Accepted

New fears

Within three days, our numbers have been reduced by 1/2. Everyone else hasn't been seen since and their rooms have been cleared out. I'm frightened to find out what happened to them. That maze must have been more difficult than I thought. I find it hard to believe that the testers' would just let them die in the maze though. Or, I think they died. All I know is that I don't want that to happen to me, in here to stay.  "Hey T, what ya doing?" Braylon asks, joining me on the bench. "Nothing much. Just relaxing for once." Looking at my surroundings, I realize how the reflection of the trees in the lake really seem to relax me and make this whole scene seem more serene. "Yeah I feel like I can't catch a break. It's kinda nerve wracking just sitting around, waiting to get out next challenge." I grab my book and pick an apple from the nearest tree and start walking away knowing that Braylon isn't far behind. "Hey did you hear that-" I started to say when I was interrupted by Kinly. She is a stunning blonde that can't out of the maze rather quickly that I seemed to hit it off with. "Okay so I was just talking to Johnny and he was like talking about the sky you know, and then he was like saying how I reminded him of the sky cause like my eyes look like it and like he was totally trying to flirt with me right?! Like I can't even!! Tessa, I just can't even!" Kin states going into her girly love rant. Johnny is this "dashing young man" that Kinly met in the maze and they came out together. Braylon mimicked her in the highest pitched voice he could manage. "OMG Kin! He is totally into you! And look at his muscles!! I just can't even, like-" Kin slapped him, effortlessly shutting him up as we approached the building we now call home. When we arrive we all agree to hang out in my and Kinly's room until dinner. Only, when we reach my door there is a pink post-it note resting in the middle. Grabbing it, Kin reads off "where it ended, and began. It's Starting anew; come as fast as you can." Puzzled, I reread the note multiple times noticing that a few of the doors were lacking the colorful note, meaning that they had already found it and were ahead of us, but majority of the doors were still adorned in these riddles. "Okay seriously I'm at a loss for words-like-what the heck does 'where is ended and began mean.'" Kin stated looking lost. "Oh! Well when we first got here we went into the commotion room! It's also where we sat after our last test. Maybe that's it!" Braylon said, already making his way towards the said room.