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vi. the weak being the strong

CHAPTER SIX.
[ vi. the weak being the strong ]
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     THIRTEEN TEENS ALL sat uncomfortably in the living room waiting for Jack to come back. "He's not back yet," Finn muttered as he kept glancing out of the boarded up windows. "I need to go look for him," he sighed as he got up from his chair.

     "Nobody—," Sadie started coughing, "leaves. Unless we are allowed," she explained weakly, still trying to recover from her dare without any medical attention.

     "So what? We just sit here and wait till another one of us dies? Aren't we gonna do something about it?" Finn asked as he started to get angry. "I'm not you, okay? But I sure as hell know that none of you wanna die."

     "Finn's right," Gaten agreed confidently. "But we need to go somewhere where there aren't any cameras." He pointed to the ceiling, where they all saw multiple cameras set up.

     "I've never had cameras in here before," Sadie whispered terrifyingly.

     "Can you think of anyone you know that was in your house the past couple days?" Sophia questioned, making Sadie hitch her breath.

     "U-Um, my mom called some electricians a couple days ago. One looked sketchy? I don't know right now." The ginger shook her head and laid it back down on her pillow.

     "We can't ask Sadie a lot of questions right now," Sophia explained with a sigh, trying to comfort her best friend.

     "Maybe we can hack the game?" Wyatt softly suggested.

     "What?" Jaeden asked, somewhat shocked.

     "Hack the game. Find other alternatives to cheat," Wyatt explained as he got off the wall he was leaning on. "I've done this many times. We need to find other alternatives to cheat ourselves out of this game."

     "How?" Caleb questioned, intrigued.

     "Bait." A chill ran down each and everyone of their spines, and making their hearts drop.

     "But who?" Chosen asked, puzzled. It was silent, but Wyatt knew the answer.

     He let out a breathy chuckle, "me." Sophia's eyes widened and she walked towards him.

     "No, no absolutely not. Look, it's dark outside anyway," Sophia stated sternly, getting anxious.

     "She has a point," Chosen added, making Wyatt sigh.

     "Alright. But tomorrow, we are gonna stop this game," Wyatt explained, trying to make sure the person didn't hear. Wyatt succeeded, they didn't hear, but they will soon.

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     Chosen and Finn stayed up to keep watch, just to make sure nothing bad would happen. Before they knew it, it was morning. None of them got much sleep, they all agreed to sleep in the living room to make sure everyone was accounted for. Maddie sat up and looked around, as if she was looking for someone. "He's not coming back, is he?" She asked herself in a whisper.