Part 4: DARKNESS

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The friend group left the room and went to search for the exit of the 16th floor. "Alright. Start here, Riz.", Said Esther, pointing to the floor. Rizi put down the stones one by one to make a trail. "Hopefully this will stop the loop.", Said Dhane.

30 minutes later, they thought they were near the end. Until, Oliver noticed something strange. "Uh... Guys... I fell like we dropped some stones here... Where the heck did they go?!", He asked. "That's impossible. We're complete here and no one is left behind. No one else can pick up the stones. Is anyone picking them up?", Asked James. Everyone denied picking them up. Why would they do that anyway?

An hour has already passed, they started to think that Oliver was right about his thought. "Dang... We weren't stuck like this on the other floors. How's this possible?", Asked Aian. "Alright. I've had enough. Everyone, stay still.", Said Ruth. Everyone did as she said, just to get out of the floor. Ruth started searching everyone like a security guard. "Everyone, pull out your pockets.", She commanded. They did what she said, and no one seemed to take the stones. "If no one else is ruining the trail, then who the heck could it be?!", Asked Kate. "Could be some like you who left the bag outside.", Rizi accused Kate. Kate was stunned of her accusing. "Excuse me?! People forget okay?! Don't you remember, I have ADHD?!", Kate replied yelling. "Yeah, that's always your damn excuse if you do something insanely shitty, no one cares.", Rizi said rudely. They started shouting at eachother, so Aian and Dhane separated them. "Everyone, please just stop fighting for shit's sake?! We are here trying to survive without any food, water, or electricity! Focus and think about how we're gonna get outta here! And to anyone who's been hiding the trail, please! Why are you doing this?!" Said Dhane. "And it's all Kate's fault.", Said Ruth. "Shut up!", Said Kate. Everyone sighed and made sure to separate Ruth and Rizi from Kate to avoid any distractions and drama.

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Time has passed, and everyone was starving. They didn't know what to do since they dont have anything. They were stuck in a loop without windows, exits, or escape at all. They were thinking about giving up, until...

Julia decided to start a little conversation to kill time. "Hey guys. Don't we have any hope left?", She said. "None at all. No windows, no food, no drink, no electricity, no phones, no help, no hope.", Replied Kiya. "No crush too.", Rizi said unseriously, making only Ruth laugh, while the others just continued to frown. "And it's all because of-", Ruth got cut off by Oliver by covering her mouth. "Now's not the time to shit talk, Ruth and Riz.", He said. "You know what guys, since we're all gonna die anyway, let's make it fun, shall we?", Suggested James. "Yeah, he's right. Think about it. We're all gonna die together as best friends. So let's not fight and get mad at eachother, it's the last moments of our lives, let's enjoy it.", Esther agreed. Everyone eventually gave in, except for the ones you know. Ruth, Rizi, and Kate.

"I feel sorry for myself for dying with this musty bitch.", Said Rizi. "Fuck off.", Replied Kate. Dhane then said, "You know what, if you are just gonna be mad at eachother even if it's our last chance to live, it's alright. It's not my problem. Keep fighting all you want, but you can't blame us for dying with a cold heart.".

They all bonded together, playing around and exploring the place. But still, Rizi and Ruth still hasn't changed their hateful gazes and words about Kate.

After an hour, it was pure darkness. They couldn't see anything at all, so they desired to rest and sit back down, also because they were very tired as well.

"I don't wanna play right now, I'm too hungry.", Said Oliver. "Really?", Someone said. "Very. Wait... Isn't that a child's voice?! What the heck?! This isn't funny yall.", Oliver said, surprised. "Whoever is next to me, this Isn't funny dude. I know it's you talking.", Said Kiya. "How'd you know it was the person next to you?", Asked David. "You know. I had a really rough childhood.", Kiya said emotionally. David apologized, "Oh... Sorry about that... No child should have gone through that.". "I think you would feel bad for me as well because of what they did to me as a child.", Said the person next to Kiya. "You know what, James, can you get me a flashlight? I need to expose whoever the heck is next to me right now.", Said Kiya. "Here's the one in my pocket. It's still working.", David handed Kiya a flashlight.

Kiya finally flashed the flashlight on the person next to her. Surprisingly, no one was there. They were very stunned to see no one beside Kiya. "Um... Kiya... No one's there...", Said Oliver. "It's definitely Kiya speaking then.", Rizi accused. "Here goes the accuser..", Said Kate. "Enough talking and accusing. Who the heck spoke?!", Asked Aian.

Kiya flashed the flashlight around their surroundings, and suddenly...

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