16 Hunt (2)

When I got in the middle of the road, I managed to see a man walking towards me. He was around the age of 60. But he looked like a rich person.

I knew that it was him.

The politician.

I thought:

"So, I was correct, it'll really happen somewhere around here? But why in the middle of the road?"

When he got close enough to be able to see my face as clearly as possible, he stopped at one place.

He looked at me and suddenly, I saw fear in his eyes.

"Does he think that I'll kill him?"

Only this came to my mind.

I sensed despair coming from him.

Suddenly he looked behind me.

At this moment his despair doubled.

I don't know how but I sensed a will for killing.

The feeling was completely different from everything that I've ever felt before this moment.

I wasn't able to move.

I heard a voice from far behind me:

"???": Every player is present. Let the hunt begin!

"What does he mean? What hunt? Does he treat this as a game?"

All sorts of questions came to my mind.

Then I managed to just say:

"What do you mean?"

"???": Don't pretend that you don't know what I mean. You probably thought about this a lot of times – this world is like a game for rich people. This is why everything is happening – we want to teach them a lesson. They should know their places. [long pause] I said too much.

"???": So, you came to kill me? You know that I'll tell people about your plans!

The politician managed to say this even when he was a lot more terrified than me.

He was a strong person.

"???": No one asked for your opinion. You know that even when you speak, we can send out "Minders" that will "correct" whatever mistake you've done. It has happened a lot of times. But like everyone, you just don't remember it.

Suddenly, I felt like we're being locked in a magical box...….