Chapter 8

16 4 0
                                    

As I sat ready near the stage, I tried calling Ash, after a few tries he picked up.

"Hi."

"Ava." There was a sign of relief in his voice. "Ready for the show tonight?"

"Ready as I'll ever be." I answered looking down at my shoes.

"You'll be fine, Ava, I've got faith in you. Just be you."

"Thanks"

"I better go to main square, don't want to be late. Bye, good luck."

"Thanks, bye"
***
As I waited for a while I stared down at my dress. This isn't me? This isn't me at all.

Suddenly I heard someone whistling, I look up, at what appears to be a boy the same age as me.

"Looking beautiful." He said walking towards be.

"Thanks. I'm Av..."

"Avalon Honour. You're very famous, you know. That run you made on the Calling, the way you showed up. You've made quite an impression for yourself." I stared blankly at the ground, speechless. "I'm Xavier Toril by the way.

Just then the theme song for the show began. We were going to get interviewed about our backgrounds and our thoughts about the games etc. It was a chance for the audience to get to know us, our story.

Game time.

The MazeWhere stories live. Discover now