Buried Tales

Chapter 6 - Ready Or Not, We're Coming

CHAPTER 6 – READY OR NOT, WE’RE COMING

BEATRIXIA

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t’s 2:30 am and I’m still awake even if Riann's already asleep. I can’t sleep in this kind of situation and I feel like my lifeline has a due date. I need to be prepared no matter what and I’m going to help my friends. Together, the five of us will escape from this wretched hell-like place and never go back. I sighed and decided to peek from our veranda. I know it’s dangerous because the killers are now roaming around, but my curiosity won’t stop bothering me.

Quietly, I tiptoed towards the veranda, doing my best not to wake everyone up. Pagkasilip ko, agad kong nakita ang mga killers na nakasuot ng itim, the same clothes that the previous killer that we met wore. They’re holding different kinds of weapons and stuffs, roaming around like hungry zombies waiting for fresh humans to eat. My eyes widened as one of the killers turned his/her head to me pero biglang may humila sa akin at pinayuko ako.

They aren't moving in secret. They're too obvious, but why? That's one of the things I want to figure out.

“What are you doing?” He asked in a deep, strict, cold voice. I gulped and tried my best not to stutter as I replied.

“P-Peeking- “

“Damn,” he muttered. “Do you want to get killed?”

Nanahimik lang ako hanggang sa nahimasmasan siya. Dwight brushed his hair with his fingers and helped me stand up.

“Let me discuss something to you.” He said and led me towards the living room.

“I have this feeling that we will be needing solve life-and-death puzzles, cases, and riddles tomorrow to gather clues and escape, we need to be prepared and we need to have a positive mindset.” He stated as he sat down the couch. I nodded as I agree to what he’s saying.

“I hope Riann can handle it.” I said and he just nodded without any emotions in his face.

***

It’s currently 4 AM in the morning and the five of us are wide awake, lost in our own thoughts. We don’t know where to start or how to start this game. At last, Dwight stood up and glanced at us.

“We need to get out and search for clues or hide and hide forever.” Dwight said. Dwaynell stood up and glanced at us.

“I agree with him,” he said. “Hiding won’t do us any good.”

“B-But it’s scary…I’m scared.” Riann said in a whisper.

“Ri, sometimes we need to act strong to be strong. Act like we can do it, and we can. We’re here for you,” Edward cupped Riann’s face and smiled. “I’m here for you.”

Riann smiled and she stood up, “Oh? Uupo ka lang ba diyan? Lazy.”

I scoffed as I stood up and looked at them with a sly smirk on my face.

“Ready or Not, we’re coming.”

Lumabas kami, dala ang mga cellphones namin. The dormitory corridors are so silent as if students are sleeping peacefully like nothing happened. That’s right, flush all those negative feelings and prepare yourself. We held our phone’s flashlights up and walked side by side. This eerie feeling crept to our skins and made us shiver every time we hear noises. We first went inside the classrooms and surveyed the whole area.

“Look around and if you find any clues, inform the rest.” Dwight said as he went to the back part of the classroom.

I went to the blackboard and climbed up the table to see if anything’s on top of it, but there's none. I opened the side closets of the blackboard but I found nothing. The sun’s slowly rising and we can’t hear noises or chattering of students. I feel like none of them will go out because of fear. I'm not that sure if there will be no regular classes anymore.