The Game

•Eleven•

                     Lauren's POV

With my heart racing at an all time high, the screams of girls raiding my head I can't comprehend what's just happened. I stare ahead at the boys who seemingly are excited at the latest game.

I turn my head to my right and slowly look down, facing the floor where she's fallen and blood pooling around her body. Lifeless and I can't help thinking also free. Free from pain, hurt and constant abuse from these monsters. I feel my hand being squeezed tightly and I look to my left and meet eyes with Zara who is trying her hard not to cry but she's shaking with pure fear.

"One is down! Boom!" Liam jumps and punches the air with his fist. The complete lack of feelings astonishing me. I can't help think have we made them like this? Are we to blame for always handing ourselves to them? I can't shake the feeling of it's my own fault.

"Great shot Payne" Zayn walks towards us all and I push myself back against the wall we are standing against, I hold Zara's hand and tightly. So tight I think I could crush it.

I keep my head up but watch as Zayn lifts the girls head by her ponytail and inspects it. "Right between the eyes" he lets go of her head and it thumps to the ground which makes me flinch. "I liked her too, good pair of tits on her. Sweet dreams Amy"

I'm sure he can hear my heart beating when he stands up in front of me.

"That was a close call eh?" He brings his hand up to my face and slowly rubs my cheek with his thumb. I close my eyes and breath slowly trying to control every feeling going through my body. He stops so I open my eyes only to be still face to face with him. A creepy grin starts rising on his face and he wipes his thumb along the other side of my face. I feel a wetness transfer to my cheek.

"Now you look like your ready for the battle" he laughs.

I can only imagine I have now two stained blooded cheeks.

"We are going to start from left to right, Gemma you'll start and I think we will start with.." there is a long pause as we wait for the chosen song to sing "live while you're young" the boys nod "always a crowd pleaser" Niall beams.

"When I point to you it means you need to carry the song on from the other person, if you get it wrong you loose one of your three lives. Once they are all gone.." Harry pretends to hold a gun to our head and makes the noise of a gun going off "POW"he finished with a dark laugh. A laugh to which his famous dimples show, a genuine belly aching laugh. A laugh at the expense of our lives. I knew they were fucked up but this right here is on another level. I feel Zara starting to shake and I try and silently comfort her. I look down the line at Ruby and she's leaning on the wall behind us, a part of me thinks is she going to play or get it wrong on purpose to end her suffering. In fact how many girls are thinking this is the easy way out?

"We've actually made it easy for you, we are not completely heartless. We will use the backing track" Louis goes over to some speakers and plugs his phone in.

I can't breath. I literally feel like I'm going to faint. How can I remember to sing these songs knowing my god damn fucking life is on the line. Zara must starting to feel me hyperventilate as she tilts her head to the side and whispers "you got this. Calm breathing..in and out" I follow her instructions and gather myself.

The music starts and we all start shaking, with a point from Louis, Gemma starts very shakily singing the first verse.

"Hey girl I'm waiting on ya, I'm waiting on ya, Come on and let me sneak you out
We'll have a celebration, a celebration
The music up, the windows down" the music stops and she falls silent. Fuck she's said something wrong I'm trying to remember the lyrics but with this much pressure I can't remember my name.