City of the Dead

Chapter 1

"Why did I think about that just now?" I said under my breath.

I soon stood up from my wooden bench and started making my way back inside.

I was soon greeted by a nurse asking "Ms. Cambell"

I replied, "Yes, that's me"

"You have visitors," she said and then prompted me to follow her.

We then made our way through the west wing and made a sharp left down the corridor to the front lobby. From the distance I see three gentlemen sitting and talking to each other, but once I got closer, I recognized their faces.

"Oh my god" I said abruptly

They all stood up after my sudden comment.

"Speak of the Devils" I said.

Who would have thought that my three childhood friends would be standing right in front of me?

"Anna! Long time no see" said the tall dirty blonde man. It was Isaac, it had to be, no one else knew where I was, besides him. He walked towards me to give me one of the biggest hugs I have ever experienced.

"Jesus Isaac, when did you become the huggable type?" I say as I'm trying to catch my breath from that powerful hug.

"Only when I haven't seen my best friend in almost a decade" explained Isaac

"I thought I was your best friend?" Said the black-haired gentleman, who looks like he's ready to make a business deal.

Isaac and I chuckled at the comment as I went to hug the blacked-haired businessman.

"It's good to see you too David"

I see at the corner of my eye the tall brown-haired man, finicking with his glasses.

"Even as kids you would always be messing with your glasses" I stated.

"It's not my fault they don't make them the way that I like it," said Bernard.

We both went in for a side hug, as he was always particular about his personal space.

"What are you guys doing here?" I asked.

All three look at each other as if they were getting ready to do a presentation.

"We were in the neighborhood and we thought that we should swing by and see how our future doctor was doing," said Isaac

I shifted my eyes between the three of them, suspecting that they are going to try and convince me to do something for them.

"So after what, almost seven years, since we've seen each other, you three decided to come "swing by" just to see me?"

They all looked at each other in silence until Bernard broke the silence,

"Well that and we wanted to ask you something"

I crossed my arms and gave a pity laugh to that comment.

"I knew there was more to just a bittersweet reunion, so unless one of you has some sort of injury or is dying, I got to go back to work" as I turned my back to go back to my paper-filled makeshift desk, I felt a hand on my shoulder prompting me to stop.

"OK wait, we just wanted to ask if you would be interested in a business deal," said David

I turn my body towards the three stooges

"What business do I have in the kind of jobs you guys do?" I explained

"The kind that could help you financially," said, David