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Chapter Two:

Bella's POV:

My head hurt. I was lying on a hard floor. I lifted my hand and cupped my face. My eyes fluttered, where am I? The room that I was in was dimly lit. I slowly got up in sitting position when I noticed that my foot was tied to a loosened chain. How did I get here? I tried sliding my foot through but I couldn't. I tried after removing my shoe but still. I tugged on the chain before some kind of T.V started. I stared at it before the scariest puppet you could've ever seen turned its head and looked at me. A deep voice started,

"Hello Bella, I want to play a game. Since it is Halloween, I've decided to give you and your friend a gift. Each of your friends are scattered into rooms in this building, waiting for you to save them. You only have 60 minutes. As you can see, your foot is tied down by a chain and the only way to slide it out is by finding some kind of lubricant and the room contains only one option. To motivate you, I've put you and your fiancé in one room." I looked back to find Edward looking back at me, he was tied to a chair with blades of knives directed towards his face. "You have to free yourself and find the key that will save his life. Can you endure the pain of love? One more thing, there's a device attached to your arm that is connected to your heartbeats, if you can keep your heart beating for 60 minutes and save your friends then lucky you. If your heart stops beating before the 60 minutes have passed, then all of your friends will die. Live or die, Bella. Make your choice."

The T.V shut off and the thing attached to my arm started beeping. I looked back at my foot only to notice a container that wasn't there before. I reached for it and took a sniff of the liquid it contained. It was some kind of…acid. Suddenly everything clicked; this was the lubricant, burning acid. I looked back at Edward who was giving a look that said don't do this. I shook my head and looked back at my foot, I've made my choice.

I held the container above my foot and closed my teeth on my lower lip. With one swift movement, I turned the container downward, spilling the acid over my foot. I couldn't help but scream in pain as tears poured from my eyes. I looked back at my foot and let out a raspy sob. It was totally burned. The pain was excruciating.

Now came the hard part. I had to pull my foot through the chains. I bit hard on my lower lip as I pulled my foot. Whimpers escaped through my lips. It was sliding, yeah, but it was painful, very painful. As soon as my foot was out of the chains, I crawled to where Edward sat. Tears were streaking down my cheek and his.

I looked around the room; there must be a way to stop this I notice five plastic containers. I crawled over to them. The smell hurt my nostrils; acids. I couldn't look into them, they were covered and there was a circular entrance in each of them. I understood everything. That what the thing meant by the burn of love. I crawled back to Edward and checked the thing that was attached to his head. His eyes moved towards me, begging me leave him. I noticed a small keyhole.

I crawled back to the containers. No, the key is in one of them and I have to enter my hand in each one of them to search for the key. I looked back at Edward. One of the knives already touched the skin of his forehead and blood oozed from it. I quickly inserted my hand in the first container and screamed out of pain. My hands searched quickly before I pulled it out. I cried at the sight of my burned hand.

I heard Edward's muffled groan in pain. I crawled to the last container and quickly inserted my hand into it. My screams and sobs erupted. I searched in it quickly before pulling my hand out. I didn't dare look at it. I quickly shoved my hand into the 2nd container, crying all the way and pulled it back quickly when I didn't find a thing.

There were only 2 containers left, the 3rd and 4th. I thought fast and shoved my hand through the fast before I quickly put it into the 4th container. My hands searched the container before I let out a sob, wrong choice. I pulled my hand out of the 4th container and quickly into the 3rd with no moment of hesitation.

My hand searched in there until I found it, I let out a sob of happiness. I pulled my hand out and crawled back weakly to Edward. His forehead was oozing a lot of blood. My hand trembled. I tried putting the key into the keyhole but my hand trembled really hard. I shoved my hand into the keyhole and turned the key. The knife thing pulled away from his face.

I untied him and helped him up. He looked so helpless, so vulnerable. I sat him down beside the wall and wiped the blood of his face. His eyes were glued to my burned hand. I lifted his gaze to my face. His eyes were sparkling from tears. Suddenly a deep voice erupted through the darkness,

"Congratulations Bella, you've succeeded in your first test. The rest of your friends are still in danger and your time is running. After you save your friends, you must lead them back to this room to be allowed to go to the next test. Your next test already started, you have to race to rescue your friends."

I stared into Edward eyes, his raspy voice started "Bella, run away."

"No, I have to save all of you, I'm sorry. I've made my choice." I sobbed as I kissed his forehead. He cried as I tore pieces of my cloak and wrapped them around my foot and hand. I stood up and kissed his forehead, before I turned around and left.

I walked through the hallway, trying to find any door. Suddenly I found a metal door. I pushed it opened and entered. A gush of ice cold air hit me as some white powder escaped the freezing room. I squinted as I tried to figure what was in front of me. As soon as I saw what was awaiting me, I screamed.

Edward's POV:

I watched the video tape as Bella's tears started streaking down her face as she watched. Her eyes were glued to the screen until he mentioned me. Her head snapped back and her eyes were immediately glued to mine. She looked back at the screen, "Live or die, Bella. Make your choice." Were the last word it said before the screen went black.

Her eyes were roaming around the room, trying to find a way to free herself. Her eyes landed on a tiny container that was beside her. She took it and sniffed the substance inside it. I heard her whisper, "acid." Her eyes looked back at me. I looked at the blades pointed at me and then at her. Of course she was more important. I begged her with my eyes not to do it. She shook her head and looked back at her foot.

With one swift movement, she spilled the acid on her foot. Her screams and cries of pain echoed through the room. She pulled her foot through the chains, whimpering. She crawled towards me. Her face was full of tears. I couldn't help it when tears started pouring from my eyes as well.

Her eyes roamed the room, scanning them until they spotted some kind of containers and she quickly crawled towards them. They were closed containers with a circular entrance, wide enough for a…hand. She crawled back to me and searched the thing attached to my face while I tried to beg her to run with my eyes. She spotted something and crawled back quickly to the containers.

I didn't want to guess what was in the containers. She took a deep breath and inserted her hand into the 1st container, screaming out in pain. She pulled her hand back out and cried when she looked at it. It was burned as if it were covered with…acid. Oh my god. She crawled to the last container and shoved her hand into it. She pulled it out, crying and sobbing, and crawled to the 2nd container, shoving her hand into it.

She pulled her hand out. It was totally damaged. My heart ached at the amount of pain she was in, and she did this only to save my life. I let out a groan of pain when I felt the blade pressing against my forehead. I felt the blood ooze down my face but I still looked back at Bella. She shoved her hand into the 4th container and quickly pulled it out and shoving it into the 3rd container, letting out a sob. She pulled out her hand, which had the key and crawled back to me. Her hands trembled as she tried to put the key into a keyhole. She inserted it and turned the key, releasing machine away from me.

She untied me and helped my up, dragging me towards the wall. She sat me down and started wiping the blood off my face. I stared at her hand, every piece of me shredding. She lifted my head to meet her gaze. Suddenly the deep voice came out of no where and said,

"Congratulations Bella, you've succeeded in your first test. The rest of your friends are still in danger and your time is running. After you save your friends, you must lead them back to this room to be allowed to go to the next test. Your next test already started, you have to race to rescue your friends."

I spoke out to Bella, "Bella, run away."

"No, I have to save all of you, I'm sorry. I've made my choice" She whispered before she kissed my forehead. All I could do now was to cry. She tore pieces of her cloak and wrapped them around her foot and hand and stood up. She kissed my forehead and limped her way out of the room. I prayed that she would stay okay.

I was sitting, sobbing quietly when I heard an ear piercing scream. Bella's scream.


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