have come here once before... This was the labyrinth-like path that lead me into the underground facility for the first time!

”This was it!” I yelled. ”This is the mass grave you were searching for! Only if I knew earlier, only if I could remember...”

I carefully looked around. Buried deep down here, there lied the bodies of many poor souls... The spirits of the members of this Community. I had no idea why the location of this grave was so important for them, but it was the time to complete the deal we had. If I had any chance to rescue Idil and bring eternal peace to this school, or prison; this could be it.

I really wanted to hear Cansu's reaction about this discovery, but unfortunately, she had no means to talk to me down here. I was sure she was just as excited as I was.

I began running further into the hallway to find my way back into the underground facility and contact The Community.

Just then, another realisation hit me. The Community had stopped following me for a while now. The reason for that... Could it be... Could they know I was somehow going to end up here!? It sure sounded crazy, but I couldn't help thinking about it.

”Wait for me, hold in there...” I repeated as I kept running and running. After a while, I got to an intersection. There was one path to the right, and one to the left. They were identical, and both of them were illuminated by the same blue light.

I stopped right in the middle of the intersection.

”Which way was it?”