“Oh, no,” Drew repeats the same thing I did.
“Is there something we need to be aware of?” Zeke snaps at me.
“We’ve got them down.” Jag says before adding. “Don’t worry, Eli. I got you.”
Z turns, looking at me again as we slow our pace, closing the distance.
“I can actually confirm now that the entire precinct did, in fact, see it.”
“I’m going to kill you.”
“What?” Zeke and Drew both shout, for different reasons.
“Worth it.” I mumble, glancing over and seeing him trying not to laugh this time.
Maybe I was too quick to say they’ll never come around.
“Guys, there’s quite a few more coming down the hall.”
“How do you know?”
“Cameras on the computer here.” Jag pauses again.
Blood lines the hallway as we approach.
“Some of this has to be from when we came out of here earlier.” I can feel them looking at us.
Drew finishes. “We shot our way out. I know a few followed us, but we lost them.”
“How’d they not assume you were going to Low?” Z asks.
“We moved her and Dan.” I tell him.
“Dan’s here?”
“Yup. Who do you think’s keeping her alive?”
Z laughs to himself, shaking his head and mumbling. “Poor guy.”
I notice it as we’re about to breach the door. Motioning to Z and gaining his attention, I point my rifle down at the ground, at the blood droplets as they move down the hallway.
“You guys go.” He whispers to the rest before he moves over to me. “Let’s go.”
“Shit,” Jag whispers.
“What?”
“Drew, be ready.”
“What?” multiple voices mix over the waves.
“They had your room pulled up. They were looking for you, I guess, after they figured out you weren’t in the original one. I can see 6 of them coming down the hall.”
“What?” she calls out.
“Where the fuck are they?” Z snaps out.
“Hallway 300, passing room 356.”
