"Let's go shower and go."
I fed Georgie and we went to shower and head over to the park. It was a weird feeling. Most of the staff had moved on from Ruth's death and were loud and excited to go back to work. Then, there was us, the handful that knew what actually happened to both her and Blane, and that somewhere around the camp or park, was a killer. And we had three days to figure out who it was before another one of us died.
Koi and Swayze had been promoted to the same job I had. It was nice, having people I knew and enjoyed being around todo my job. Before, I'd been finding random groups of people to take selfies with and join on rides. While the park guests loved it, I hated only spending a few hours with people, only to never see them again. It felt fake and made me miss the road and the friends on my list.
If I stayed… would I ever see them again?
I shook the thought from my mind and turned to Koi.
"What ride do you want to go on next?"
"Can we stay as far away as we can from the Cyclone?" Swayze said, staring at the ground. He still hadn't given us details, but we'd heard that Ruth's body had been found near the coaster. It was still closed for another week.
"Yeah, let's do the bumper cars," Koi agreed.
We spent all morning finding guests and hyping them up about the park. Swayze and Koi had a social media account that they went live on. I was slightly uncomfortable, as I didn't use any social media, but I followed their lead. They spoke to the camera and the people commented as if they were right here with us, and that seemed to make them more popular. I watched in awe as hearts, crowns, and money signs flooded the screen.
At lunch, Koi turned off the stream and we took lunch at a hot dog cart, just the three of us.
"How much money do you make that way?" I asked, adding ketchup to my dog.
Koi shrugged. "Not much. A couple hundred a month from our subscribers. Usually, with gifts and stuff, it's about a grand total."
"And that's if we're online a lot," Swayze added. "With work and... the other stuff, we've been too busy to go live." The mood darkened for a moment and Koi knocked Swayze's shoulder.
"Well, now we have time. It's literally our job. Maybe we'll get a bump in subscribers." Koi grinned, forcing the shadowsaway. We ate and the conversation stopped for a bit. My mind wandered back to last night.
"Koi, why were you in just your underwear when you came in last night?"
His eyes widened and he blinked.
"They were filthy. Marisol?—"
"Marisol what?" Swayze cut him off.
"She took them. We were all fucking tired. She said she was going to burn them..." The realization hit Koi's face as he said the words. He slammed his hand on the table and stood. "Fuck me, man. I'll be back." He grabbed the rest of his hotdog and drink and stormed off to go find my sister.
Rule 41 - Koi
Villains come in all shapes.
Islammed the door open so hard it hit the wall and made a loud thump. Marisol was on the phone. She jumped and hurried to end the call. She stood and glared at me.
"What the hell do you want, Koi?"
"My clothes. How none of us realized how stupid that was baffles me."
A slow, evil grin spread upon her lips. "I don't know what you're talking about."
I was shaking with rage. She had me by my balls. His blood covered mine and everyone else’s clothes. One wrong move and she'd be giving the police the evidence to pin his death on us.
"You didn't add your clothes to the mix."
"I didn't need to. I told you I'd burn them, and I fully intend on doing that. I just haven't had the time. As you can see, we all have jobs to attend to. Are you doing yours?" She tilted her head to the side.
"We have three days. Do you even have a clue as to who it was that wrote that note?"
Her eyes took on an annoyed look and motioned to the door. "Shut the door."
