Memory Lapse

Without further hesitation, Jean heaved a sigh and stealthily crossed to the other end while fixing his gaze on the two guys. In the next moment, he stepped into the bathroom and heaved a sigh of relief.

That was the moment he noticed something. He needed to lock the bathroom door. Without thinking twice, he pressed on the button and the door silently slid back to its frame. When it touched the end, it released a clicking sound.

*Click!*

The ugly guy who was one step away from the door froze in place and came to a sudden halt. Turning in the direction of the sound almost simultaneously, the two guys exchanged curious glances.

"Did you do that?"

The ugly guy asked out of curiosity.

The other guy gazed at him in contempt. After a while, he snorted.

"You must be a fool to think that way"

The other guy said with a hint of rage in his voice.

"Then tell me, what released that sound?"

The ugly guy blurted out.

The other guy refrained from answering and pouted.

Realizing that the other guy was not going to answer his question, the ugly guy shrugged and turned around. In the next moment, he took a step forward, pulled out a key from his trouser pocket, inserted it in the lock of the door and turned it.

Click!

When he was done with locking the door, he let out a wicked smile and turned around. Noticing that the other guy was now facing the other side, he shouted at him and immediately tossed the key in his direction.

Quickly turning around and reflexively catching the key mid-air with one hand with the other one holding on the briefcase, the other guy glared at the ugly guy and snorted.

"You are a nasty moron"

The other guy scolded after a few moments of tense silence.

In response, the ugly guy grinned and approached him.

"Now you have to continue with the search of the key, but before that, we have to confirm the source of the sound we heard some moments ago."

With that, he turned around and headed to the bathroom section. After a few moments of hesitation, the ugly guy followed him.

"The sound must have been caused by our subject"

The other guy said in a low tone.

"What is that?"

The ugly guy asked, prompting the other guy to stop. At that moment, the ugly guy caught up with him and stood beside him.

"The guy that we laid in that bed"

The other guy said while pointing back with his thumb.

"Oh, you could have said it that way!"

The ugly guy exclaimed.

"We don't have time for such nonsense talk, the briefcase is needed back there. We need to be quick."

With that, he stepped in the bathroom section and gazed at the bathroom door. The ugly guy joined him and gazed in the same direction. After a few moments of silence, the other guy took a step forward and out stretched his hand to press the button of the bathroom door.

At that moment, a sudden sound from his back attracted his attention.

Slowly lowering his hand and turning back in the direction of the sound, he saw the ugly guy pulling the drawer on the opposite side.

"What are you doing there?"

The other guy asked almost immediately. Quickly lifting his head and glancing in the direction of the voice, the ugly guy smiled wryly.

"of course, I am searching for the key."

"But that was not what we had agreed on, as we were to check the source of the strange sound first, before searching for the key"

The other guy said out of frustration.

"I want to go back and join others in watching the movie, so, I don't think I will engage myself in some unnecessary activities, just because you asked me to"

With that, the ugly guy turned his attention to the drawer he had just opened. In the next moment, a bewilderment grin appeared on his face. He then quickly picked something from the drawer and lifted in the air.

"What is this?"

Not sure what the ugly guy was alluding to, the other guy left the left wing and approached him. When he got much closer, his eyes widened.

"Is that the key?"

The other guy asked out of confusion.

Almost instantly, the ugly guy feigned a throw. The other guy realizing that the ugly guy didn't release the key, he clicked his tongue and frowned.

"You almost made me trip. I think you will have to reduce these games of yours, they are getting out of hand"

With that, he grabbed the key from the ugly guy and scoffed.

"Now that the key is here, let's find our subject"

The other guy said in a gallant tone.

During this time, Jean was seating on the toilet tab.

When he locked the bathroom door a while ago, he noticed that there was a constriction lock from the inside, this was meant to prevent people from the outside from barging into the bathroom when someone was already inside, so, he locked it too. Immediately he locked himself inside, he felt much comfortable.

That was the moment his gaze darted around and he managed to notice a toilet on the furthest edge of the bathroom with a sizable sink a few meters away from it.

And there was where he was seated right now.

Remembering that the last time he inspected the bathroom he didn't check inside, he understood the reason to why he didn't notice the toilet the first time he inspected the bathroom. He was surprised how such things fitted in such a small space, yet they still felt comfortable to their users.

"I don't think I am going to do that. My job here was to find the key and now that I have found it, I don't see any reason of staying in this place."

With that, the ugly guy started leaving.

"Stop!"

The other guy resounded.

Hearing this, the ugly guy who had reached the door separating the bathroom section and the bed chamber stopped instantly. He then turned around slowly and glowered at the other guy.

"What is…"

He was forced to leave his statement midway after seeing the briefcase flying his way. Unlike the last time the briefcase was thrown at him, this time around he caught it.

"Why did you do that?"

The ugly guy asked with exasperation.

The other guy let out a wicked smile.

"You now know how annoying that act is?"

When the ugly guy heard this, he scowled.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to say something, the other guy added,

"Return that briefcase where you took it, and if you want to leave after that, you are free to do that."

With that, he turned around and headed to the cabinet area in the dark area.

Holding the briefcase in his hands while staring at the leaving figure of the other guy, the ugly guy growled. He then turned around and approached the bed. He rearranged everything under it before returning the briefcase in its original position.

When he was done with that, he lowered the bed and finally headed for the door.

"Finally, I can watch my movie in peace"

The ugly guy mumbled under his breath with a triumphant look surfacing his face. When he got to the door, he quickly stretched his hand, grabbed its knob and turned it. While still holding the knob, he turned back and stared in the distance and saw the other guy busy inspecting the cabinet section.

"It is your turn to remain here as I will be enjoying my movie the way you did when I was first sent here alone"

The ugly guy mumbled under his breath in contempt.

He then pushed the door, but suddenly shuddered. The door was locked. That was when he recalled tossing the key at the other guy.

'How did that escape my mind? I think I have memory lapse, sometimes…'

The ugly guy thought with bitterness.

Now that the door was locked, the only way he was going to get out of this chamber, was when he was patient enough to go ask the other guy for the key.

'I don't have any option; I have to go for the keys.'

With that thought, he turned around and moved in the direction of the other guy. By the time he got at the entrance of the dark area, where the cabinets were located, the other guy had already retrieved the briefcase and was now searching around for their so-called subject.

Immediately he arrived at the entrance, he stopped for a moment. That was the moment the other guy turned in his direction and smiled.

"Oh, you changed your mind?"

The other guy said in a low tone.

With a sullen expression on his face, the ugly guy snorted.

"Give me the keys for the door."

Hearing this, the other guy pretended to be surprised.

"Oh, you could have reminded me that I had the keys."

With that, he stepped forward and approached the ugly guy.

"You know what, our subject isn't here. So, that leaves us with only one option."

Clearly diverting the topic. Pausing for a moment… the other guy then continued…

"He is at the place where the strange sound came from."

When the ugly guy heard this, he was forced to forget about the key for a moment.

"Where is he?"

The ugly guy asked curiously.

Letting out a wicked smile, the other guy gazed behind the ugly guy.

"In the bathroom."

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