《O porão: volume 02》04
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Para sorte (ou azar) dos Hawkins, eles nem mesmo precisaram procurar pela caixa: o jornal do meio dia havia acabado de noticiar que três corpos foram encontrados dentro da floresta, sem maiores detalhes. Phil, Jessy e Sn não dormiram pois passaram as primeiras horas da manhã no Aurora quebrando a cabeça, pensando em como chegariam até a caixa amaldiçoada. A notícia dos corpos encontrados certamente tinha conexão com o assalto e consequentemente, com a caixa.
Sn: " Vocês acham que..."
Phil e Jessy responderam ao mesmo tempo: " Sim"
Sn: " Eu sugiro darem uma olhada, antes de começar a aglomerar uma multidão de curiosos no local"
Jessy: " Vou ligar para a Alica!"
Phil: " A boa e velha fofoca, quem diria, vai nos ajudar"
Sn: " Você não tem ninguém para te atualizar sobre as fofocas?"
Phil: " E porque eu teria!? Eu não sou fofoqueiro!"
Sn: " Não foi o que eu ouvi dizer" - Ela riu.
Phil revirou os olhos.
Alica informou à Jessy com detalhes, o que havia acontecido e onde havia acontecido: próximo do lago blackwater foram encontrados os três corpos. O local estava cercado com as conhecidas faixas amarelas com os dizeres " Cena do crime" na tentativa de impedir os civis de contaminar qualquer evidência.
Jessy: " Phil, e se por um acaso a policia pegar a caixa?"
Phil ficou branco como uma folha de papel. Ele e Jessy sabiam dos efeitos colaterais do contato inadequado com a caixa.
Phil: " Aquela caixa não pode ir parar na delegacia, Jessy! Se a nossa mãe já fez o estrago que fez, imagina um bando de homens armados e assustados por seus piores pesadelos?"
Jessy: " Foi o que eu imaginei!"
Sn: " Sugiro que a gente se apresse então! Precisamos dar um jeito de pegar aquela caixa antes da polícia!"
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Os três foram em direção ao lago, sem um plano elaborado. Eles não tinham tempo para bolar um plano. Eles precisavam pegar a maldita caixa antes que Duskwood se tornasse o cenário de um macabro pesadelo coletivo.
O local estava apenas isolado, sem sinal dos peritos. Meia dúzia de policiais formavam uma barreira humana nada eficaz, para afugentar os mais curiosos.
Sn: " Alguém precisa distrair os policiais"
Phil: " Você e minha irmã podem fazer isso. Eu pego a caixa" - Ele pensou por um momento - " Merda, eu preciso colocar essa caixa isolada, tipo em uma outra caixa"
Sn: " Se você pegar na caixa despreparado você vai ficar possuído de novo, né?"
Phil: " Você não vai esquecer essa história, não é mesmo?"
Sn: " Não. Eu vou te atazanar um bom tempo com isso" - Ela sorriu para ele.
Phil: " Eu dou um jeito de pegar a caixa, vocês duas vão distrair os policiais!"
Jessy e Sn passaram entre a pequena multidão de curiosos, ficando bem próximas do cordão de isolamento e dos policiais.
Sn: " Quantos mortos tiveram?" - Perguntou em voz alta, atraindo os olhares tanto dos policiais quanto dos curiosos.
Policial: " Não temos confirmações de mortes, senhorita"
Jessy: " Alica me disse que encontraram três corpos dentro da floresta!"
A multidão se agitou. Era possível ouvir o burburinho inicial. As duas amigas trocaram um olhar e decidiram continuar com o pequeno show.
Sn: " É verdade que a água do lago estava envenenada!?"
Policial: " Quem disse isso!?"
Jessy: " Todo mundo em Duskwood sabe disso!"
Sn: " É mesmo! Todo mundo sabe!"
Alguém gritou: " O que estão escondendo de nós!?"
Sn: " É isso o que eu me pergunto nesse exato momento!" - Encorajou.
Policial: " Senhorita, você está causando um pânico desnecessário!"
Sn: " Mas estamos com medo! Não estamos!?" - Perguntou para os demais, que logo concordaram - senhoras idosas e aposentadas em sua maioria, mas ainda assim, um apoio significativo - " Precisamos de respostas! Chega de segredos!"
Jessy endossou: " CHEGA DE SEGREDOS!"
E o plano delas funcionou: logo, uma micro manifestação foi criada, pressionando os policiais a liberarem mais informações para a população. Isso acabou distraindo os policiais e dando a Phil tempo para entrar na floresta sem ser visto e recuperar a caixa do diabo.
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