Do or Die

Library is the right place to be?

6 other people in the library with me. Only six people here after school? Brandon, Kylie, Harper, Jack, Alexa, and Gabriel. I notice there all in 11th grade with me and I walk over to them.

"We should probably go sit in the corner." They nod and we silently walk to the corner and sit down, away from the sight of the library doors. Right before I sit down I turn the light switch off but it doesn't work. I try again and Kylie waves me over whispering, "Just leave it."

I sit down in between Harper and Jack and wonder why the lights aren't working. That's so weird to me. We wait in silence for anything to happen. I hear Harper take a deep breath and look around scared. Alexa puts her arm around Harper to calm her down and hugs her. We all know it's not a drill and I guess Harper is really scared.

I look over at Jack who is on my right side and he winks at me. I mouth "really?" Because this isn't the time. He's hit on almost every girl in 11th grade and a few girls in 12th grade. One word to describe him is desperate. He's not a player, everyone knows that. He had a girlfriend earlier this year but they broke up since she moved to Florida. That's 1,089 miles away from Rhode Island which is where we live. Now he's trying to get a girlfriend and he's being really desperate, that's why no one will date him. He just flashes me a smile and turns to look forward.

After a few minutes I here Harper start crying.

She manages to sob out, "it's been 5 minutes, when can we leave now?" She whispers a little too loud to Alexa who is still hugging her. Alexa doesn't say anything but puts her finger to Harpers mouth to tell her to be quiet. Harper keeps crying but doesn't say anything more.

Alexa has no expression on her face like usual and it kinda creeps me out. It's like she knows what's going on but isn't telling us what's going on.

  Suddenly I hear soft music playing. We all give confused looks at each other including Alexa. She looks very confused so I guess she doesn't know what's going on just like the rest of us.

  The music isn't saying any words just a violin playing a soft, creepy tune. I stand up and look around. Something isn't right. This can't be a lockdown, it's something else. I start walking to the doors and then I hear the loud speaker.

"Go sit in a circle in the middle of the library and I'll explain everything." The voice sounds like a robot and I decide to do what it says. Everyone else follows. Kylie sits on Brandon's lap. I look up at her. I guess she was still at the school when me and Brandon were decorating her locker. Weird... she usually leaves right away.

"You all will be playing a game of dare. Like truth or dare minus the truth."

Harper sniffles, Alexa gives the speakers a confused look, Jack stares at my boobs and I smack his shoulder, Kylie and Brandon look at each other confused, and Gabriel sits there quietly still not saying anything. His dark hair swept over his eyes and his hands in his skinny jeans. I study him for a moment. He's so serious, mysterious, and calm. How can he be? This is weird.

The speaker continues.

"You get a dare and you either Do the dare or Die, no exceptions. First the dares are easy but each time it's your turn they get more difficult and if you won't do it... you die. Also if you try to leave you die. What do you think happened to the other people staying after school? They tried to leave and they died."

I feel a chill run down my spine. So that's were everyone is huh... that makes my heart sink a little. The speaker stops talking for a moment to let this sink in and then it continues.

"It's simple really, you either do or die. And remember, I am among you," the deep voice says. We all know none of us have that deep of a voice so it must be fake, programmed perhaps.

"The person is among us?!" My friend Kylie says and clings onto her boyfriend digging her face into his chest scared. I'm scared to, this is crazy. We all look around at each other, seeing if anyone shows any sigh it's them.

Who would do this?

Right now I wish I hadn't agreed to helping Brandon. The library is definitely not the right place to be right now.

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