"Hello?” Bella interrupted, her voice filled with sarcasm. “They’ve invented flying elevators and movable mazes. Are you underestimating them?” she questioned. Ella held my hands tightly. “Now do you understand why I was warning you? They put on this whole show to make you suffer until you die!” She pulled up my shirt, revealing scars on my body. “This is how you were electrocuted. I should have realized that suit meant something,” she turned sad, pursing her lips. “So it wasn’t really about that bracelet, huh?” I glanced down at my wrist, feeling a mix of emotions. “Don’t blame yourself,” I reassured her, taking her hand in mine. Despite my smile, I couldn’t help but feel angry at the president. Just then, a soft bell chimed as the door opened upon my invitation, and Kai walked in. “How are you?” he asked, taking a seat beside me. “I’m doing well,” I replied with a smile. It was difficult for him to meet my gaze, but he mustered up the courage to continue. “I’m sorry, I... seein

Bella and Ella stood patiently, awaiting my entrance into the elevator. After I stepped inside, they followed suit, their presence a comforting presence amidst my grief. Tears streamed down my cheeks, dampening my skin as I made my way towards my room. Upon reaching my room, my eyes fell upon the gun still clutched in my hand. My anger, an indescribable force, consumed me. With force I threw the gun, it collided with the mirror, shattering it into countless shards. Collapsing onto the bed, I fought to suppress my tears. Ella and Bella, understanding my need for space, dimmed the lights, and decided to leave me on my own for a while. In the depths of the night, the sound of the doorbell pierced the silence. "Enter," I called out. As the door opened, Enzo stood there at the door, a much-needed presence in the midst of my grief. He approached and settled beside me, a silent support. At first, I remained silent, the weight of my emotions too heavy to bear. But then, summoning my c

Suddenly, my smile faded and I became lost in my thoughts. “These aren’t zombies. They’re something else,” I said, my voice trailing off. “You speak of it as if you know something about it” He awaited answers. “First, we are going to find the rest of the contestants, then we will discuss my doubts!” I answered him, we went from one hut to another one and searched, there were skulls in every single hut, cobwebs, and cockroaches in all of them. But a fresh apple in the first hut was a sign there were people alive there. When we decided to visit the last hut on the village front, it was empty, just like the other ones, but on my way out, I stumbled into a crack on the floor. “Looks like you found something!” He said. It was a trapdoor, when we stepped in, we decided to close the door behind us, there were two skeletons holding hands. They probably died here, then we saw a trunk nearby, it was mechanical, but the lock on it seemed familiar, it looked just like the one on my dad’s wall

When he woke up, Kai held a knife to his throat, directly pointing it on the center of his throat “See, there’s no way you are getting away from us, so tell us, who sent you to kill her? So maybe we will just let you live.” He waited but the man kept staring at him. “Listen, I’m going to ask you one last time, who…” Before he could complete his sentence, the man pushed himself against the knife so fast and so hard that it pierced his throat, Kai was sitting there with his mouth wide open. “What the!” He stepped back. "Looks like he was loyal to his master!" I pursed my lips and we left with the events of the caged area still fresh in my mind. As we stepped out, I couldn't believe my eyes. Kai's body started glitching and flickering, until he completely disappeared. It was as if he was never there. Confusion and fear filled my thoughts. If this was all just a game, why would they hire someone to kill me? It didn't make any sense. And just like Kai, I started glitching too, until I

Rushing down the hidden stairs and retracing my steps back to my room in the champion's keep.I moved as fast as I could, and as soon as I closed the door of the cabinet behind me, the electricity came back on.I glanced up at the light tube, not saying much to the twins. Even though I tried to avoid the cameras, I couldn't resist making some not-so-friendly gestures towards them."You should get some rest!" Bella suggested."I think I'll listen to some good music to help me sleep peacefully after all the horrible things we've been through!" I replied, looking at her. She agreed with a nod.Just like every other night, we gathered for a group hug. We usually did this when we were feeling down, but that night, it was intentional.We pretended to sleep, but in reality, we whispered to each other. "I found a message from Enzo under the bed!" Bella whispered to me. "We were searching the room and discovered a small vent beneath this bed. It's probably how he left that secret message for y