Revenge After Death

He stayed by my side all these years.

Michael and Eason were violently knocking on the tiles, trying to get Joel out.

However, I couldn't pry them open, and neither could they.

Zion knelt on the floor, his hands covered in blood. His fingers were still in the gap in the floor tiles, adamant about getting them open. He screamed and struggled in despair. My numbed senses seemed to have gradually sharpened.

This was what despair felt like.

I knew it for a fact-this was despair.

"The first person who triggers the destructive mechanism can get out of here alive. The price being... everyone else will end up dead," the creepy voice said once again.

I instinctively looked toward the far end. Taylor, who was usually unnoticeable, had already run to the end of the hall without us knowing.

He stared at the red button on the wall. Then, he turned to look at us with a shaky gaze.

"Press it and the exit will appear," the voice said, tempting him to press it.

Everyone held their breath and stared cautiously at Taylor.

He shook his head, sobbing. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I'm too afraid. I want to leave. I'm so sorry..."

This was human nature-sacrificing everyone else was a valid option if it meant one could live.

"Taylor!" Quinn screamed his name while crying.

But he pressed the button anyway.

past, but I've corrected them," Taylor cried, shaking his head. "I've been doing endless good deeds these last few years in order to make

continued, "I know I shouldn't have left Steve and Simmy to fend for themselves during

live life like a

"Autonomous device, on."

to escape, a metal barricade dropped down where the exit was. We were all trapped inside. There was no

beams were aimed directly at each and every

knew for a fact that there were multiple

to run

play a game." The creepy girl reappeared in the

only one

and Michael. She wanted

my fists. An impulse to destroy

shot a furious look in the direction

helping you out,

where your heart lies," the little

you want to know if you

19, 18,

Steven spoke. They just stared

that they were

lifted the ax and swung it down

what to do," I said in a low

wall at

Zion and Quinn out of the way and promptly moved away from their

and Michael quickly stepped aside as

guns started shooting in the