"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
Phone calls began to pile up in the offices of the organizers. Pledgers were expecting answers. They realized they had been blindsided by some footage. They demanded to see what had not been televised to them and threatened to cancel the games.The big boss remained silent, fuming, as the organizers pressed him to address the situation. He was tired of explaining things to the rich, spoiled psychos who were trying to use every minor issue against him.He was tired, he needed rest. He had been straining and working his back off to ensure that everyone had a perfect game. However, that was not taken into account. The knuckleheads had forgotten how spectacular the games had been the past few days. Not once had he tried to con them or favor players, but not one fool remembered that.He grinded his teeth in irritation, trying hard to calm himself down. He reminded himself of how selfish human beings were. Their reaction was not supposed to surprise him. Selfishness and greed were what he
Acer waited and waited for the call, but it never came. She was confused as to why he would choose to snub her after she had managed to save the game from its crutches of death. The disappointment was all over her face as she tossed the phones away and chose to call it a night even though, where she was, it was only 9 pm.The organizers watched her laughing, she got what she deserved, most of them thought. In as much as she had saved the game, she needed to know her place.Acer did not expect anything much, but a little thank you would have gone a long way. On second thought, she felt he was jealous; she had done a better job than him and he was crying with his tail folded. That was the only explanation that she could come up with. "Stupid meathead," she shrugged to herself as she took one last check on the useless players.Louisiana and Texas had finished eating and were tucking into bed like long-lost sisters. Acer could not stand Louisiana's stupidity. She could not believe she had
Louisiana glanced up at her, her neck aching in pain, "Did you get it out?" She asked "Yes, now put your hair back. You do not want them suspecting foul play" "I do not understand." "Caroline, you don't have to understand anything. What you have to do now is act, or else they'd notice something was wrong." Louisiana's heart kept beating very fast, the revelation was a lot for her to take in at once. Then she remembered the other players "All my god, the other players, we have to tell them," she suggested. Texas held her head in irritation. The woman was not listening to anything that she was saying. "If they no longer want to play the game, then I will get the chips out," she replied and got up. They had spent more than ten minutes in the safe room, it was more hours than she had anticipated. On the other hand, the organizers were impatient and trying to reach the boss, who had taken a small break. He finally returned to his surveillance room and found a lot of messages and m