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Lawrence (Boy #8) was still running. He thought he had escaped it all, but he hadn't. Dave (Boy #7) was still following him. He had also escaped from the big group they had encountered earlier. "Just give up, you're screwed!" Shouted Dave.
Lawrence wouldn't give up. He had to live, the world needed his intellect. But the fast jock was gaining ground on the slow nerd. Lawrence was getting really tired. He needed something to drink. He was very thirsty. Dave swung with his meat cleaver and made a shallow cut on Lawrence's back. Lawrence fell on his knees. He rolled and dodged another attack by Dave. Lawrence kicked Dave in the back of the leg. Dave's knee buckled and he fell to the floor. Dave swung at Lawrence again with his meat cleaver. Lawrence moved to the side and punched Dave in the face. Lawrence began to repeatedly punch Dave in the face. He didn't show any mercy. He then lifted Dave's head up and slammed it as hard as he could on the floor. He made sure Dave was unconscious before getting up. But before he left, he felt like he should leave Dave with a parting gift. He uncapped the lipstick and spread a thick layer over Dave's lips. Maybe Lawrence's weapon was useful after all!
Tamia (Girl #18) was still hidden in the classroom she had been in the whole game. It had served her well so far. She had heard noises and voices, but no one had actually entered the room. She was safe for now. Tamia hoped that if a person came, they would be friendly. She didn't think anybody had a worse weapon than a spoon. She was super pissed about getting that weapon. It wasn't like she was going to go on a killing spree or anything; she just wanted to feel more protected and safe. But she doubted that many people were playing. I mean, this game is sick; people wouldn't actually buy into it. Would they?
Gillian (Girl #2) was one who definitely bought into this game. She knew she had the loving support of her grandmother from home, and she knew she couldn't let her down. She and Tatum (Girl #16) were walking down the hallway. Gillian had heard gunshots earlier (the ones fired from Clifton's (Boy #15) gun) and had decided to go investigate. Many people in the school had heard them, but were too afraid to see. Gillian definitely wasn't afraid. She would sacrifice Tatum if she needed to.
The two were finally getting closer to where they had heard the noises. Tatum was in front of Gillian, with the spear pointed at her back. Tatum was getting very nervous, she was afraid she would get shot. Gillian pushed Tatum ahead so she could round the corner first. When Gillian saw that Tatum was unharmed, she too came around the corner.
The two girls saw Clifton lying on the ground, his gun in his hands. "Is he dead?" Asked Tatum.
"Go find out," Said Gillian as she nudged the girl forward. Tatum stared down at Clifton's body, silently praying he was okay and that he could save her. She slowly approached the body. Suddenly, Clifton's eyes darted open and he saw the figure above him. He quickly aimed the gun and fired a string of bullets. They all hit right on their mark; Tatum's chest. The girl fell to the ground, in a bloody heap. She was dead instantly.
"FUCK!" Shouted Clifton. Sure Clifton wanted to kill and win the game; but he didn't want to have to kill his own friends; at least not this early. He glanced up and saw Gillian staring down at him. She had a spear and an axe. "You bitch!" He shouted and aimed the gun at her. Gillian quickly ran the way she had come from. None of the bullets managed to hit her. She rounded the corner and continued to run away as fast as she could. DAMN! Her shield was now gone. She would have to find another and soon.
Clifton got to his feet and rubbed the back of his head. He still wasn't quite sure what had happened, but he knew that Wallace (Boy #6) must've gotten away. He cursed under his breath and looked around. Wallace had probably gone into the classroom with those stupid girls. Clifton decided he would just have to continue waiting. When this zone became a danger zone, he would wait on the outskirts of the zone. Then when the group left the room, he would shoot them all. It would be as easy as that!
Vijay (Boy #3) was starting to get antsy. Where the hell was the teacher? Vijay was getting impatient. He needed to find something to do to pass the time. He looked in the bag that he had taken from the other classroom. Inside he found: some food, some water, a map of the school, and pepper spray. What was all of that for? Suddenly, Vijay realized he had to go to the bathroom. Since his teacher wasn't there, he just got up and left the room. She wouldn't mind, would she? Vijay skipped over to the boys' bathroom and entered. He saw two other people in there. And one of them was a girl! He wanted to say something, but no words escaped his mouth. He never was good with words.
Aliyah (Girl #17) and Randolph (Boy #17) stared at the small Indian kid before them. They only knew him as the foreign kid; they didn't know his real name. He wasn't saying anything, was he going to attack? Vijay glanced down and saw that Randolph was wearing boxing gloves. No! Vijay had heard rumors about how the kids at schools liked to beat up foreign kids! He just didn't know that it would be with boxing gloves. Randolph took a step forward and Vijay reacted. "NOOOO!" He screamed and sent a jet of pepper spray directly into Randolph's face. Randolph screamed in pain as Aliyah watched on in shock. Vijay turned to her and sprayed her as well. She grabbed her face and fell backwards. Vijay quickly ran out of the bathroom and down the hallway. He had no idea where he was going; he just wanted to go home!
Tatiana (Girl #1) was lying down on the cheap excuse for a bed that they had in the nurse's office. The pain was getting worse and worse. Ever since she had been cut by Gillian near the beginning of the game, she had been in a world of hurt. Omar (Boy #2) was trying to help her, but failing miserably. They had managed to stop the bleeding (somewhat) but not really do much else. Omar was still searching through all the drawers in the office. He still couldn't find anything useful. They really had taken all of the medical supplies. Omar finally gave up and accepted the fact that he couldn't help Tatiana, his friend. A person he was hoping one day would be more than a friend. Omar had been with plenty of girls in his time, but most of them had just been booty calls. But he didn't want Tatiana to just be another booty call. He wanted her to be something even more special. He wanted her to be… his baby mama!
Callie (Girl #7) and Devin (Boy #12) were walking down the hallway. There had been somewhat of an awkward silence going on for a while. Callie knew that she needed to get his gun. She knew that to do that, she was going to have to start doing some major flirting. "Can we stop?" Asked Callie innocently, "I'm getting tired."
"Sure," Said Devin. They walked over to a nearby classroom and opened the door.
Calum's (Boy #5) eyes opened wide as he heard the door open. He had been found! He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw two figures enter the room. He couldn't recognize them, but he knew he couldn't risk it. He was going to have to make a run for it. He just prayed (to a God he didn't believe in) that if they had a gun, his bulletproof vest would protect him. And hopefully he could get away before they could get a melee attack on him. He saw the figures move closer into the room. He got up and sprinted toward the door. He was headed for escape.
Devin and Callie turned to see the emo kid run to the door. "Shoot him!" Cried Callie, pretending to be terrified (of course she was just acting, Callie prided herself on never getting scared). Devin, mostly out of instinct, fired a shot from his gun. It hit Calum in the back. He fell onto the floor. It took a minute to register to Devin what he had just done.
"Oh my God," He said covering his mouth. Callie smiled on the inside, but showed a look of genuine shock on her face.
"It had to be done, he seems like a person who would play this horrible game," Said Callie as she and Devin turned away from the body. Calum had to go even faster than before. He got up and sprinted away. He was gone and far away from the two who had just tried to murder him. Murdering was the name of the game, and Calum realized that. He knew there were people out there playing now. That made up his mind for him. He would get a weapon to kill with, and then he would kill.
"Let's shut the door before others find us," Said Devin as he turned toward the door. Calum's body was gone. Callie knew what was going on. So he got a bulletproof vest, eh? I need that.
"We must've only injured him," Said Callie, "We need to go after him."
Devin believed her. Although there wasn't any blood, he figured he had shot Calum, just not in a spot that would kill him. "Come on then," He said. The two exited the room and began to chase after Calum.
Sydney (Girl #4) decided to stay in the library a little while longer. Usually it was crowded with people (mostly nerds) and Sydney wasn't very comfortable with large crowds. She wanted to get as many books and manga as she could while she was alone. She had her favorite Inuyasha manga as well as the 7th Harry Potter book. She grabbed a Goosebumps book and then decided she wanted to get a good romance novel. What to pick, what to pick? So many options. Sydney began glancing through the many choices she had. Which book looked the best? It was then that she heard a few steps. She turned to see a person walking into the library. It was Alfred (Boy #21).
Malik (Boy #10) was still in a world of hurt. He was still on the floor of the classroom where Judy (Girl #21) had left him. He supposed it was his own fault. He was the one who had attacked Judy. But that was what he was supposed to do! Was it really such a bad thing? There was no way they could escape. The only way to get home was to kill. That wasn't too much to ask. Killing your classmates wasn't hard. At least, it wasn't supposed to be. But now Malik was feeling the worst pain of his life. For all he knew, he could be dead in a few minutes. What he wouldn't do to see his family again. He wanted to go back to his little country home and go hunting and fishing with his dad like before. He was even going to be in the military when he grew older. He was going to protect the country that was now making him fight for his life. If he died, he wouldn't be of any help! He had to kill! He dragged his body across the floor, but didn't make any progress. He had been trying to get out of the classroom for a while, but hadn't found the strength to get over to the door. He slowly got closer. The pain was just too much though. He couldn't handle it.
The silence in the room was killing her! Cadence (Girl #14) glanced around at all the people in the room with her. Her best friends Kailey (Girl #20), Chris (Girl #5), and Ethel (Girl #10) were all in there. Wallace (Boy #6) was huddled in a corner, while Esmeralda (Girl #15) had a completely neutral expression on her face. The six were sitting in silence. Talking had ceased for a while. Cadence was drumming her fingers against her legs. Her eyes glanced over to Esmeralda and she saw that her gun was off to the side. A thought came across Cadence's mind. She quickly wiped it out though. What was she thinking? She couldn't kill her friends. She would never betray them. Still, she did want to go home. But no she couldn't kill them! Cadence's mind was spinning. It would be easy. Five quick shots and they would all be dead. She could then wait out until it was down to her and one other person. Then she could kill them. Simple, right? NO! Cadence wouldn't kill. But what if they were the final six? Who would be the first to crack? Would Cadence be shot? She had to make her move now! But before she could, she heard the sound of a gun being cocked. She turned to see Kailey raising her shotgun. All eyes in the room turned toward her. What was going on?
"Kailey, what are you doing?" Asked Ethel as she started to panic.
"Don't do anything crazy," Said Chris trying to calm Kailey down.
"I saw Cadence looking at Esmeralda's gun," Said Kailey, "She's going to kill us all." All eyes turned to Cadence. Esmeralda quickly grabbed her gun and held it close. She wouldn't allow her gun to be taken.
"I had no intention of taking the gun," Cadence lied, "I wasn't going to steal it."
"That's a load of bull," Said Kailey.
Suddenly, a crowbar struck Kailey in the leg. She screamed and fell over. Chris (Girl #5) pulled the crowbar out of her leg and grabbed her gun. "I was hoping we wouldn't have to turn on each other until later," She said. She got up and pointed the gun at all of the people in the room. "Make a move, and I kill you."
Esmeralda silently sobbed. She stifled herself as to not attract unwanted attention. She didn't want Chris to kill her. Esmeralda held her gun tighter. Could she possibly bring herself to kill another human being? She saw that Chris was pointing the gun at her. "Hand over the gun," Said Chris. Esmeralda looked down at the gun. Could she do it? "I said hand it over." Esmeralda still held still. This was her only defense! "Hand it over or I'll kill you! I will shoot you!" Shouted Chris. Esmeralda aimed the gun at Chris.
"I…I'll shoot you," Said Esmeralda, raising her voice. She wasn't going to be stepped over anymore! The two girls were in a deadlock. Both had their guns aimed at the other. Finally, a gunshot rang out.