Then, she said to the camera, “Okay, we’ve obtained the information about the deceased. They are…”
As she continued to broadcast, I was too shocked to speak.
Because Mandy’s photo was shown on the screen. She was one of the dead!
Mandy was dead! The other person who had died with her was her roommate.
I remembered Mandy complaining to me about it. “That girl doesn’t care about hygiene. She always brings different men into the room. Every time she brings a man here, she bangs them until midnight. She screams worse than a sow.”
I asked Mandy why she didn’t separate from the girl. Her excuse was that the rent was worth the price and had a good location. It would be difficult to find a more suitable place.
“But I’ll eventually separate from her. Either she leaves or I leave,” Mandy had once said.
Unexpectedly, they both died together before they could separate!
The news said that the two people’s corpses were discovered by their neighbors this morning, but the forensics speculated that the time of death was yesterday afternoon.
In other words, when I was wondering why Mandy didn’t come to the gathering, she was already dead!
The news also said that Mandy and the girl died in a terrifying manner. They both had their organs emptied after their throats were slit.
The murderer was extremely perverted. He even hung their organs on the drying rack like clothes, and the balcony was covered in blood.
“Mandy? That name sounds familiar. Did you mention that name to me?” Dacia’s confused voice came from behind.
I nodded with some difficulty while tears silently streamed down my face.
“The colleague I told you about.”
This was horrible. I had heard from Lily yesterday that she had spoken to Mandy on the phone this morning. Why had Mandy been killed that afternoon?
“You okay?” Dacia sensed that I was upset and walked over to hug me.
I leaned against his chest and listened to the host’s voice on the television.
“This is the most terrifying case that the town of Eureka has experienced in the past hundred years. I hope that the police can catch the real culprit soon and give an explanation to the two victims. At the same time, it will relieve all the residents of Eureka of their fear.”
“I can’t believe this is real…” I couldn’t control my tears.
“You’re in bad shape. Do you want to take a few days off?” Dacia suggested.
I wiped my tears away and shook my head. “No need. I’ll get a deduction for taking leave.”
Either way, I had to make a living.
“Okay, but the news just said it’s not safe out there now. From tomorrow on, I’ll escort you to and from work.”
Dacia was very sweet, and it finally comforted my sad heart a little.
For the rest of the day, I stayed snuggled up to Dacia.
I watched cartoons, and followed him even when he went to drink water.
I didn’t know what was wrong with me. Maybe I was shocked by the news of Mandy’s death.