Darkness!
That covered most of the old playground. During the day, excited kids probably filled this place with their bright smiles and waves of laughter. But on a night like this, it was him, his friend, and some men hiding in the shadows.
Did his friend betray him, or was he unaware of the threat he sensed around them? He had not seen a sign of anyone else, but he could feel it in his gut that they were out there.
"Gerald?" His friend called again, and he finally decided to approach him with extra caution. "I knew that was you. But you still frightened me." His friend clutched into his chest as if he was nervous, but he still displayed a smile on his face as he calmed down.
That was another sign of something amiss as far as he could tell. His friend was not easily spooked unless something was wrong in this picture. Alarming bells were already ringing in his ears, but he still could not point out where the enemies were.
