Hide and seek Part III

“And brought yourself to Death, is that right? Did you use your head at all, Richard?!?”

“Huh?”

“As soon as they know you are going to kill him, they will hunt you until you are dead. I'll tell you what. They won’t stop even if you’d exchanged with your nephew’s life.”

“But he is safe, isn’t he? Don’t overthink it, Eric.”

“Eric?”

Thud!

I quickly turned around and sat pressed to the crate because I was shocked by the name I heard. I accidentally crashed into something, so a thudding sound was heard. My heart throbbed rapidly. I was scared they would know I was hiding right here. My hands flew over my mouth, trying to stay calm enough not to hastily do anything wrong. I grew extra alarmed when the conversation paused for a bit.

“What was that?”

“Dy probably bumped into the window, so the box fell down,” Eric replied. He sighed and went back to talking with Richard. “Don’t change the subject. You can’t ignore this. Do you know you’re making him suspect us?”