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.

his head. "I've been doing endless good deeds these last few years in order

and Simmy to fend for themselves during the fire,

fault in that? All these years, I've worked hard at my job in order to live life like a regular person. Why was I brought to a place like this?

"Autonomous device, on."

wanted to escape, a metal barricade dropped down where the exit

the lights dimmed. Countless red sensor beams were aimed directly at each and

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

nowhere to run or

The creepy girl reappeared in the

and said, "Stephie, between him and him, only one can stay alive. It's your pick.

She wanted

my fists. An impulse to

direction of the

you out, Stephie.

where your heart lies," the little girl

"Don't you want to know

19,

spoke. They just

that they were also waiting for

swung

you tell me what to do," I said in a low

I ran diagonally toward the wall in front. Stepping off the wall at the side, I

out of the way and promptly moved away from their

quickly stepped

guns started shooting in the pre-aimed direction. Without