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.

corrected them," Taylor cried, shaking his head. "I've

left Steve and Simmy to fend for themselves during

live life like a regular person. Why was I brought to a place like this? Why?" He screamed and cried in agony.

"Autonomous device, on."

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

lights dimmed. Countless red sensor beams were aimed directly at each and every one of our foreheads

knew for a fact that there were multiple machine guns being operated in the

was nowhere to run

creepy girl reappeared in the

and him, only one can stay alive. It's your pick.

and Michael. She wanted me to pick one survivor

clenched my fists. An impulse to destroy everything was brewing from my

in the direction of the camera. "I'm going to kill

you out,

your heart lies," the

"Don't you want to know if you love

down-20... 19,

Steven spoke. They just stared at me

were also waiting for my

swung it down onto the

to do," I said in a low

toward the wall in front. Stepping off the wall at the side, I jumped up and tore the infrared sensor down. I smashed it on

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

and Michael quickly stepped aside as

in the pre-aimed