GAME OVER {Book 1}

Round 4

The doors closed on us and we were greeted by a grassy field. There was no end. "Next riddle!" Katherine yelled.

"A thousand colored folds stretch toward the sky, Atop a tender strand, Rising from the land, 'Til killed by maiden's hand, Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye. What am I?" Katherine explained.

"Good luck finding that!" Katherine said waving goodbye and the hologram turning off.

Erissa then fell to her knees. "C'mon Erissa" I mumbled softly. "What about Eduardo?" She asked, getting teary eyed.

"Erissa he is doing just fine he's with Cole and Robert" I confessed, rubbing her back. "What about Dulce?!" She continued.

"She might be dead after all" She added. "Erissa, don't lose hope!Let's find the riddle and we can continue on to the next" I suggested. She nodded and I turned my back.

I then heard a ripping sound. I turned back. "What did you do to that!!" I exclaimed as Erissa tore a flower out of the ground.

"I'm saying goodbye to him" She said, her voice cracking. I facepalmed. "Erissa, trust me, he is fine" I said, and grabbed her hand.

I looked around. 'Til killed by the maiden's hand, Perhaps a token of love, perhaps to say goodbye.

Those words echoded in my mind like a broken record player. Memories soon flooded me, and the whole field of flowers turned into an introduction to a memory.

Erissa tore the flower out of its roots and bid farewell to her loved one. Wait, was Erissa the maiden?

"Elaine!!" Erissa exclaimed. I turned back shaking my head. "You were lost in thought" Erissa said.

"Erissa, I know the answer!" I jumped up and down, avoiding flowers. "What?" Erissa asked. I picked up a flower and smelled it.

It then took me to a whole new world.  Memories of a girl and a boy popped up playing around. I opened my eyes, looking at the flower in curiosity.

A whole flower could do that?

"Hey Katherine! I know the answer!" I yelled, holding the flower in my hand. "What?" Katherine questioned.

I held out the flower. "So that was the thing!" Katherine complained. "What's wrong with it?" Erissa asked.

"It just reminds me of someone I hate, Ryan" Katherine scoffed. I looked back at Erissa. Who was he?

"Who is he?" I asked. "Oh Elaine, you will figure out sooner or later" Katherine responded, the door opening to the next round.

I looked back again at Erissa. "What does she mean by that?" Erissa asked.