"No, just what the news said." I shrugged.
Fabian relaxed. "You know, I always thought she'd get better after Domino left. She was always jealous of her. My mom too. They made her life miserable. But fuck, it feels like Marisol's just gotten worse."
"It might also be your mom marrying so fast," I offered. "That's always hard."
My dad had pulled that bullshit. He left my mom and was married within a week of the official divorce. Fabian's mom's second marriage wasn't all that far off. It was barely a year after Mr. Risky's death that she remarried.
"Yeah, it was probably a mix of both. Although Uncle Carlos does take her on trips and stuff to make her feel special. Being the only girl now and all."
"It's here." I put my arm out to stop Marisol from going further. The smell of rotting flesh flooded our noses.
"Oh my god." She gagged.
"Well, it's summer, so the heat probably isn't helping. Cover your nose," I warned, pulling my shirt over my face. I reached for her, taking her hand. Despite being soft from having an easy job, it felt like sandpaper compared to Domino's soft hands. "It's just under that tree."
Slowly, we made our way over. The air around us was hot and stuffy. Animals scurried away and birds cawed loudly over us. Marisol let out a sharp cry as the body came into clearer view. Her body shook as she finally took another step, and then another, and then when we got closer, it was my time to be surprised.
A chill went over my spine.
Someone had put a Jason mask on his face.
"Is this some sort of sick joke?" Marisol snapped.
I bent down, taking the mask off and revealing an even more decayed Elliott Spencer. Marisol cried out again and began to sob loudly, but I was deaf to her outpour of emotion. All I could focus on was the back of the mask. Whoever had placed it there had written something inside.
Good Luck!
Rule 43 - Domino
Don’t get in the wave pool.
Istared at the photos tacked to the cabin walls. My memories were all here, a reminder of why I couldn't just leave. Why I didn't want to leave. It was day four, which meant unless they found the killer today, someone else was going to die. If I left now, then the game would go on forever until they found me again.
The creak of the floorboards alerted me that someone was awake. I turned to see Koi sliding out of bed, pulling on his pants.
"Morning, Blessing," he murmured, coming to me. "How do you feel?" He rested his chin on my shoulder. I hadn't been interested in sex or anything even remotely intimate in the last two days. They'd both tried, but considering my fragile state, they backed off.
"It's day four," I reminded him.
"Yes, but you're safe. We're going to be with you at the park all day. No one is going to touch you when they've got thousands of people all around with cameras on their persons."
I nodded. He was right, being at the park felt like the safe place to be. But how could I pretend I was happy to be there,when all I could think about was who was next, or if they'd already been killed?
Swayze got up, and together, the three of us got around and headed to the park.
It was an odd feeling, almost a sharp electricity in the air. Everyone around us was laughing and jumping around, happy to be spending another day working at Risky Rush Park. Then, there was the handful of us fully aware of what could happen today. We trudged to the time clocks, swiped in, and then walked to our positions somberly.
"Why don't we spend some time interviewing people for our channel today?" Swayze suggested. I liked that idea. It kept my mind occupied far more than simply riding rides and trying to psych people up. This would keep me engaged and not so much in my head. Swayze pulled the tripod out of his backpack and we started off to find people who could be fun on camera.
Koi turned the live stream on and did the intro while I threw on a smile and hurried over to a group of people our age. They lit up when they saw me.
"You're Domino! We've seen the commercials!" one girl gushed.
"Is it true you're the long-lost sister?" another asked.
I forced myself to keep smiling. "I am. But I'm back now and having such a blast at the park this summer. I wanted to see if you guys would be down to be interviewed for our channel?"
"Really?" a man asked.
