MORTUUS

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

"Well, I think it's time we introduced you to the rest of the gang." She muttered shoving close to my face, giving me a full view of her bosom. My first thought was why was it still so firm? I shook the thought away.

"There's a gang?!" I asked. Karen frowned. "I'm joking." I grinned but I was terrified. I was really here.

"Not yet though," Melvin interrupted. "I need the tan and everything else to dry completely. The last thing I want is a smear."

"Yeah, yeah whatever." Karen quickly brushed away. How long would that take?"

"Thirty minutes tops."

"Alright, I'll go get Jay and Ray so they'll introduce you to the newbies. Mic would probably call you up soon but there's a high chance it won't be today."

"Who is Mic?" I asked I've heard that name too many times, and each time someone used it they assumed I was familiar with the person. I was hoping it was a person.

Karen froze and Melvin looked away as if telling her she was on her own. She blinked, "Mortuus in charge."

"What?" I half yelled.

"You know M-I-C, an acronym." She explained casually.

"What the f**k?! That doesn't say anything." I yelled, sitting upright.

"I know," she chuckled. "I just couldn't help messing with you. He's the Mortuus in charge."

I rolled my eyes, she just repeated the exact thing she said earlier. This wasn't making any sense. "What's Mortuus?"

"Huh? You don't know? What did Ray and Jay tell you?" She asked, looking at me in disbelief.

"Nothing," I replied softly. "Said, they couldn't tell me anything until I agreed to join them. I figured I'll get briefed here." Briefed sounded a little bit official but it was the only word I could think of.

She chuckled, "I can't believe they did that to you. Jay, yes but not Ray. Yes, they aren't allowed to tell you too much but that doesn't mean they can't tell you anything." She sighed. "Let me just give you a vague idea, Mic usually does the briefing."

I nodded, "I'll appreciate that."

"Go get the two knuckleheads," she yelled. Melvin nodded and quickly slipped away. "I can't believe you weren't curious enough to pester them with questions."

"Oh, I was but they weren't answering any. Also, we were in a hurry to leave and I still had not come to the terms that I was dead so," I shrugged. "I didn't ask too many questions, figured I would find out eventually."

"Alright, let me start with the most important. We are called Mortuus, I think it means corpse in Latin. I mean we are literally walking dead. Hehehe." I didn't think it was funny but I guess I was only a few hours dead, I couldn't find the humor.

"You get it like the series." She attempted.

I did, I just didn't think it was funny. I nodded and hoped my smile looked genuine. I was curious but I wasn't in a hurry, I guess the fact that I was literally stuck here made me want to take things slow but not anymore I wanted to know what I had gotten myself into.

"Yeah, so about Mortuus…" I quickly diverted, hoping that this time someone would tell me what the hell was going on.