Chapter 36: Chapter 5: Burnt Bodies with No Clear Motive Part 7

Suddenly, a shadow started to emerge from the icy depths, and a hopefully look came across our faces. After a couple seconds, the shadow broke the surface, and revealed itself to be Joseph!

… Joseph’s body, to be exact, which had drifted its way to the surface of the water, unmoving, and frozen. The hopeful look turned itself into terrified fear as we realized that Joseph had either drowned or frozen to death, and a few of us screamed once we realized that Joseph Lombardo was dead.

The floor that had opened up began to close, and I stepped back, hitting my back against the wall. I couldn’t believe what I had just seen. I had tried to act cold and uncaring during the trial, but the truth of the matter began to hit me at that point. Before I could think too much though, the gas entered the room once more.