Chapter 4
She woke up hearing a distorted voice. She couldn't make out what it was saying or who it was. It kept stopping and would call out at random. As her conciousness started to come back, she could make out her name and that it was a man's voice. Before she could think of anything else, she realized the situation she was in. She couldn't see since it was so dark but her mouth was taped shut and her arms and legs were also taped together. She felt like freaking out as she tried to remember how the hell she got there.
"Elena!" She heard the voice. "Ashley, where are you?" She almost felt a little more relaxed as she recognized that it was Chris. She also started hearing someone softly. This sounded much closer and it sounded like Ashley. She heard something fall nearby and Chris cursed.
"Chris?" Ashley called out.
"Ash, I'm here!" He called back.
"Please, help me!"
"I'm coming Ash. Just keep talking to me! Is Elena with you?"
"I-I don't know! I can't see anything and I'm tied up!"
"Ashley I'm gonna get you out of this, don't worry!"
"I'm really scared Chris! Hurry please! Oh God Chris, you have to get me out of here before he comes back!" Elena started hearing footsteps coming closer to her and then a light suddenly turned on. Elena could see now she was in some sort of cage or something, looking over to Ashley and Josh who were tied up against a board and she could see Chris on the other side behind a gate. Elena wanted to scream out but she knew it wouldn't make a difference if she did. She wanted to crawl closer but she could now see her hands were tied to the wall so she couldn't move at all and she must've been in the blind side or something because it didn't seem like Ashley or Chris could see her.
"Chris? Are you there?" Ashley said.
"Hello." A distorted voice suddenly boomed inti the room. "And thank you all for joining me."
"JOSH! Oh my God JOSH, WAKE UP!" Ashley yelled. Josh then woke up.
"Huh? What- what is this?" He said. A door nearby was being banged on the other side. It must be Chris trying to break through. Elena struggled with the bonds but it was hard to move with the duck tape in the way.
"Tonight we're going to conduct a little experiment. A sort of test." The voice said.
"Ashley what the hell is going on? Where's Elena?" Josh asked.
"I don't know, I don't know, I don't know!" Ashley said clearly distressed.
"Oh, don't worry, she's safe... for now." The voice said. Elena swallowed. "Now, for this experiment, we'll need the cooperation of our two test subjects... Joshua and Ashley."
"Holy shit. Oh my God." Josh said.
"But we're going to need more than one brave participant to help decide... which subject will live, and which will die." Elena felt her eyes widen as she looked over at the door
"OH NO! My God, Oh my God!" Ashley was freaking out. "Oh God, CHRIS! GET US OUT OF HERE!"
"NO! YOU CAN'T DO THIS! LET ME DOWN FROM HERE YOU MANIAC!" Josh screamed.
"Please. Please please, everyone calm down." The voice said. "It's all very simple. Christopher, you will find a lever placed directly in front of you. All you have to do... is choose who you will save!" Elena, out of reflex, lurched her body foreward, forgetting she was tied up. It was then she noticed a huge saw right in front of Ashley and Josh.
"Oh no... please! This can't be happening! Oh God oh God oh God! This isn't right." Ashley cried out.
"Shit... shit, no! Okay... okay, okay, okay, this is gonna be okay." Josh said trying to calm down. Elena could see Chris thinking real hard.
"Oh my God! CHRIS, YOU CAN'T LET ME DIE!" Ashley yelled.
"Just, just-just gimmie a second." Chris said. "I-I can't think straight... shit." He looked down at the lever. He put his hands to his head.
"God Ash... I'm sorry!" He said. Elena was surprised at this.
"Chris please! Oh- oh God!" Ashley cried. Chris looked down at the lever and moved in Josh's direction. The saw started moving but instead of moving to Ashley, it started moving to Josh.
"AAHH!! NO CHRIS!" He yelled. Elena lurched foreward again, still unable to do anything.
"Ah, I see. You have chosen to save Ashley." The voice said.
"Oh no. It's a mistake! That's not what I meant! Josh I'm so sorry... I didn't mean for this to happen!" Chris said. Elena watched helplessly as Josh screamed in fear and agony as the saw drew closer to him and sawed him in half. Elena felt tears go to her eyes and she wanted to cry out.
"OH NO! MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH GOD, CHRIS! GET US OUT OF HERE!" Ashley cried out. She had her eyes closed and her head turned away since all the blood was splashing on her. Josh's screaming ceased as it cut through him completely and fell. Elena forced herself to look away. She felt a tear escape her eyes as she struggled to wipe them. When she looked back, she saw Chris untying Ashley. As she was let down, she looked over at Josh's body.
"NOOO!" She wailed sadly. Chris covered her eyes.
"Don't look Ash." He said. He looked up at the ceiling. "Hey, you sick fuck! Where is Elena? What did you do to her?" There was a moment of silence there. "ANSWER ME!"
"Elena... is a special case." The voice said. Elena swallowed again and she started breathing rapidly. "And as I said before, she's safe... unless you want her to die too Chris."
"NO! LEAVE HER ALONE!" Ashley screamed. "GIVE HER BACK ALREADY!!"
"Now, now, don't be so rash." The voice said. "Unless you want her to be the next dead body you see, I suggest you leave now."
"No, I won't leave without her!" Chris shouted. Ashley started crying more.
"Please, don't hurt her. Just let her go." She cried.
"You're trying my patience." The voice said. "Leave now or she dies." Elena felt more fear settling in as she slumped down the wall. Ashley cried some more but she started pulling Chris to the door.
"Come on Chris, let's go." She sobbed.
"No, we can't." He said. "I can't leave without Elena!"
"He said he'll kill her if we don't go. Please!" Ashley sobbed some more. Chris groaned out loud in frustration.
"We're coming back Elena! I'm coming back for you!" He cried out. Elena watched as both of them exited the room. Elena looked down at the ground, feeling more tears falling down her cheeks as she cried, fearing for her life and wondering what was going to happen to her.
"Aw, don't be sad El." She heard. Her eyes bolted open as she recognized the voice. She looked up in disbelief as Josh was stand right in front of her, alive and well. "We were just having some fun." He had smile that sent an eerie feeling throughout her whole body. He opened whatever she was in and reached for her. She was too shocked to do anything as he carefully took the duck tape off her mouth. She winced a little when it finally came off.
"Sorry 'bout that." He said. "I couldn't let you make noise. I had to see this play out." He chuckled a little. "You know, I'm honestly quite surprised that he picked me. Knowing him, I was sure he would've picked Ashley but apparently I was wrong."
"Why?" Elena finally was able to say. "Why would you do this? Was it just 'cause of the seance we had?"
"Oh, I wouldn't do this for a little thing like that." He replied.
"Then why? What the hell are you doing? Where's that... other guy?" She said.
"Well, that other guy was me." He said. Elena was again in shock as she quickly flashed back to when he knocked out Chris and pinned her to the wall. Josh suddenly reached over to her again. Elena tried to back away but she had nowhere to go since she was up against the wall. She shivered a little as he gently lifted her head. He poked her neck a little, which sent a slight sting to her, making her lean away out of reflex. Josh winced a little.
"Damn it, that's gonna leave a mark." He said. He shook his head. "I honestly didn't want to hurt since you didn't want to be part of the prank but, like I said, you've always been a feisty one." Elena's eyes widened.
"The prank from a year ago? Is that why you did all this?" She asked. She didn't want to get angry with him but it was getting really close to that point.
"Well I had to! They're the reason why Hannah and Beth are gone! Wouldn't you do the same?" He said.
"No, I wouldn't do this! I hate the fact that I lost two of my friends but I don't want to lose anymore! This is just insane!" She replied. Josh scoffed as he stood up and turned around.
"Yeah, of course you wouldn't do anything." He said. "You don't know the amount of pain I've been through this past year." Elena was shocked again.
"How can you say that, Josh?" Elena said with fury. "I had to live with the guilt that I didn't do anything to stop the prank. You think I haven't suffered like you? How fucking selfish can you be?!" Josh suddenly turned around and punched Elena on her right cheek and she almost hit the wall. Josh groaned in frustration.
"Dammit Elena, I said I didn't want to hurt you!" He shouted. Elena rubbed her cheek. Josh groaned again. "Look, I'm sure you don't agree with what I'm doing but you're not going change my mind about it. That being said, I can't have you ruin it." Elena saw him reach into his pocket and pulled out the rag again. She slowly lowered her head down, knowing she couldn't do anything this time. Josh lifted her head so she could look at him.
"I've got things to do, so please don't do anything out of line. I really don't want to have to hurt you again." He said. Elena let out a sigh as Josh brought the rag closer.
"One thing..." She said. Josh stopped and nodded. "That thing you said about me and Chris back in the basement..." Elena couldn't help but wonder. "Did you mean that?" Elena noticed a slight hint of sentiment in his eyes.
"Every word El." He replied. He put the rag over her mouth. Elena didn't struggle as she knew it would be useless. She simply stared into his eyes as her conciousness faded away again.
jeez, i honestly didn't think i would get this excited for a story. i guess since this has to do with video games(which i love), it must be whole different ball game. anyway, keep reading to see what happens next!