"You're next!'
I stepped away from the doorway.
"You're next!'
His voice followed me into the corridor, growing hoarse as someone moved past me and hurried inside. I remained beside the wall until a nurse pulled the door partly closed.
Even then, I could still hear him.
'You're next!'
"….."
I looked down at my hands.
After a little while, Geneva came out. She stopped in front of me, her sleeve wet where the water had spilled over it.
"Did you know?"
I lifted my head.
"Did you know this was going to happen?"
My lips parted, but I couldn't quite find an answer.
I did suspect it. In fact, I knew it was going to happen.
But I had to go.
I needed to make sure.
"I could see it from the face you made when you entered... How you weren't surprised at all by the reaction. Right, now that I think about it, when I called you, you asked if he'd said anything strange..."
Her fingers tightened around her sleeve.
"Why?"
"...."
