Texas finished brewing up the coffee in her safety room. Her daughter was still fast asleep, she was a sleeper and loved that about her. She did not deserve to be part of the blood bath happening upstairs.For Texas, It was a normal night for her, and her behavior seemed to be that of one who had just received visitors over for a late-night chat or coffee.She poured two cups and headed back to the kitchen. To her disappointment, the two players were not cleaning her kitchen, and the blood had begun clotting up. Her face tensed up and her lips curved into a line. Washington noticed and quickly spoke up."The arrows are making it difficult for us to stretch and clean. You have to get them off," he suggested."What's the loop in the contract? Please tell us?" Louisiana pleaded. She appeared to have gotten out of her slumber.Texas hissed in irritation and handed Alabama a cup of coffee, to which he nodded in refusal to her disappointment."I thought you wanted one?" a very annoyed Texa
Texas walked back to her safe room, pissed. Her plan was not going as planned. She was dealing with greedy idiots without an ounce of brain cells. She took a seat on the small bed, her hands on her head when her daughter moved and turned her head in her direction."Mommy, I want to go to the toilet," she said.Texas had not anticipated her little girl waking up so early. She looked at her watch and it was five past ten at night. She could only assume it was the change in the environment."Oh sweetheart, did I wake you up?""No, I was awake, I have been waiting for you and want to use the toilet," the little girl replied, rubbing her eyes."There is a portable toilet somewhere here.""No mom, I want to use the toilet in my bedroom," she protested.Texas ignored her and helped her out of the blankets, placing her on the floor as she went on looking for the portable toilet. She had completely forgotten about it. It was one of the first things she was supposed to look for, but she had bee
"I still do not understand why they can't just kill you and give us another task," Washington stated, getting attention to himself. His statement was somehow a compliment on Texas, the woman was good and he somehow seemed the other ridiculous tests."Do not get me wrong, but why were you recruited into the game if you are military and have guns and spying gadgets?" he added. They all turned their attention to face Texas. It was not a secret that the woman appeared to be military trained."First of all, I am not and I have never been in the military and I guess the useless organization just did not do a proper background check on me," she mocked knowing very well Acer and her bosses were listening to the conversation."You are the CIA?" Louisiana yelled, holding her mouth. It was the only rational explanation she could come up with being a fan of a lot of American movies.Texas smiled, she took her statement as a compliment "No silly, if I was CIA, all the stupid organizers of the gam
"What?" Texas asked as she noted the confusion on their faces. They all kept staring at each other, still wondering how she managed to get close to them without making any noise.Nevada wiped the blood off his cheeks. The bullet had merely grazed him but it imprinted a wound large enough to gash blood out."We are all going to take a little trip to my house," she announced and signaled them to start walking.The organizers watched, wondering what her plan was. Taking all the remaining players under one roof did not seem to be a good plan. They predicted room for a blood bath; the game was not yet over, and they encouraged the pledgers to glue their eyes to the screen.Texas led the four players into her house, her two guns drawn. They were tempted to run but were overwhelmed with fear. They were sure she was going to shoot them, and the husband that she mentioned got them more confused. They all remembered Acer, explaining that the woman lived alone with her toddler.California began
"Was she speaking Russian?" Washington inquired as he moved away from the window.Louisiana, on the other hand, had her hands over her mouth, wondering if she had killed all the players."Please lie down," Alabama urged as he tried to remove the arrows from her legs. He was the only player who appeared unconcerned about what was going on outside."Did she... kill them all?" Louisiana enquired."Probably," Washington replied, looking at his watch. He had previously noted that they were 30 minutes into a new day. It was Monday, and nothing was happening to them. They were all safe; no attacks, no houses exploding. The prospect of Texas being correct about the loop made him feel guilty.The woman was right, all alone and among those in the room. He was the biggest doubter, and to make it worse, he attacked her.Alabama quickly pulled back on the arrows, sending Louisiana to wail in pain. She wasn't expecting him to pull the arrows without alerting her."Fuck you! Fuck you!" she yelled at
The two women lay low, without making any sound. They knew there was a possibility of the woman coming back for them, but they did not expect her to be calling out for them like she did not know where she left them. Nothing was making sense to them unless they were dealing with a psycho who had plans to play sick games with them and then later kill them.They were both terrified, breathing heavily as they listened to each other's heartbeats that were loud enough for them both to hear. Their nightmare appeared not to be ending. However, if she planned to finish them off, then she had to go and get them rather than them running to her.After calling out for what seemed like forever, Louisiana got tired and signed in disappointment. She could only wish they were okay and not badly hurt."I think they ran off. The crazy woman is really scary," Washington commented."Do not let her hear you calling her that.""Please do not tell me, you do not see that there is something not right with her
Washington looked at his watch. It was exactly 1 a.m. on Monday. "The game has no time limit," he explained. "I guess we were all in such a hurry to sign the contract that only one person out of fifty noticed that.""What?" The two women asked in unison."We can take a break, rest, and continue where we left off with killing the woman even two days from now."The two women stared at each other and then at him. They did not show any signs of excitement. He could only guess they were waiting for him to call everything a bluff."It's really cold out here, but if I were you, I would be in the house, near my target, striking when they least expected it," he added and walked away.The two ladies were left speechless, staring at his limping figure as he walked into the house and disappeared.New York grabbed onto California's hand. "You honestly do not believe all that nonsense, do you?"California turned to face her."Please tell me you don't! He is obviously her husband, and was sent here
Her boss rubbed his temple, of course, the woman was not stupid. There was supposed to be a strategy to whatever ruins she was doing to the game."Acer, stick to the plan, it is going to work," he replied. He had studied human behavior long enough to know which scenario triggered what in human beings. That was the basis of the games and its long success until they recruited the wrong recruit. However, he still had faith in it"Sir, I am not trying to change the plan. I just wanted to alert you to the fact that she is stalling the game!""To what end?" he inquired."That's what is not making sense. Killing all the players is the fastest and best way out, yet she wants to continue the game that she has been refusing to play."The boss pressed on his lips, "A distraction?" he pointed out."Yes, that is why I insisted on that safe room. Something is up in that room. She is trying to distract us," Acer replied.There was a stretch of silence, with her boss biting his lip. There was a lot o