Mask disguise

Day 1

What if you enter a forbidden place you never agreed on challenging? Even in your wildest dreams,you never expected you would end up here,either facing death or keep on moving. What you saw in movies all came true,life and death in one split second.

My name is Calle. Nope, I'm not a cavewoman or an alien. I'm just an ordinary 15 year old girl who often live in fantasy books and adore adventures. Some say they will never become true,snapping me out to stop daydreaming all the impossibles.

Well,here I am,in this fantasy world that you keep telling me to forget about,wishing I could escape. But there was no escape. Millions have tried but no one survived or managed to free themselves from this cruel dungeon. Let me tell you all of it from the beginning.

Sharp light rays shoned on my eyes,forcing them to open like ants pulling my eyelashes one by one. I peeked a little and noticed I was in a tiny room. My heart pounded a little faster as the cluttering sound shooked the entire room. Keys unlocking the keypad,danggering keys swaying with the force of the wind.

Click.

The trustworthy and uneven sound of the boots traveled closer and closer. A strong and fast force pulled my aching body up from the ground,my bones felt like piercing spears reaching into every spine,killing my weary soul. My first instinct told me to fake sleep,so I didn't make a single sound. I dare not to peek or make a move.

Splash. A shot of forceful water was targeted right into my face. I immediately gasped as the water flow right into my nose and I choked and end up coughing vigorously. Turns out my 'oh so good' plan failed. I turned my head to see this heavy beard guy standing right beside holding a big pail. I stared at him,disgusted despite his look. His face was rough like a sandpaper,serious and had a very intimidating look. His eyes looked like a hawk,gazing his surrounding cautiously and prowling like a tiger aiming for its prey.

The problem is. I look like the prey he was hunting all along. Scary huh.

I smiled nervously and he returned a bored and an unrecognized gaze. Well,call that a safe play.

"Get up! You are chosen to be awake in this nightmare! Get ready to face the challenges of your lives."

Whatever that suppose to mean,I wasn't ready for whatever he was talking about. I stared dumbly at him as a sign that I don't get what he is trying to tell me. He pointed at the corner of the room. "Change into this and when you hear the siren signal,you have to get out of this room in thirty minutes. Remember,it's not what it seems."

It spooked me a little,like the mastermind of the movie. He walked out,well almost hopping. I looked down to find out his left leg was limping.

"Hey! What happened to your leg?"

He smirked at me with a cold grin.

"You don't wanna know. So make sure you get through this challenge. It's either win or die."

His limping leg gave me a warning to never let down my guard. I wandered around and wondered what could possibly go wrong. It's just a simple game,right?

After I get into those tight and stretchy outfit, I warmup a little just to keep my heart pumping.

Beeeeeepp

That's the siren. Get out of this room for half an hour huh. No big deal.

What i wasnt expecting is deadly spears coming face to face with me,reaching out like dead vampires out of the wall. I avoided every spear that came like a silent killer,thanks to that yoga teacher I used to hate.

I looked across the room and noticed a shield I could use to protect myself. I rolled over to reach the shield to find out it was only an illusination. It's a trap!

Remember,it's not what it seems.

Another knife flying across the room like a flying squirrel shot in the direction of my arm reaching for the illusinated shield.

I was in a daze but with a quick spin,I dodged the knife.Gushing water flowed out from nowhere, awaking my senses. I dug my hand onto the spongey wall,getting a tight grip on it. I sprang upward and stood on the spears hanging out on the wall,looking below was the water rushing up like hungry piranhas. Hope there wasn't one in it.

Beeeeeepp. Your time is ticking,10 minutes left.

What?! I've been here for 20 minutes? I started to panic as the water keeps on rising and almost reaches the spear I'm  standing on.

The key. I need the key to get outta here.

There only one place to find the key. In the water.

I admit I'm not a good diver. But this is urgent so I breathed deeply and hold on to it. I throw myself in the water and began swimming beneath the water. The pressure that is holding me back stops me from diving. I refuse to give up when I here the second beep.

Five minutes left.

My eyes are barely opening until I saw it. A fish with a key tying around its body. I'm not saying a cute little goldfish cause this is a humongous one,unlike you ever seen.

Big giant flapper and huge bloody eyes. I swam closer and gasped.

It's a deadly piranha.

It showed it's fang sharp teeth and it was stained with blood. It swam aggressively towards me with the key floating behind it. It's view closer was certainly intense as it was ready to chomp and crunch off your skull. I took up the courage to wait for the best moment to dodge. Tingling cold sweat flowed in my spine,plus the water was cold as ice.

It looked at me and was confused of my movements. It's probably thinking:" Stupid human who's waiting to be my prey. Huh. Well,let's see.

I turned swiftly and managed to catch it's tail. It swiped it's tail left and right,trying to get rid of me. I climbed above its back after the thousandth time ,I finally reached for the key.

Thank god. I have the key in my hands.

I instantly let go of it's scaly body and reached the door. I stucked the shiny polished key in the keypad,waiting for the moment of truth.

One minute left.

The piranha caught hold of my shoes and was ready to crush it. No way,I'm letting you to have a feast with my feet. I caught on to a spear and aimed it's head. With a strong hit,I stabbed it's body and it let out a terrifying roar. It's eyes looked at me in agony,putting the blame on me and looks like it was ready for revenge. It tried to shake out of the spear but failed. Showing it's dreadful teeth,it swam more quickly than I could imagined.

My shaky trembling hands managed to turn the key and  get out of this place of hell. I closed the door with a thud,and felt a huge sensation on the other side against the door. The marble floor was cool and relaxing,only then I realised my hands were filled with scratches.

Thank god,I survived. Thank god.

My heart is still racing. The thought of the piranha just makes me shudder.Despite all that,I was too tired to even open my eyes and the world collapsed into pitch black.