The Games

22.

It was quiet once again... My eyes slowly started to open. I saw that I was once again in the forest. Once again, just like in the dream I had, I was stuck all alone. But the forest wasn't dark, it was green like it was before we left.

"Why would they bring us back?" I thought to myself.

I tried to sit up, but I looked at my leg reminding my brain that I've been hurt. I started to shout out loud, as I tried to get up. I dragged myself along a tree, and stood up. As I finished attempting to stand up, I stood there breathing heavily against the tree. I held my bow in my hand. I then proceeded to walk around, leaping on one leg. I then eventually came across an area were it had a circle formed with trees, and no trees in the circle. Just the trees forming a circle. I walked through the center of the circle. I then walked forward, then made a right, left, and forward again. As I was walking down more and more, I eventually heard the same drumming sounds I heard in 2nd period. I then heard the same cheering. I standed against the tree again. I looked down at my leg, seeing the blood dripping onto the floor. I looked behind me to see the trail my blood. I then saw a some sort of metal frisbee hovering over the floor, in front of me, a few feet away. It was a grey metal saucer literally hovering over the grass. I got closer and kneeled on the floor, close to it. I reached my hand towards to touch it. And I cut myself. I jerked my hand away, and flipped it over so I could see it. I was bleeding. I then remembered the careers had blood stains on their clothes. It was the fourth hour, that the careers experienced. Flying Sades, is what I called it. A mix of flying saucers and made of blades. They were probably stranded in the forest running away for their lives.

I got back up with my bow, and walked towards the cheering sound. I walked to the center of the three buildings. Just like in the dream, there were 2 bleachers that were white and filled with people. I was now able to see the people clearly. It was all of the teachers from the school. Some of the teachers on one side, and the others on the other side. I walked towards the one building that had a high balcony. Then I saw Janessa, Caleb, and Jade tied up in a brown whipping post. There were three of them, and all three were tied up. Jade was on the left, Janessa was in the middle, and Caleb was on the right. I then see Ms. Sillitoe walking out onto the balcony. I look up at her.

"Welcome Alan. I hope you're happy to see your friends alive, right?" She asks.

"Let them go!" I say.

"But Alan, I haven't explained my plan," She says.

I stood quiet listening.

"You will have to kill one of your precious friends. Anyone would be great. After killing one, the rest will be untied, and you'll all have fight to the death, until one is left alive," She explains.

"This isn't a fucking movie!!! Theses are innocent people" I say.

"Spare me the lecture. You've done very well by all this bloodshit habit, how about the people you left behind? I've got plans for you. I'm going to make the Deans slit your eyelids in half so you don't blink when I shoot you in the face. You'll die when I want you to, Alan, not a moment before, until then, you're going to suffer," Ms Sillitoe says.

"I never wanted any of this to happen!!! You've killed my f I ends, and my little sister!!! And for that, the only person I need to kill is you," I say.

"Ah Alan, if you can't manage to kill one of them, I'd have to kill you and them, leaving nobody to live..." She finishes.

I look back down at the others. Janessa was still bleeding on her stomach. Caleb just stared at me. And Jade kept on nodding her head. I got my bow out and pulled an arrow. I first pointed at Jade, she was still nodding her head. I then pointed at Caleb, he was now starting to cry. I finally pointed at Janessa, who was bleeding more, as the rope around here was hurting her. I didn't know who to choose... Janessa, Caleb, or Jade... I didn't care what happened, if I was killed after the option I made. I then rolled my eyes looking up at Ms. Sillitoe.

"YOU'VE KILLED INNOCENT PEOPLE ... AND NOW YOU HAVE TO PAY!!!" I yelled.

I quickly pointed my arrow up at her, and fired the arrow stabbing her chest. I saw as her body tripped on her feet, and went over the railing of the balcony. Her body took a long fall down to the floor. I heard the crack of her head hitting the floor and watching closely as her blood spilled all over the floor. I then realized the screaming of the audience being shocked.