Lie - Teaser

The sound of footsteps echoed through the empty, desolate halls. Two men and a woman, running for their lives, passed through these halls of the dead. They really didn't have a choice, someone was chasing them. Everywhere where they ran, it looked the same. Not only was the complex built like a labyrinth, the corridors where made identical to fool intruders. The woman was holding a map, with which she tried to navigate. One of the men held a suitcase tightly to his chest as he ran, always being close to fall whenever they turned into a new path. The other man was holding a scalpel, which was covered in dry blood. Everything was covered in blood. Their clothes, the map, the suitcase, the hallways... Everywhere they went, there was just more and more bodies. Someone had entered. It was now all over, the jig was up. If this came out to the rest of the world, surely they would all be blamed. But that was the least of their Problems right now. The woman stopped for a second, having to catch her breath. The men slows down when they notice this, not wanting to stop completely. Just one hour before this, they were just doing what they do everyday. They had just been working. The woman, Nicole, felt fear grasp her heart. She could hear them getting closer. The man with the suitcase, Martin, started to panic. He hurried over to Nicole, screaming at her.
- Don't just stand there, we have to move, we have to get out of here, now.
The man with the scalpel, Joseph, was motionless. He tried to listen for their sound, how far away they were. He looked down on his hands just for a moment, but that moment was enough. What he saw frightened him even more than their pursuers. His clothes, his hands, everything, sullied in blood. Not even during surgery did he get covered in so much blood. He was about to yell, when Nicole approached him, told him to just forget about it, and embraced him. Martin was still shouting at her, and now also on Joseph.
- We have to go, didn't you hear me before, they are closing in on us, it's not safe here.
But they wouldn't move an inch. Inside him, a hint of envy sparked. But the feeling was soon replaced by fear. They had been taking too long. Behind him he could hear the sound of someone hazing through the hallway, almost like he was dragging his weight behind him. Nicole heard the same thing, and knew what had to be done. She looked into the face of her lover, and Joseph knew what she wanted him to do. He gave her the scalpel, and whispered to her that he would wait for her, so she had to make it back alive. Nicole could do nothing more than to silently nod, trying her best to hold back her tears that was welling up. Martin couldn't wait anymore, so he just grabbed Joseph's arm and yanked him away from Nicole, both of whom crying, knowing full well that they might never see each other again. Alive that is.