The Mansion on The Hill

Chapter 4

We all woke up to my alarm at 6:00, again. My phone wasn't going to last forever though, it was only on 25%, and I couldn't charge it here. I opened the door to the library and looked outside to see if the coast was clear. It was and so I led the line out the door and to the enormous dining hall. To no ones surprise, Charlie was seated at the head of the table, fingers laced into one another, waiting patiently. "Were here to play your little game. Or whatever it takes to get us all out of here." He smiled creepily at me and said, "Oh, I assure you, you'll all get out, one way or another." El Diablo reached into his pocket and grabbed out a piece of paper, folded up millions of times. "Our game is called Would you Rather..... with an unexpected twist. For example, if I were to say 'Henry, would you rather stab your hand with scissors, or a serrated knife?' And whatever he would choose, instead of just going along to the next person, Henry would have to complete the task he chose. Make sense?" I was scared, his choices could really kill us. So i piped up, "But what do we get out of possibly killing ourselves and others?" He look3d as though he had just had a realization. "Oh, I almost forgot! Whenever someone completes their task, you all get a clue as to how to escape. We start tonight with a final dinner as a group, because this game can ruin friendships just as well as it can ruin lives." With a flourish of his cape and a swift turn of the corner, he was gone.

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I paced back and forth in our library solitude, pondering our slim choices. We could either not show up and suffer here, but die together, or we could play his game and die with ruined friendships, and a relationship.  "We have to go tonight. It's the only way we're going to get through to him. We play his game, follow the rules and get out of here. Understood?" I said without making my voice show my own uncertainty. All of my friends nodded yes, if still a bit hesitant. It was 2:30, and we had to be there at 5:00 or forfeit our lives. We knew what was at stake here, we just didn't know to what extent.

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- What do you think of this chapter? The game seems kind of sketchy tbh
- Who will betray who, will it be the lovers or the friends- or both
- Thanks for reading! ❤- Ally