Chapter 94: Whodunnit
The trial had been postponed and William made his way to his dining area. Dejected faces, fear, and uncertainty clouded the players. Sun-young had remained inside and asked William to verbally tell her what happened.
He didn’t. Ksenia did.
He cast her look. Her eyes furrowed deep, arms across, she appeared standoff-ish. She didn’t want to talk. William obligated that silent request.
"I didn’t know him that well," Ksenia began, wall to the window, eyes down. Ksenia clenched her fist. "He was just a guy I was interested in. But that’s no reason not to be pissed off. He didn’t deserve that."
The body was brought inside and placed in the storage room in the back. Besides the marks left by the rope, there was a massive hole in his chest as if somebody had forcibly gouged out his heart. There was no question that his death had been gruesome. William hoped it hadn’t been painful.
Ksenia went on, every word a twist of emotion, "When I trained, boys hated me. When I was in a wheelchair, boys avoided me. Dating and love, I was never good at either. So here, in this world, I promised myself that if I saw a cute boy, I’d ask him out and get him to fall in love with me. It’s a damn shame that he had to die. A real shame."
William looked to Sun-young. Was there even a way to comfort her?
’I doubt it. Other than finding the guy responsible...’ William swallowed the nerves he had. He would be lying if he said he wasn’t rattled. For two days, he had been hanging out with Paul at Kazi’s request. He had an incredibly fun time with him too. To call them close would be an exaggeration.
But like Ksenia said—it was a damn shame he had to die. His head was heavy with the short memories they made. The games they played, the banter and jokes between, how was someone that so alive and meek now be at the back of the train, unable to speak ever again? Unable to feel joy ever again?
His head continued to ache and he let out a small groan.
"Why do people have to die," William muttered. Almost everywhere he went, there were bodies. Death.