Rope climbing, As easy as it may have sounded, I've spent my whole life climbing trees so I'm guessing it should be just about the same- hopefully.A quick look at the start to finish line and my brain already got a reset, as high as it may be fact is, this is our only way out. “Damn, it's pretty high,” I murmured. “It's a miracle we could even get the ropes to reach that high.” “Relax, I'm sure we got this,” Ethan said. “Is everyone ready?” Ready or not, I'm not sure we even have a choice, the tide was rising at an incredible speed to the point where it's almost at my knee. “All I have to do is get on the other side,” I tried to convince myself. Perhaps it was the fear of the unknown or just speculation but something didn't feel right and I could feel it at the tip of my tongue, it wasn't just like the school to make this easy, besides, Dale wouldn't have intentionally wanted to sit this trial out if it were so easy. Something big was waiting for us.“Let's move people,” Etha
Everyone was terrified as we watched our classmates get ground into bits, their screams could be heard as they were dragged underneath the shredder without struggle.“That could be me,” I thought to myself.“Hey, that thing's drawing closer!”“It’s going to shred us into pieces.”I snapped out of my clouded thoughts and realized just how close I was to knocking at death's door. There was no need to remain standing except I had a death wish and so I gathered myself and walked up to the wall.“Perhaps you will if you don't move your story ass,” Ethan yelled.“But-”“There are no buts, the only exception you have is if you'd like to die, if you don't want to then move it, those people aren't going to resurrect even after a million years, so hurry up already.”I did not expect those words from him and yet I was glad he had awoken from his delusions. Amid the chaos, I stared at the wall and secluded myself in my thoughts. My group was weak compared to before, and I had lost all my muscle
In no time the game had come to an end but there were no signs of the rest of our classmates. “I'm sure we weren't half our numbers back there, so where is everybody?”Save for the fact that Ethan and I were in the same room, I couldn't spot a single soul around. The exit, or should I say safe spot was just a small cave with no way out. “How do we get out of this place?” I asked myself.Surely the school didn't plan on trapping us here, did they?Just as my thoughts began to run wild, I heard a congratulatory speech echo loudly, “Congratulations student, you have successfully passed the penalty round and showed the school just how sorry you are and how alike your minds are, we are very impressed by your actions and have forgiven you all. Please follow the arrow guiding you back to your rooms.”Gotta admit I was tempted to ask where we would go from here, that is until the arrow appeared. It seemed to be pointing towards the end of the cave, although hesitant, I pushed the wall and
“Destitutes, what are they? Aliens, Humans? Both?” Our history teacher asked. “The reason why you're here is because you have been choosing to liberate this great planet from the clutches of its enemies, you are heroes for your Division, Heros whose task is to develop your bodies into the smartest, fastest, and craftiest of weapons against our mortal enemy.”For some reason, today's class took an unexpected turn. It was nothing as we had learned before, it was also the first time they spoke about the Destitutes to us, I was beginning to believe they weren't real until now. “The higher-ups decided to create a treaty with the Destitutes, every ten years, we send out our best to the battlefields, whichever side wins gets to call the shot for the next ten years. Which is why sometimes, we, feed the Destitutes and sometimes they provide us with resources, all are for the betterment of the world.”And that was it, the truth was finally out and I wished I had never left home. I could hard
“Could you at least be polite,” one of her minions jumped to his feet, and the others followed, guarding Everett as if I aimed to attack her. People began to stare and whisper amongst themselves that I was surprised to see them in their depressed state. “It's alright, I'd also like to hear what he has to say, hopefully, it's something that interests me,” she said. Skeptical as her guards were they couldn't possibly refuse her when she asked for it, with a frown they backed away and allowed Everett to leave. She signals for outside and I follow closely behind her until we reach the girl's locker room. “I don't think this is a good place for both of us to meet,” I said to her. Everett laughed, “What, you think I'd do something to you, or that you have the balls to do something to me? Except you've got any better place to be then we'd just have to meet here.”Fiesty as ever she was, it's unfortunate that I don't admire this side of her like the others do, for some reason she seems
“I'm here to deliver breakfast to Dale.”Unlike before, the guards who stood guarding Dale's somewhat prison felt different, I couldn't put my teeth on it but I could have sworn they weren't the same people. Despite hearing my words they were on guards, I didn't need to see the face behind that mask to know that. “So I'll just go-”Suddenly their weapons were directed towards me as if they considered me a threat, no I'm certain they did. “Student Dale is to no longer expect visitors,” they chorused. That was new information to me, I couldn't help but wonder why such an important detail was only mentioned now of all times. Something felt fishy. I couldn't waste this opportunity with or without their permission, I needed answers, but I had to do so without triggering any suspicions from them. “I see,” I said with a nod, “It'll be such a waste for me to throw these out, everyone has already had their fill, so could you just give it to him instead, I won't bother you two again, promi
The class did not take the news very well.Questions on who, how, and where he died arose, I as well was puzzled by this sudden news, there didn't seem to be any games and yet there was a death, so many possibilities crossed my mind, one of which being suicide, but then if he did commit suicide, the next question I asked myself was where?The kid didn't seem like anyone who I had come across but something about him felt familiar- wait!At last, it finally clicked, who the kid was and where I had met him. I mumbled his name repeatedly as I recalled who he was, “Troy,” yes, it all came back. “Isn't he the kid from yesterday, the one who was crying about not wanting to play.”By the time I had blurted this out, I found everyone staring at me, they looked more freighted than before. “What happened?” I asked confused. “Ande,” Ethan called his hand gripped hard on my shoulder, “you don't think the school killed him because of that right?”Ah! I finally got it, a lot of them were whinin
The room was filled with only the sound of sobbing which came from the ladies who mourned a classmate they hardly knew while the guys and I just stared at the horrifying image before us. Suddenly I felt a bump beside me, it was Everett, “I see he noticed the vent, I'm guessing that means it's only a matter of time before others begin to think of an escape plan as well,” she whispered calmly. “True, but something bothers me, I'm certain the school wouldn't have known he went into the vent before they turned it on right so how did they know he was dying,” I replied. She nodded almost as if she had discovered something. “I've also wondered the same, my guess is they're not just watching us but know where we are as well.”“I'm not certain, and I don't want to jump to conclusions too, let's meet tonight. We have a few things to discuss.”I couldn't sleep, the image of that boy's body was carved deeply into my mind and I couldn't help but feel sick. How many more people would die, when