Truth Or Dare

10

(Vivaan's P.O.V) 

I am absolutely petrified. 

I am sitting beside my best friend Vlad. We both keep looking at each other with wide eyes and I keep seeing him flinch out of the corner of my eye. 

I really don't want to die. 

I have a little sister at home, and Vlad has 2 little brothers. We have to be there for them. 

I can't die. I haven't even graduated from elementary school yet. 

I HAVEN'T LIVED ENOUGH TO DIE.  

I take 3 deep breaths and out of the corner of my eye, I see Vlad do the same. 

I have watched as most of the kids I grew up with were killed in horrific ways. 

Cassandra's body dissolved like the rest of them. Her head stayed on the ground for a few minutes longer than her body and the kids that were left had to just sit there in horror as her dead eyes stared back at us. 

Her eyes were open in terror, her lips slowly turning blue, and blood leaking from her neck. 

Or what was left of it. 

I gagged at the sight and finally, her head dissolved. 

I shivered and turned my head back towards the phone. The other line had been quiet for a while now. 

I heard low chuckling from the phone and I shivered again. This was a sick, sick man. 

He was torturing teenagers. Who does that?  

I was taking more deep breaths with my head tilted all the way back when I heard my name.

I snap my head up, and my neck cracks. 

"Ouch," I mutter. 

"No, No Vivaan no hurting yourself yet, that's my job," Mr. Evil says, chucking. 

Jeez, this guy laughs a lot. 

Psychopath. 

He begins talking again. 

"So, next up, I have a dare, obviously, but this one takes two people... Who should I choose?" 

He hums while he thinks then says "AHA" 

"Vivaan and Vlad! You guys are perfect!" he shouts. 

Vlad and I spin towards each other in horror. 

Our eyes were wide and our fists were clenched at our sides.  

"Stand up boys, stand up." He says.

Vlad and I slowly stand up and we keep making side glances at each other. 

I could tell, we were both terrified. 

We wait slowly for our dare. 

"Alrighty boys, you are going to go downstairs to the same place Ahyan was. You are each going to grab one of the things in the open cupboard and bring them up here. Then you will wait for further instructions." he says, making sure to talk slowly as if we were toddlers. I hate when people do that. 

Vlad and I glace at each other again before stepping out of the circle and walking slowly over to the stairs that lead to the basement. 

When we get there, we take one last look at what was left of our group of friends before we take our first steps into the dark basement. 

(Vlad's P.O.V.) 

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. 

Vivaan and I were walking very very slowly down the steps leading into the basement. We wanted to make this last as long as we could so that we could have the final minutes of our lives together.