Apocalypsis

 Darkest Corners---part 1

8. Gruesome killer

Barrett was sitting in his office-cum lab, his face was down, resting on the table, his hands were hanging on both sides. Miss Sara knocked on his door," Come in, please", Barrett said, without raising his head. Sara noticed a sign of severe anger, grief, sorrow and hopelessness in his face, which she had never seen before. Barrett was always an energetic, funny and nice man, who will smile even in the worst situations. He has motivated people in the Company, but today it feels that he is no less than a bankrupt man.

"Sir, I have news on a serious issue", Sara put her statement slowly, carefully choosing the words, which will not cause any damage to Barrett's mood. To her surprise, Barrett just nodded slowly and raised his head to light a cigarette. Lighting it, he said," As long it is of no use, don't even try to tell me". Sarah continued, "Well apparently, a 21-year-old boy was found dead in the roads that pass through the woods. According to the forensics, the boy was identified as  Harry Lawrence; a college student who is also a good footballer. He has died due to excessive bleeding and psychological shock. Something had pierced his chest, straight through the aorta, which caused continuous bleeding. He possibly died between 12 and 1:30 am".

 Barrett showed little interest in her words. Instead, he moved towards the glass windows and stood there for a while. Suddenly, something flashed in his mind. He moved towards Sara and asked her," Did you just say that he got pierced in his chest?", Sara nodded, her eyes fixed on Barrett. "Are you trying to imply that it was none other than...", Barrett said," Yes sir, I am afraid that it was none other than subject 117, or the infamous Teufel", Sara said, her eyes were wide with fear and anxiety. Barrett slowly moved towards the chair, and somehow took the seat, his hands were shaking terribly. "Sir, I think you need a break, shall I leave now?", Sara asked. "What have we done Sara?" Barrett said, "we had just released a gruesome monster in the wild." "What's next sir?", Sara asked nervously, Barrett said, with a hushed voice, "Time to gear up for the war, that's gonna be start soon".

In the hotel, a tall man entered. He was wearing a black hoodie, long, dirty trousers, rainboots; his face was almost covered, only eyes were visible, he had a backpack and a suitcase. He asked the receptionist for a room facing the woods. "What's your name, sir?" the receptionist asked him, the man replied," My name is Markus".

To be continued.....