Both of us were filled with fear of being caught. We stood there, trying to control our breaths, our fingers intertwined. I gazed up at his face, his contours illuminated by the faint light making its way through the restroom. With my eyes fixed at his face, I held onto his hands tightly. For some reason, his presence brought me an overwhelming sense of relief that I hadn't experienced in a while. Seeing him after such a long time made me genuinely happy. After a few moments of complete silence, the sound of the flush broke our eye contact. I glanced down and smiled. Once the restroom was empty again, we cautiously stepped out. I was about to leave when his voice fell on my ears "I'm glad to see you, but I wish it was under different circumstances," he confessed. I moved closer to him once more, locking my gaze with his. "What? Under what circumstances?" I asked, lost in his eyes. He continued to gaze into my eyes, his eyes conveying emotions that words could not express. There
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
Bella shrugged and said, “I tried!” as an excuse. “Get out of here, you idiot!” Ella yelled. In the bathroom, I turned on the music as loud as possible. Not to kill out their voices, but to drown out the voices inside my head. The unspoken words and regrets that haunted me. I played trance music, letting the anger consume me until I became blind and senseless. I didn’t even realize when I dug my nails into my skin, leaving scars that would eventually fade away. But the scars on my soul that had changed me forever would always remain. When I emerged from the bathroom, both Ella and Bella were sitting there like obedient little children. I went to the cupboard, picked out some clothes, and then sat between them. “Seriously, Kai?” I glanced at Ella, feeling a blush creep up her cheeks as she hid her face behind her hands. “Are you going to tell anyone?” Bella asked. Ella swiftly removed her hands from her face, her eyes filled with fear as she stared at me. “If you’d say that I
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
Suddenly, I felt a sharp blow to my back, and everything went black. When I regained consciousness, I discovered that I was being dragged backward by my arms. "Hey!" I struggled to break free, but their grip was too strong. I heard the sound of doors opening, and I was forcefully pulled into an elevator. It was a large elevator with an iron rod fence, and a yellow light illuminated the area outside. As the elevator descended, we moved swiftly, going deeper underground. The speed of the elevator made my head spin. When it finally came to a stop, I crawled out of the lift, feeling the urge to vomit. I don't know why this has been happening so frequently lately, but I puked. Before I could even catch my breath, they yanked me up onto my feet. They appeared to be more advanced than humans, but they were definitely not human. As we walked along a beautifully designed walkway, adorned with a combination of navy blue and silver. I noticed well-equipped quarters for their soldiers behi
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
“Patience my child… patience! Just listen to me for a minute, we are running out of time, under your dressing table, there's a small cabinet. Open it up and you'll find a vent. Slide down that vent and you'll end up in the same sewer you used as a child! Meet me on your rooftop in three days!" He said in a rush.Confused and surprised, I couldn't help but ask, "How do you know about the sewer?" But before I could get an answer, he had already hung up.The device in my hand suddenly started heating up, so I quickly tossed it onto the table.It burned to ashes, leaving me stunned. I wiped away the remains and flushed them down the toilet.Following Kai's instructions, I made my way to the vent. But before I entered, I turned to the twins."Don't worry about us, just make it worth it!" They hugged me tightly and bid me farewell.Sliding down the vent, I found myself in the sewer. The stink was overwhelming, but I covered my nose, following the path ahead.After a few twists and turns, 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