ESCAPE
By Cedrick Lozada
For bringing the glory of the earth’s new generation, Crest Dynasty which was known as the Holy City was created during the time of President Roderick. It was the only animate and working place remained in this world. Tons of wars handed over to various places in the world and destruction was predominant at this time. Because of poverty, people are divided into three classes, the Ruler (Royal Family), the Possessor (King’s people), and the Puppet (Poor people including the outsiders).
A unanimous poverty strove to the Holy City when some of the Puppet rebelled against the Ruler. This rebellion almost corrupted the Holy City due to the case of power hunger, political abuse, and scarcity of its people so did as the maltreatment of this divine city to its dwellers.
Fifty years just passed by after the indignity occurrence when President Carlyle King was chosen to be the next Chief Ruler of the Hoy City. The war was over during his terms and the Puppet surrendered and stayed famished in their defeated home. Because of this remarkable fall, President Carlyle established a law that is provided that every puppet that disobeys their governance will be contributed as a prey in the place called “Death Hall of Fame”. This specified place was purposely built and served as the injustice persecution for the rebels. This worked as a deadly game called “ESCAPE”. This was a great challenge for the Puppets as they were provided a chance to survive from the execution.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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