Flickering Lights 1-2 #Wattys2014

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The door slammed shut behind us making us all turn around. For some reason, that fact of what had just happened only just came to our minds now. I was wailing loudly at the thought of that poor girls dead body. Others reactions were similar. Even the boys were crying. The ones who weren't were sitting down on the floor as still as statues staring into nothingness. 

Seconds passed. 

Minutes 

Hours. Some of us were asleep. Some were trying to distract them selves. And some were staring at their weapons. Me? I was dong none of that. I was the only one trying to comfort other people. 

Suddenly there was a loud sound coming from the ceiling. We started to wake people up. It was a few seconds later when we realize that the sound was a voice. It was the same one as the one we heard when we woke up. It made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. "So! One person has died and there are seven survivors! Count yourselves lucky! Actually don't. Because pretty soon the lights are gong to go out again and one of you will die. Goodbye!"

Shivers went down my spine. How could somebody do this? I jumped as the voice continued speaking "Oh, and by the way i thought i might tell you that there is something in this room. Something worth finding. It's a small glass vile. Do you want to know what it does? Well, think of it as pain relief except its much more powerful. Even powerful enough to numb death its self. So. Find it. Drink it. And then if you get killed, you won't feel a thing. Have fun!"

Suddenly everyone was up and looking for that vile. We wanted it. We needed it. If I was going to die I wasn't going to go through pain. It was when we was looking for it, did i realize the room we were in. It was a kitchen. A dirty smelly kitchen which one of us will die in. I also noticed as i was looking around that a series of weapons were hidden in places. Just like the other room. There were knifes hidden in draws and cupboards. I came across a couple of guns too. I made sure nobody was looking and slid another one into my belt. I had two now. I know. I could of gave somebody one of them. I still feel bad now. But at that moment i was just thinking about my own survival. I needed to win.

Still looking for the vile, i opened the fridge. Immediately i gagged and turned my head away. The fridge consisted of rotten smelly food and flies. It completely stank. But i was desperate. So i managed to ignore it and rummage through the contents of the fridge. There was nothing on the top shelf.

The middle. 

The bottom. 

But suddenly my eyes widened as i looked in the inside of the fridge door. I quickly snatched the vile out of the compartment and hid behind the fridge door where i hoped nobody could see me. Madly, i unscrewed the vile and tilted my head back. I poured the blue liquid straight down my throat. It tasted horrible. Like sour cheese in a liquid. I started to feel dizzy. I held the vile up to my eyes. It read -

Numming liquid. Effect lasts for half an hour. 

Things started to go slow. My vision was blurry and i felt weak at the knees. Suddenly i felt my legs collapse beneath me and i fell harshly to the floor hitting my head on the cold stone ground. I tried  to speak but  couldn't. I tried to sit up. I couldn't. I was completely paralyzed. And it didn't take long for the others to notice. It was Samantha who sounded the alarm. She screamed very loud at the top of her voice and pointed her finger at me. "She's dead!" She cried. The others were startled and immediately came over to me. They were confused. Vanessa spoke next 

"What?! She can't be! The lights haven't gone out"  Then Mathew spoke. 

"She's not dead! Look" He said as he pointed to the vile and picked it up. "She found the vile. It's paralized her. And look she's blinking. And threre's none left so don't try to get any." He threw the vile behind him. 

Everybody was silent. They were all looking at me. Moments passed with silence until at last someone finally spoke. It was Eddie. His voice was low and his eyes were dark. "We should kill her" My eyes went wide. My heart starting beating faster. My mind was full of worry. I didn't want to die. Suddenly everyone looked at him and started shouting things like "What?!" and "How could you even say that" 

He stood up suddenly and looked down at me. Tears started rolling rapidly down my cheeks. I was blinking rapidly. My breathing was heavy and fast. I was trying my best to tell them not to do it. At that moment, I wish i hadn't had a single sip of that liquid. Eddie suddenly replied. 

"Think about it . . When the lights go out, somebody will die. It will be somebody random. And since she's already taken the juice, wouldn't it make sense to kill her when she won't feel anything than wait until the lights go out and somebody else will have to die painfully?"

More tears rolled down my cheeks. I could see consideration in peoples faces. I was scared. But thankfully Mathew spoke again "No! We can't do that! She's completely defenceless! Have you lost your mind?!"

"What about the rest of us? Are we not completely defenceless? At least if she dies she won't feel anything" 

Vanessa spoke next "Look at her! You can't kill her! She's in a right state! Kill her, and your as good as a murderer. Even in these circumstances"

Suddenly the lights started to flicker on and off. Everyone started to scream and shout. They were shaking viciously. I would have been if i wasn't paralyzed. But that didn't mean i wasn't terrified. Then it came. Complete darkness. It was some of the worse moments of my life. Waiting. Waiting for death. But then suddenly, the lights came back on. I was still alive! I felt so happy. But my happy thoughts soon faded as i remembered. If i wasn't dead, then who was?

I strained my eyes to see. I couldn't see at first but then as i looked around i saw it. In the corner of the room he lay. It was Eddie. A knife was in his chest. Bood pouring out. More tears streamed down my face slowly. Eddie was dead. And he was never coming back . . .