This chapter is only short. Very short actually. But the next one will be longer.

Chapter 9

Hoffman checked once more that his gun was properly loaded. The last thing he needed was to face Lawrence with an unloaded pistol. He then positioned himself by the control panel next to the monitors that were set up across one side of the room. There were two large buttons placed side by side. One would activate the trap to kill Alison and Daniel, and the other would turn it off and free them. However, Hoffman wouldn't be the one to press them. Above the buttons and the monitor showing the room which contained Alison and Daniel was a countdown timer that was currently set to five minutes. A shout from somewhere down the outside corridor could be heard.

"Where are you? You Bastard!"

This was Hoffman's signal to begin the timer. He turned the dial on the side and pressed in a round button, setting the countdown in motion. He also allowed the microphone on the desk to send whatever sound happened in the room to the cell holding his two captives. Whatever went on in this room from now on would be heard by them.

At that moment in the chamber that housed Daniel and Alison a large sized digital timer on the wall lit up and started to countdown from five minutes. Daniel was huddled up in the corner, clutching his knees to his face so he didn't notice it. Alison, on the other hand, did.

"Hey." She called.

Daniel looked up from his sulk with red around his eyes. He was tired.

"What?" He asked glumly.

"Look." Alison said as she pointed to the timer on the wall.

"What does that mean?" Daniel asked, suddenly more lively than he previously had been.

Alison shook her head and replied "I don't know. But it can't be good."

A loud, deep voice suddenly spoke over the speaker system, startling the two prisoners and making Daniel jump to his feet.

"The game has begun." Was all it said before the room was silent again. All except for the steady beep of the countdown timer. A few moments later however there was another voice coming from the speaker system. But it wasn't the deep voice of their captor. Instead it was higher, and angry.

"Where is Alison? You mother fucker!"

"Lawrence?" Alison reacted.

Chapter 10 will be the finale to this part of the story. Who will win between Hoffman and Dr. Gordon? Find out in the next chapter. Up soon.