"Well…so, I'm here cause of the final test?" Luis asked as Emily stared back at him with a puzzled gaze.

"Well, yeah…whatever that final test might be now." She replied.

"Well, what are we doing here?" Victor asked, still crying over the blood that drenched his clothing.

"Well I'm not sure; it may be for something else." Emily said, unsure.

"Well-" Luis began to say.

"OH MY FUCKING GOD! One more person begin their sentence with 'well' I'm going to rip my fucking hair out!" Brittany screamed as everyone stared at her. When she realized that all eyes were on her, she gave a nervous laugh. "You believed that? Naw, just trying to get your attention…" Her laugh died as they continued looking at her. "What?" She questioned, and all heads went back to the conversation.

"Anyway…so the first 4 victims made it. Let's see what's in store for him." Emily said with an uneasy tone.

"Um…hello, if the first four made it…why are there only four people here?" Victor blurted out.

"Well, that's not what I meant exactly…I meant that the first four tests have gone through." Emily shot back at him. "By the way, what is your story?"

Everyone then looked at him, even the aggravated Brittany, and he looked back with an uneasy smile.

"I'm his ex; we had a really good thing going. But-"

"Why is there always a 'but'?" Brittany interrupted.

"That's part of how men function within a relationship, or everyday conversations." Emily answered.

"Like I was saying" He shot a look at Brittany, "I cared a lot and things were going great, but" he looked at Brittany who stood rolling her eyes "I just knew I didn't like him the way he was liking me. I didn't want to hurt him, and I could tell that things were getting deeper than they should have. He's a really, really great guy; I give him that. But I just knew he deserved someone better…and I wasn't that 'better' guy. So I broke it off like that, and to my surprise he showed no anger. But part of the reason that started making me kind of uneasy was when he told me about his friend…Will" Saying his name sent a chill down his spine, it had given him a playback of the stabbing…the blood. "And once I knew about Will-"

"You backed off…" Emily finished.

"Yeah, what was I suppose to do?" he said looking down at the aging cement, with cracks and spots from wear and usage.

"Well, we just started talking again…" Luis began, and all eyes shifted to him. "And it's weird how things have been working out. I actually talk to him, and visa versa." He paused, "Don't think this whole thing is making me regret our friendship…because it's not. But it pains me to know that he's going through this alone."

"Do you have any idea where he might be Emily?" Brittany asked.

"No, not anymore; like I said, 'he's changed everything' and not one trace will make it easy to find him." Emily said while staring back at the screen. "But I want to know if I saw what I really saw earlier."

"What do you mean?" Victor asked.

"Well originally he was entrapped by something so simple, that his intelligent mind would overcome before the hour ended. Speaking of which…" She looked at the clock, 3:49:05. "Your game ended…" She pointed at Victor.

"Don't remind me…" he said with a groan.

"Well, sorry but it's just that…why hasn't his started?" She pointed to the fifth screen.

"Is he waiting for something?" Luis asked.

"And you're asking me this…why?" Emily shot back.

"You know him…duh." Victor joined in.

"Yeah, barely, he put me through a test that left me crying so hard I thought my heart would stop." Emily began.

"You're a victim too?" Victor asked.

"Was a victim, about 2 months ago. When I survived, I had no idea that I would be witnessing this."

"You know what I noticed…each of us know him in some way…" Luis motioned toward the screen, "Well, each except you…" He pointed to Emily.

"Me? Have I not explained…?" Emily asked.

"No I don't believe you ever did…" Victor answered.

"She's his cousin…" Brittany blurted. "But they don't talk anymore because of a family rivalry.

"No fucking way…" Luis said as anger began to flare in his eyes. "Own flesh and blood, and you agreed to this?"

"Ohhhh…gee, let me just call the big, bad; man up and ask him to end all of this!" she paused. "I DIDN"T HAVE A CHOICE!" She screamed, tears began to fill her eyes. "I didn't know he was one of the victims. I didn't know any of you were. It was his plan…he planed this entire game out carefully. All I received were the instructions."

Luis sighed, "I get it…I get it. But it still doesn't make sense why his part hasn't started."

"Very true…" Brittany agreed.

"Well, maybe things will be answered soon." Victor said as he glanced at the repulsive clock, 3:22:06.

"Is time really moving that fast?" Emily asked.

"I guess so…but how does it fit? Almost an hour we're waiting?" Brittany asked.

"He needs to fill the gap, or maybe just a way of suspension. Who can truly say?" Luis stated.

"Gee professor, when did the light bulb click on?" Emily said sarcastically.

"I don't know, but I sure wouldn't put my own family through this kind of shit…" He shot back, and Emily looked back at him with tears; he retaliated. "Look, sorry…I just don't understand this anymore."

"And you think I do?" She replied.

"Well look…lets just wait…" Brittany suggested.

"God, I'm so sick of waiting…" Victor murmured.

"Why are you stalling?" the man questioned.

"I want to let them become acquainted. For the more they know about each other…the harder it's going to be in the end."

"You mean…" the man began.

"Of course, understand now?" he chuckled.

"Wow sir, you are truly a genius." The man smiled revealing his pearly white teeth.

He looked back the boy, "You know I try…" He brought his attention back to the screens. "I try…"

The four people sat in silence as the clock kept beeping. It felt like forever for the next game to start, or whatever they had considered calling it.

"Ten minutes…" Luis said softly.

"Well, now or never." Emily added.

"Wish it was never…with a side of letting everyone go." Victor added.

"Yeah, in a fairytale come true." Brittany stated.

They went silent again as the time counted down. 3:08:56…3:04:34…3:01:34. Suddenly the last screen had a flickering of light, and Victor's eye was the first to catch it.

"Did you see that?" He jumped up, rushing to the screen. "It lit up, a light flickered."

The other 3 joined his side, as Emily looked up at the clock; 3:01:03. As the clock hit the last minute, the room's lighting became brighter and stronger. They gasped as they saw what lied in some room, some area, and in some horrifying place in this maze.

"Oh shit…you were right Emily' Brittany whispered.

"Think I wanted to be?"

The light flickered brightly, and he stood up slowly letting his eyes adjust. But what he witnessed in front of him was far beyond what he ever wanted to see in his lifetime.

A static filled the room, and as he looked above the horror a TV screen fuzzed in; appearing beyond the static made his jaw drop.

Hello Stephan, I would like to play a game…you spend your life in endless moments of lies. You hide your emotions to show a more 'perfect' you. Well in this game, you can't do that any longer. For now the emotions you hide, are the only thing that can save you; and them of course. You have exactly three hours, and don't worry Stephan this is only the beginning of a wonderful game. Live or die, make your choice; or an army of people will never see the light of tomorrow. The screen went into static and faded.

"No…" Stephan whimpered. "It can't be." He looked before him, and he thought if this is only the first round; it's going to be hard as fuck. Carrying his gaze from the left to the right he called out their names. "Sara...Jaya…Hollie…" He struggled to breathe, let alone hide the tears. "NO!" he screamed as he dropped to his knees.

"OH SHIT!" Luis cried out.

"No fucking way…" Emily said. She looked at the clock.

"He can't do this to him!" Victor cried out.

Emily glanced back to the screen, 3:00:00. "Fuck."

As the clock struck another hour gone by, the three girls awoke one right after another. They awoke in fear, awoke in a closed space; they each awoke in a closed glass chamber. In front of them was a familiar face to all three. They began pounding on the glass, but no sound was made.

The first device clicked, and it clicked so everyone was aware. Then Stephan looked up at the first chamber to the left.

"SARA!" He screamed.

The girl beyond the glass was in tears, she had never been so horrified. But it was yet to come; as she stood in tears, water came from above slowly filling in the tank. Before he could blink, it was almost to her knees.

"No way…"

The second device clicked, and a green gas slowly leaked out from above. The girl sobbed and she struggled to breathe in air and keep her breath.

"Jaya..." He whimpered.

And the last device click, as the girl looked up in a horrified way. She didn't know what to expect. Suddenly rats came pouring out; the girl shrieked and tried avoiding getting hit by one, but the rats starting closing in on her, and crawled up her skin. You could see the fear in her eyes.

"Oh my god…they're eating her alive. HOLLIE!" He screamed out.

All girls screaming for their lives, he observed all three: one was filling up with water, one was releasing a poisonous gas, and one was releasing man-eating rats. Suddenly the intercom came buzzing on.

"By the way, just thought I'd let you know…in the end. You are only capable of saving one of these three…choose wisely"

He looked at the three girls in tears, "They're all dying and I have to choose…oh god…" He broke down.

"Time isn't on your side anymore, for surely you may have three hours. But these girls only have thirty minuets. Make your choice, for the worse is yet to come. He clicked off.

"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He screamed at top of his lungs.