They're able to talk to each other so i assume they're ghosts already versus some kinda guard serial killer because he's putting on gloves and someone's saying "Get a sheet" so
prolly some cleanup crew
This author and ghosts...
"That person picked me up" - so you're already dead and he was the poor bastard who cleaned up your remains.
I guess the friend is also a ghost now and he's cleaning her remains up now.