Somber Secrets ~

Uneasy Atmosphere

[Britt's POV:]

Damn, damn, damn! Now the pressure is really on. I have to find one of these bastards before she  finds me. I told her that I could do this. I had at least five of them, sitting in my hand. But I let them go. I think the girl saw how scared I was. I won't let THAT happen again, either. I stopped, hearing footsteps. Now's my chance. I have to. Or else she  will get pissed at me. Hah, these amateurs think I'M the one in charge. I am to them, at least. But I won't be if I don't get my hands on one of them! Ugh, she said I had more time than this.  I suddenly heard the shuffling of feet. I hid in the closest room so I wasn't  spotted. It is one of the players....

[Tyler's POV:]

This was scary.. I don't know what's going on..or why we're here! I put my hands in my pockets of my sweatshirt. I was with Cai, Mason, Finny, and Bryce. I stayed close to Finny and Cai. They made me feel safe. Finny is so nice and caring.. when we ran into each other in the hallway she immediately calmed me down. Then we found Mordecai. I was glad to see him. Sure we have arguments sometimes, but he's my brother. I still loved him. Even though he can be a total jerk sometimes. I am just trying to keep my hopes up that we find the others and get everything back together again. I hope we could leave soon. Because it's totally not like anyone else here wanted to stay here for a longer time than we needed to. This Britt lady.. she's very edgy. Well yeah, she's a demon but still. Something doesn't feel right. "What floor are we on..?" I asked. Looking at the rest of the group. I said it rather quiet, just in case someone was around. Bryce put his pointer finger up. "I believe we are on the 7th floor..!" He said a bit louder than I did. If there was thing Bryce was he was very oblivious. "Shh! Are you tone deaf or something?" Cai said, irritated at him. We turned a corner, looking at another long hallway. "Let's go this way! Maybe we'll find somethin-" Bryce said, but paused. I looked at him, his eyes wide, as I saw blood begin to stain his shirt. He collapsed onto his knees, and fell sideways. Finny screamed. It was Britt. "Holy mother of god on a Sunday morning!" Mason yelled, grabbing Cai, which pulled me, then pulled Finny back. We all went back a good 5 feet. Cai grabbed a vase which was on a table by a door. He threw it at Britt, striking her right in the head. She started to bleed around her temple. But she didn't flinch. Shit. She charged at Finny. I immediately went right in front of her, punching and side kicking her. The side kick didn't do much, but the punch hit her right in the face. 

As we were fighting, she just paused and disappeared. "The hell!? Where'd she go?!" I panicked. "TYLER! Behind you!" My brother called, as a dark force made me fly back into a door. The door completely broke,and fell onto the floor with me on it. "Holy...shit!" I said as I felt my back get impacted by a thick piece of wood. My back wasn't broken,but I bruised my shoulders super bad. I could feel them turning black and blue. Britt then threw a knife into my arm. I screamed in agony. No, no god damn way i'm dying here. NO. WAY! I pulled the knife out, and used all my strength to get myself and my sore bones to stand. I looked at Cai. He was also about to get hurt. Not today. I ran towards her, and impaled the knife into her side. The blade went in so deep it broke. I backed up, as Mason jumped up and kicked her in the head, she tried to stop his leg but it was too late. She was already rolling down the stairs. Cai quickly picked me up. I looked over at Bryce, who was now dead. A pool of blood on the floor as he laid sideways. "Don't look." Cai said.  And of course, I looked. Finny looked. We all looked. There was complete silence over all of us for a moment. An uneasy atmosphere filled the room.  Once that moment was up, I looked at Cai. "Bro, put me down." I commanded. He let me down. God sometimes he treats me like a five year old. I know he's just trying to protect me, but it can get annoying when your brother always saves you from situations. I looked down the stairs, where Britt fell. She was gone. "Your lucky to be alive." Cai said. I looked at him. "I'M lucky? I just saved your ass!" I yelled at him. That made me mad. He looked at me. "I'm surprised you didn't just give up when you got stabbed." He shot back, coldly. "What's THAT supposed to mean? I even jumped in front of Finny to save her! Don't you DARE call me weak!" I looked at my brother straight in the eyes. He looked back. "I just don't want you to get hurt." He said giving me a vicious look. As if I should be ashamed. "Yeah, okay. It's fine that you don't want me to get hurt, but you don't have to treat me like a damn toddler!" What I said is what I meant. Me and Cai were polar opposites. Arguments happened a lot. And eighty percent of the time it was because of him being a jerk. I looked at Finny. She moved her straight red-head hair over her shoulder. There was a cut right above her right eyebrow, and she had some bruises on her forehead, and her eye bruised as well. I walked over to her. "Are you okay, Finny?" I asked. She looked up at me and half- forced a smile. "I'm good." She said, trying to convince me that she was okay. I walked over to her and sat next to her. "Here, lemme check your cuts.." I looked at her, moving her hair away from her face. I thought for a moment. I remember I conveniently had a small pack of pocket tissues. This would do for now. I opened the small pack, and took out a couple of tissues.  I wiped the blood away from the cuts she had on her face. Once we find somewhere with better needs, we'll properly fix up her cuts once we find them. If we find them. "Alright, I think we should get going. It's not safe to stay here." Mason stated. We all agreed, and started walking and wandering again. I looked back at Bryce's corpse, just laying there on his side. He was now officially surrounded in a pool of blood, his head resting on his arm. I turned around. I couldn't look anymore. What if something like this happens again? There's no doubt in my mind that it will. I sighed. My back ached and felt bruised. Shit, Britt was way stronger than we all thought. She is more powerful than she seems to be. This is going to be a bitch for every single one of us. 

[Mason's POV:] 

Ohh, boy. That was horrid. For some reason I just couldn't let it go. I just felt... so bad for Bryce. Sure, he was a very... how do I say it. Interesting  kind of person. But still, we don't have to be close to someone and feel bad for them. It can be anyone. Especially when you witness it. This game was so, so sick and twisted. I  have never seen or heard of anything this scary in my entire life. Then again, I don't really have one. But whatever! I had to protect my friends. I can't let what happened to Bryce happen to them. I must prevent that from happening to them...Especially Cai. But now we were walking. Leading to somewhere else in this hell hole. Hopefully we can meet the others soon, if they are still alive. 

Oh, how I hope they are.