The Voices of the Threateners

Chapter 9: The Escape Room

Evangeline, Allison, Jahnavi, and Merrick woke up in a hospital, not knowing what's going to happen next.

"Where are we?" asked Merrick.

"Have patience and you will know soon," said a dark voice in front of them.

"Is it nighttime? It's so dark," said Evangeline, bewildered.

"We're wearing blindfolds, idiot," replied Allison.

"Oh," said Evangeline.

Sleepy and disconcerted, everyone felt very confused, wondering where they were and what they were going to do.

Evangeline flailed around, knocking a flower vase to the ground. Then one of her hands bumped into something cold and fleshy, and she recoiled with a gasp.

"What—?"

Evangeline felt with her hands a face, hair, arms, and chest.

"It's a girl. She's not moving," said Evangeline, her voice trembling. Standing up, Jahnavi went up to the girl and felt her body.

Gasping and aghast, Evangeline cried out, "She's dead! They're just gonna sell all of our healthy organs to the rich people..."

"What if I don't have any?" joked Merrick

"Stop with your jokes and be serious for once!" pleaded Jahnavi. "Who are you?" she asked the unknown voice.

"MWAHAHAHA," cackled the dark voice in front of them, "I now introduce myself," he said, coming towards them. "You were wondering, where are you? I guess I'll turn the light on now."

Jahnavi squeezed her eyes, knowing that she would be annoyed by the brightness of the light.

"I hate the light," she moaned.

"We've got blindfolds on, idiot," Merrick said, as he knocked her shoulder.

"Oh, yeah," said Jahnavi.

Jumping and running away from the operation table, Evangeline, sleepy from the anesthesia, pushed everyone away while pushing the tables that Jahnavi and Merrick were sleeping on.

"WAKE UP!" shouted Evangeline as she slapped Merrick's cheeks and pinched poor Jahnavi.

"Chill bro," replied Jahnavi in pain.

"At least she didn't slap you", said Merrick.

"We have to run. NOW," said a panicked Evangeline

"Uhm, breathe," said Jahnavi, concerned.

Already far from seen, Allison found Evangeline.

"We can't leave her behind," noted Jahnavi pointing to the dead girl.

"She's dead, get over it," shrugged Allison.

"No need to panic. Everyone dies," said Merrick, cheerful as always.

"We need an escape plan," Allison murmured.

"Yeah, as soon as we find out where the hell we are," Jahnavi pointed out.

"I guess we'll never know...except for Lee Know," said Evangeline dreamily.

"I think she needs more cocaine," Merrick observed.

"We don't have any left obviously," replied Allison, who was trying to think of a solution but failing greatly.

"How about finding some?" suggested Jahnavi.

"No chance," said Merrick and Allison together.

"JINX!" exclaimed Jahnavi, giggling to herself with Evangeline unconsciously.

"Snap out of it, Jahnavi," snorted Allison, clearly annoyed.

"Back to the point, we need to find clues here," speculated Merrick.

"Ah, that will be no need. Admit the facts, you're stuck here and will never get out," said a voice behind them. It took them a moment to realize that they were in chains.