28 Hyenas

"You have to leave while you still can...it hurt my heart throwing you out there..with those..those things. But it's better than being in here."

Hana looks like she's about to cry...as she walk down the stairs Lupo raised her gun.

"Wha-what are you doing?"

"That's far enough.."

Lupo is just looking out for my well being, She doesn't trust anyone that isn't her team.

"Lupo lower your weapon. Hana...what do you mean by that?"

Hana quickly ran to my side and avoiding the bodies hanging on the ceiling.

"The manager....he went insane. He believe that one day we're gonna run out of supplies so he send the men out for a supply run...but the thing is that none of the men return...some of the men that remain in the hotel became slightly agitated by it. We have many foods to feed, Us the workers and our customers."

Hana then wipes her tears...this doesn't make any sense...why would the hotel run out of supplies so quickly, the outbreak happened yesterday. I gently grab her cheeks with both of my hands and wipe her tears.

"Lupo...shut the door."

Lupo hearing this nods and walks up the stair, she looks in both direction to ensure no one was nearby before shutting it. Lupo turns to face me give the all clear...I touch her face gently rubbing her cheek.

"Young..master."

I lower my hands down her neck and chock her tightly. The moment she felt this she starts to struggle.

"You're lying...Madam Hana."

"Let go! let me go!"

She struggles and looks terrified as she see the boy in front of her...his eyes are empty.

"Now you're going to tell me truth when I let go of you...and if you lie or run. I'll kill you...then I'll kill the girls...do we have an understand...oh spare me the theatrics. I know a broken person when I see one."

She quiets down and nods...I let her go and she held her neck gasping for air. Lupo aim her gun at her in case she does something funny.

"So tell me how is it the supplies for a hotel which by the way shouldn't be in a bad state considering the outbreak happened yesterday...gotten so bad?"

"The supplies truck was suppose to be here with food yesterday morning...but it didn't arrive, we thought there was an accident. The owner..was furious as he was contacting the driver non-stop...then..those things start to show up..some got into the store..and some of the men manage to kill them but some were unfortunate as they got bit by those monster."

She bit her lips recalling the tragic event yesterday...but something seem off.

"The owner order the men that got bit to leave in order to protect his girls and property, they of course were furious..so he...he order the other men to kick them out."

I see..but that doesn't explain what happen to these unfortunate men here.

"And these men?"

Hana looks towards them hesitatingly and starts to cry.

"The owner..when the food supplies starts to drop he order his men to go out to retrieve more..he promised he would pay them a lot of money if they manage to scrounge back some food..but those men never came back..worried he starts to lose his mind...and he poison the men and...and he begun skinning them. He threatened to kill us as well if we talk, he has lost it."

She grab hold of my hand holding tightly causing Lupo to quickly raise her gun..her finger is on the trigger. I wave my hand signaling her to stand down. I crouch down looking at her while moving her hair so I could see her face. I smile and kiss her.

She was surprise by this, she then felt something went down her throat.

"When I kiss you, I gave you a pill which you swallowed..now that pill is an explosive pill. I press of the detonator..and well you won't be having a great time."

She starts to panic and curse me.

"Why! I told you everything!"

"And I said spare me the theatrics."

"Tell me...Madam Hana. How's your son?"

Her pupils shrunk when I ask her that.

"What?....what do you mean by that?"

"Your son..he used to work here am I correct?"

"How?"

"The pictures hanging on the wall, at the lobby I saw a picture of a young man smiling...he wore a name tag it Nakamura Kaito...and for some reason you seem quite attached to that man in the picture. So I did a background check, I went to the reception table to check the employee list...and guess what I found out...you and the man sharing the same last name...he seem quite young to be your husband...so I assume he's your son."

She pursed her lips, she underestimate that a child could figure her out.

"Nakamura Kaito..was indeed my son."

She look as if she had lost all hope.

"He was the one that got bit trying to protect the girls didn't he?"

"....He got bit trying to protect me...that stupid boy."

Tears starts to stream down her cheeks as she recall back that day her son had died.

"That owner..that pathetic little man killed my son!"

She starts to loose in her hair slowly becomes disheveled and her eyes became slightly maddening due to grief.

"You killed these men didn't you, these men beside your son have been mistreating you and your girls. The girl I saw earlier in the dining hall look way too malnourished for an event that happen yesterday. The abuse must have been years hadn't it."

She slowly calms down and plop down on her knee. She looks distraught and lose hope.

"My son..he wasn't suppose to be here, he could have continue his study and became a lawyer but he chose to give it all up to protect me from them...he started gathering evidences for the police to use. When the owner confronted him about it he threatened him..of course him being my son..he had to be brave."

"I see..."

"While protecting me..the owner push him into one of those thing."

Her eyes then slowly turns into hatred.

"These men took advantage of us and raped us afterward...so last night I poison their drinks and skin them one at a time."

"The owner..why is he alive?"

"I wanted to torture him...but then all you came at the worse time. We had no choice but to release him from his office to speak to you, I threatened to kill him if he talks."

Lupo then realize something.

"Ah it's no wonder he wants to purchase our services.. and act so fearful."

"He couldn't risk telling all of you what had happened because he's afraid he might be arrested when the whole thing is over."

"I see, well then I guess that's that."

I walk towards Lupo leaving Hana on the floor.

"We're not going to kill her?"

I look towards Lupo smiling.

"Why?...there's no reason to. She didn't try to kill us...are you going to kill us?"

I turn to ask Hana to which she shook her head denying such thoughts.

"See, I'm sleepy, Let's sleep Lupo. Remember what you said, you and I in bed."

"*Sigh*"

Hana then quickly stood up looking at me confuse.

"Wait...your just gonna let me go after everything I did."

I laugh at her.

"Look..we all have done something we're not proud off..this...this is quite quaint to be perfectly honest. I was expecting more, but oh well..Goodnight Madam Hana..I'll see you tomorrow."

We left her in the basement surrounded by all her crimes....she has to live with it from now on...so there's no point in making her suffer. I wonder..what will her son think of her now?

To Be Continue...