Locked: Chapter 2

I’m hungry. I must’ve been walking for hours. I feel weak. Lightheaded. Dizzy. I can’t eat too often because I can’t waste the food. I haven’t ate at all since I left. I take one bite out of one of the delicious sandwiches that was in one of my bags. It’s delicious. I feel my teeth sink in to the flavorful eggs and bacon, which by the way, is a great combination. Without me trading people eggs for goose meat, my mother is probably gonna make my sister do it. I sit down. Take a breath. I’m in a dark road with people walking. I see a farm nearby. Rich people only live here to brag to the poor people of our city. We’re known for being disrespectful, and having nothing but terrible manners. I hate the rich. Suddenly, I feel something grab my arm. Something pokes me...it stings...

  What happened? I can’t feel myself. I can’t feel anything. I can’t see anything either. I do know that my bags are gone. MY BAGS ARE GONE! Gosh...some theif probably robbed me. Suddenly, I hear someone screaming. “HELP!! HELP ME! SOMEONE! IS ANYONE THERE!” I flinch. My mind is twisted. I want to reassure them that they’ll be ok. Maybe I’ll convince myself that, too. “I’m here! It’s ok...we’re going to be alr-“ I get off by a light turning on above me and the other person. Actually, there’s multiple people. There’s four people. That is, not including me.

  We’re just in a solid black room, tied to chairs. I examine their faces. We’re all confused. I guess one of us feels the need to break the silence, because they do. “I’m...Monika.” Another girls seems aggravated by that statement. “I’M SUSAN! LET’S BE FRIENDS! WE CAN BAKE GOODIES TOGETHER! AHAHAHA! I WOULD LOVE SOME LOLLIPOPS RIGHT NOW!” Another girl sighed. I’m still in shock. “She was trying to introduce herself. Who knows how long we’ll be in here?” She looked at Monika. “I’m Ana.” The girl that was being sarcastic looked up. “Elle.”

“I’m,” I struggled to get my name out. I’m scared. “I’m Maris.” They can all probably tell I’m scared. They are too. The last girl speaks out. “My name is Tash.” After that, we’re all quiet. “AHHHHHHH!!!” We all scream at the exact same time. All of a sudden, a wall rises between me and the girl next me. Her name is...Ana. There’s a door in front of us. We’re still tied to a chair. A pair of scissors fall in front of us. Everything is still dark. We’re lucky we have even one light. The scissors are closer to Ana, but she kicks them to me. I guess she wants me to cut the rope first. I kick the scissors up into my lap. Wow- I didn’t think that’d actually work. I cut the rope, but my hand is left with horrible scars after. So much blood...”Are you ok?” Ana looks at me, concerned. “I’m alright.” I walk up to her chair and cut her rope.

  She walks up to the door. It’s locked. I groan in frustration. “Are we going to have to solve clues to escape?!” I’m angry. Even though I’m alright with clues, I hate that this is what we’re stuck with, for who knows how long? This is probably top tier entertainment for whoever is watching. “At least we might have a chance to survive.” She looks at me, then continues crawling on the ground looking for a key. As much as hate that statement, she’s right. We could be dead right now. “AH!” I hear a faint scream, then a thud. Ana and I look back at each other, trembling.

  Ana finds a lever and pulls it. “AHHH!” Ana and I scream. Now we understand. We fall on our butts and it hurts like heck. The floor just- opened! Then we see the other girls. Elle and Tash are together, then Monika is alone. Poor her. Suddenly, there’s no more light. I hear the faint sound of a horn. I’m praying this is the part when we’re freed.