The hum of the flashlight reverberated through the narrow tunnel, every hair on my body standing on end as the darkness around us seemed to shift.
Once again, I counted the number of people in my team in my mind.
'There's Nora. There's Niel, and there's... Mia.'
Then—!
My head snapped back, the torch beam swinging toward the others in a sharp arc. Light washed over their faces one by one as I scanned them quickly, searching for anything out of place.
But…
"..."
I looked around carefully.
There were only three people.
Mia stood off to the side, with Niel and Nora close beside her. The beam of my flashlight moved across their faces one at a time, lingering just long enough to confirm what I was seeing. Their expressions were tense and confused, but it was no doubt them.
I shifted the light behind them, sweeping it across the damp walls and the empty stretch of tunnel beyond.
I swallowed slowly, my mouth dry as unease settled deeper in my chest.
Was I seeing this?
