Buried Tales

Chapter 8 - Welcome to Do or Die

CHAPTER 8 – WELCOME TO DO OR DIE

BEATRIXIA

I gained consciousness and slowly opened my eyes. I scanned the whole place and I can't see anything except darkness. It was pitch black and I can't even see my own hands and feet, but I can feel I was tied.

"Awake?" a voice asked. I recognized that voice, it's Dwight's.

"Y-yes, what's going on and how did you know that I'm awake?" I asked.

"I heard your breathing and a hint of panic in it. I don't exactly remember what happened, but I do remember that we are far from our dormitories and I think we're in the second building." He said. I tried to loosen the ropes on my hand but it was impossible.

Luckily, my hands can reach my feet and I removed the ropes tied on it.

"Where are you?" Dwight asked.

"I don't know, but I'll try to walk towards you so that we can remove the ropes tied on each other." Sabi ko and slowly walked. I walked and walked until I felt something, or someone.

"Hey!" He said.

"Dwight?"

"Yep."

Kinalagan niya ako at gano'n din ang ginawa ko sa kaniya. Kinapkap ko ang bulsa ko kung nandoon ang cellphone ko, pero wala. Wala din ang cellphone ni Dwight sa kaniya. Paano na kami makakalabas nito? Naramdaman naming ang pagbalik ng diwa ng iba naming kasamahan.

"Bea...B-Bea..." I heard Riann's voice. Oh no, she has nyctophobia, the fear of darkness. Buti na lang at nasa gilid niya sina Dwaynell at Edward, sila na ang nagpakalma sa kaniya.

"I'll try to find some switches in here," Dwight said. Naramdaman kong umalis siya mula sa tabi ko. I also tried to find switches on the walls by touching them carefully. Biglang lumiwanag ang paligid at nakita kong nasa likuran ni Riann ang switch. Marahil ay nabangga niya ito ng hindi sinasadya.

"Where are we? Hindi ko alam ang lugar na ito." Edward said. Tumigil na sa pag-iyak si Riann at tumayo na din kasama si Dwaynell.

"Wait, may papel sa likuran mo."

Lumapit si Dwaynell sa 'kin at may kinuha mula sa leeg ko. Slowly, he brushed his fingers on my neck and removed the paper entwined on my hair at the back.

"Ehem, tama na po ang harutan, kids, at mag-isip na tayo ng paraan para makalabas." Edward muttered. Dwaynell moved away from me and read what's written on the paper.

"Welcome to Do or Die,

An extra game to play and why?

Your classmates are trapped in different places,

To save them and yourselves, you're going to solve different cases.

One wrong answer, one wrong move and then say goodbye,

To a group of students who will die.

So answer correctly or sacrifice lives,

Because it's like pushing them towards the knives."

I felt my body shiver after Dwaynell read what's written. We fell silent for a couple of minutes until Dwaynell realized something.

"Teka, this paper's teared apart," Dwaynell said. "May kulang, kailangan nating hanapin iyon."

We searched for the missing piece and Dwight saw it.