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Post by Tara Macfly on Jul 16, 2018 6:01:48 GMT
"Though... Could be worse!" Dee dee told her patting her in the back.
"Oh god yeah" Tara thought dark humurosly. She had at least a hundred of scenario about how this situation could go even more wrong.
Then the blond girl start a monologue to answer Peyton's question.
"Oh, you would not BELIEVE what happened! I actually was sitting with the detention guy because... eh, well, actually that doesn't matter! SO! I was sitting in the classroom 2-3 and all of a sudden fucking floor just was BOOM! Gone! And I woke up in I think the bathroom? I couldn't see anything, all of the light were off, so I simply just brought myself up as best I could, left the bathroom and BOOM, I'm here! So, yeah... I don't think I have how do ya' call it... amnesia or anything, but I actually have no idea why did I get here and not in the corridor or anything!"
Tara patted the girl's shoulder. Tara was glad she had arrived here without being hurt, when wandering in the dark, in the school. Her story was weird,but not more than the others'. What does she was moved into the bathroom ? If Misha was right and someone moved them in the entrance hall because it was the safer place why does this person didn't take dee dee here too ? Everything was so wrong. The weird shifting, the deaths, the texts... What next ?
"Now don't worry we are all in this together we will find a way to get out" Tara said even if she wasn't sure if she herself trust her words.
"Your guess is as good as ours,” Peyton said to the blond, “We just woke up here. Uh, we meaning Tara, Chris, Misha, Naya, Naveen, and Andrei. Last two not haven’t woken up yet.”
Peyton paused seeming to hesitate to tell something and Tara had an idea about what the raven haired girl was about to say.
“Dawn…uh…three people died today from the earthquake. As for everyone else…they’re all missing. Separated from the fall from what we assume. We need to know, did you see anyone on your way here?"
Tara didn't know if this was a good idea to tell the mostly optimistic girl about the deaths, but lying wasn't probably the best option too. She patted the girl shoulder again to try to console her after hearing this news.
Should Tara then tell the others about her weird texts ? She didn't want them to panick even more but tara really had the feeling it was dangerous, she couldn't hide this. But there was also the possibility that they didn't take it seriously and think it was only a stupid joke.
Anyway she was about to tell them but stopped.
When she saw peyton she thought that chris was just behind her and would come only some minutes later but he still wasn't here. Fear took hold of her.
"Peyton where is chris ?" She asked she couldn't hide the worry in her voice about not seeing her best friend come back "he went after you. You saw him right ? Did he went after Naya and Misha ?"
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Post by Andrei Novosad on Jul 17, 2018 3:18:56 GMT
"Andrei," he heard somebody talking to him in his lucid dreams. "Andrei!" He saw something. "You should wake up." And that wasn't right. "Wake up." He shouldn't be here. "Andrei, wake up. WAKE UP!"
"GUAAA-AH!" with a loud wolf-like howl Andrei has finally opened his eyes, jumping to his feet. His wild eyes were transfixed by fear. "Holy fuck," he mumbled not even noticing somebody else presence in the room. "Shit," his hand went through his hair, then down the side of his face. His dilated pupils have finally focused on a bunch of students talking in the distance. "Shit. Fuck! This isn't... Shit!" he couldn't stop swearing and backed away, ready to fall into the endless darkness of one of the pitch black pits.
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Post by Peyton Cross on Jul 17, 2018 4:07:23 GMT
“Peyton where is Chris?” Tara asked, fear trembling in her voice. “He went after you. You saw him right? Did he go after Naya and Misha?”
“Breathe Tara,” Peyton said, “He’s ok. He’s in the other classroom."
Before Peyton could focus on Dee Dee’s reaction to the news, she heard a loud howl from inside the room. In an instant, the raven haired flashed her light in the direction of the noise. She tightened her stance, almost looking like she was going to play defense incase the source decided to attack her and her fellow friends. It was instinct to her. But the source was no monster or threat, it was just a frightened Andrei on both his feet.
“Holy fuck,” she heard him say.
“You ok Andrei?” She asked. Peyton hadn’t at first realized that with the light flashing at him, the three girls merely looked liked silhouettes. Andrei’s fear turned into swearing and quickly backing away from them. Peyton’s first few steps were slow and careful, trying not to freak him out further. This changed, however, when she noticed the black hole behind him, ready to swallow the janitor whole.
“ANDREI!” Peyton shouted. She ran towards him, her foot aching in the process, and grabbed his shirt to prevent him from falling. She yanked him back and let go of him far from the unknown abyss.
“Andrei relax,” the raven haired assured, “It’s ok we’re just students. I’m Peyton, this is Dawn and Tara. We have other people in our group to. Are you ok?”
Peyton flashed her light around the room to see if Naveen had woken up as well. Nope, still out. As her eyes glazed the hall, she had wondered if there was anything that could help them with their troubles. God knows the raven haired needed a victory right about now.
[Peyton made a perception check]
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Post by Administrator on Jul 17, 2018 18:45:38 GMT
Dice result: 1D10 => 9 Success; you found an item!
Peyton got extremely lucky she could notice anything out of ordinary on a dirty entrance hall floor! The object that brought her attention was a small rusty little key. Who could it belong to? And what she could open with it?
Item: a small rusty key
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Post by Dawn "Dee Dee" Dreemurr on Jul 17, 2018 19:46:58 GMT
“Dawn… uh… three people died today from the earthquake,” Dawn blinked twice, her mouth falling open while she clenched her fists so tight they trembled. Somebody died. Holy fuck. “Holy fuck,” somebody repeated her thoughts out loud. Dawn looked up in the direction the voice came from. “You ok Andrei?” Peyton asked the young slim man, who looked like a cornered intimidated prey. Dee Dee let out a gasp, as she realized that the man was about to fall to his death, but all mighty Peyton came to the rescue! She yanked Andrei back and told him, "It’s ok we’re just students. I’m Peyton, this is Dawn and Tara.” "I'm DAWN! HI!" Dawn said with a small smile. The girl felt uneasy, still processing the thought that somebody died in the accident, but she tried not to think about it. This all would end soon. They are just stuck after the earthquake, it's fine. The rescue team would be here in a minute! The blond gave Tara another small smile and took out her bright pink phone out of her pocket to check if the reception was back on. It was not...
It's fine!! It would be back on!.. Eventually.
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Post by Andrei Novosad on Jul 18, 2018 20:38:33 GMT
“ANDREI!” the girl with short pixie haircut yelled at him and grabbed the man by the shirt. "No, GET AWAY," he wanted to yell back but then realized... The man looked over his shoulder and gulped his fear down. The girl didn't want to hurt him, she has actually saved his life. “Andrei, relax,” the student tried to communicate with the man, “It’s ok we’re just students. I’m Peyton, this is Dawn and Tara. We have other people in our group too. Are you ok?”
"S- students?" Andrei shook his head in confusion, trying to remember the exact order of the events. Okay, first Mr. Truman called him, he cleaned out the room, hid the 'goodies', lost Copper... Oh, no, COPPER! The man looked around in panic, big drops of sweat streamed from his forehead. Okay, don't worry, you will find Copper! FOCUS, Andrei, focus! So, you lost Copper, messaged Al, he and Misha were super nice to help him, then there were girls from the drama club and then...
His body was shaking. What the fuck was going on. Was he still under... No, no, no! It couldn't be real. The man pinched himself to make sure that he was really awake. Yeap. This shit was real. "Thank you," he's finally let out nervously. "I'm... fine," he nodded sheepishly, his dilated pupils wandering around the room.
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Post by Peyton Cross on Jul 18, 2018 21:28:36 GMT
“Thank you,” Andrei said, “I’m…fine.”
Peyton gave a kind smile. She wasn’t really all that good at giving people comfort, but she figured the man needed some. He did look pretty shaken up after all.
“Be careful,” she said, “There are black holes all over the place."
As Dawn cheerfully greeted the janitor, the raven haired’s eyes transfixed on something twinkling on the floor due to her flashlight. She couldn’t tell what it was at first, so she decided to walk over there to get a closer look. As Peyton got closer to source, the image became more clear to her. Beneath her feet was a rusty old key, one that stood out like a sore thumb. She picked it up, blew off the dust and attempted to clean it with her shirt. It was hard to tell what it’s original color was, or how long it had been there, but it was definitely something. Peyton smirked, as this could be a way out for them, or a clue of some sorts.
“Hey!” she waved the key in the air for the others to see, “I found something!”
The raven haired limped over to the three of them and opened her palm to reveal the key. “I don’t know where it goes or what it opens, but maybe it can help us!"
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Post by Christopher Kresh on Jul 19, 2018 0:03:46 GMT
Chris walked into the entrance hall after what had seemed like an eternity for him as he had been alone with his paranoid thoughts for too long. The boy looked pale and was slightly shaking as he walked into the scene. He was a little distant as he just quickly scanned the scene. So.. andrei was awake. That was good.. now only naveen was left to wake up. There also was a blonde girl he didn't know at all. Not knowing what they were talking about he decided to not interrupt the talk they were having. He was just.. glad to see and hear people again. Something he had not thought would come to his mind. Should.. he tell them.. about the strange texts and later the pictures. Recalling the picture made him tremble. This wasn't right.. but.. would they believe him..? He had the distorted text.. but he really didn't want to touch his phone. He just stood close to the wall as he didn't really paid attention to anything but vaguely heard peyton say something about a key.
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Post by Tara Macfly on Jul 20, 2018 12:04:18 GMT
“Breathe Tara,” Peyton said, “He’s ok. He’s in the other classroom."
"Breathe ? You left my best friend alone in a classroom, he still didn't came back and there is probably a weirdo sending threatening messages in the school and you told me to breathe ?" Tara thought panicked.
But she did what Peyton said to her to calm herself down before talking again. She didn't want to shout at Peyton, no matter how much she was worried for Chris. The raven haired did everything to help her and she was also going through a lot. She didn't deserve being shouted at.
"Peyton" Tara began trying to hide her fear in her voice but without much success. She didn't really have it in her anymore to act. "It's weird that he didn't came back immeditaly, he told me he would and..." she took a long breath before talking again "I know you will probably think it's nothing but I find it really weird. I got a..."
But Tara didn't have the time to tell Peyton about the texts because she heard a loud noise who made her jump.
"GUAAA-AH!"
Tara nearly screamed but then she turned and saw one of the unconscious boys getting up. She couldn't really see but she guessed it was Andrei. She sighed deeply happy that the noise wasn't anything dangerous and that Andrei was finally waking up and seemed fine, just totally panicked. She could understand the guy.
She looked at Naveen. Still nothing. This was becoming worrying. Would he ever wake up ? Anyway for now he was still breathing and didn't seem to unwell. They couldn't do nothing more for now.
Andrei being awake gave Tara some hope. Andrei was an adult, and the janitor of Maverick high, he probably knew the school better than anyone. he would have a plan to get out and to go search for the others. She didn't dare to thought that everything will be fine even to reassure herself. The last time she thought it, she got the texts.
"Holy fuck, Shit, Shit. Fuck! This isn't... Shit!" Andrei began to swear and retracted at the end of the room. Too near from a pit in Tara's opinion. He wouldn't jump ? Would he ? Tara held her breathe.
“Andrei relax,” Thankfully she heard Peyton trying to reassure the guy “It’s ok we’re just students. I’m Peyton, this is Dawn and Tara. We have other people in our group to. Are you ok?”
Dee dee greeted Andrei And Tara also waved at the guy and tried to give him a little smile, to show that she wasn't a threat.
"S- students?" He seemed confused. They all were. "Thank you," he said to Peyton "I'm... fine,"
"Are you sure ? You aren't hurt anywhere ?" Tara asked, wanting to be sure about the wellbeing of the guy, Even more after she thought he would jump..
“Hey!” Peyton suddenly shouted and waved something in the air that Tara couldn't distinguish very well, “I found something!”
The raven haired limped over to the three of them and opened her palm to reveal the object. Tara approached closer to the girl. Was it a key ? “I don’t know where it goes or what it opens, but maybe it can help us!"
Tara didn't have any idea too what this key could open but indeed hopefully it could be usefull.
But even with this relatively good news. Tara's mind was always thinking about Chris. Sh kept looking at the way where Chris left, hoping to saw the familiar face of Chris. but everytime nothing. The more longer it was, the more she worried.
But then she looked again this way, and saw a figure. A red head figure. Chris ! She ran to him, paying attention to not fall anywhere.
"Chris !" She said when she was near him and hugged him. "You're here. I was so worried. Why did..." She didn't end her sentence, realising he was shaking slightly and how pale he was.
"Chris what's wrong ?" She asked her paranoid thoughts who had gone with the sight of her friend went back, with full force. "Did something happen when you were with Peyton ?"
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Post by Something on Jul 20, 2018 16:33:23 GMT
Peyton received a new text message!
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Post by Peyton Cross on Jul 20, 2018 19:40:53 GMT
“Chris!”
Peyton heard Tara yelling the redhead’s name and glanced over to see Chris standing there. The raven haired raised an eyebrow, as he seemed to be disturbed by something. She pocketed her key, and decided to go over to see what the problem was. But she stopped in her tracks when she felt a vibration in her hand, coming from her phone.
Peyton’s heart leaped from her chest as she realized it was a text message. She quickly unlocked her mobile device, at first thinking it was Emery finally contacting her. Butterflies filled her stomach and she nervously read the text, hoping for good news, but what she read was anything but good. The number was unknown to her, and the text was rather disturbing.
UNKNOWN: Let Andrei fall to his death.
Her heart skipped a beat. Who would send something like this?!
“Ok I don’t know which one of you sent this but it’s not funny,” Peyton said to the others.
She wouldn’t think any of these people would dare send something this cruel and contrived, but she also didn’t know Tara and Chris very well. And Chris definitely seemed to be rather shook, as if he knew something.
“I wanna know who thought this was appropriate!” Peyton shoved her phone in everyone’s faces, showing them the text so they could read it themselves.
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Post by Something on Jul 20, 2018 20:36:39 GMT
When the raven-haired girl's started to shove her phone, revealing the unsettling message, Andrei felt shivers go down his spine. Oh, no. He pulled out his phone out of his pocket and looked down on it, biting his lower lip. Somebody saw him. They know. It was all his fault. The man started to back away again, his eyes darting left and right from fear. "I'm sorry," he whispered, taking his glasses off to wipe at his eyes. "I'm sorry, I- I DIDN'T... I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" he yelled, bending, grabbing himself by the hair, his glasses falling to the floor and shattering in the million pieces. "Peyton!" he yelled and grabbed the girl by her shirt, pulling her closer. His eyes wide and crazy, he yelled: "I DIDN'T DO IT, I- ARGH!" The man felt how he stepped onto one of the glass pieces, making him wince and lose his balance. It was too late. Too late. It was all his fault. Falling, he pushed the girl away from him as hard as he could so he could not pull her into the pit with him. Peyton fell onto the floor far away from the pit, almost hitting the back of the head on the floor.
The only remaining thing about Andrei that was left behind him was his mobile phone. [!] Peyton obtained an item: Andrei's phone
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Post by Christopher Kresh on Jul 20, 2018 21:13:11 GMT
“ Chris!” He woke from his thoughts as tara ran up to him and hugged him. “ T-tara..” he mumbled. "You're here. I was so worried. Why did..." He looked at her but things didn't really seem to come through. he blinked at her. "Chris what's wrong ?" Tara asked him. Chris opened his mouth to speak but did not find the words. “ I.. uhm” he mumbled not knowing what to say. "Did something happen when you were with Peyton ?" his eyes widened a bit. “ N-no.. no nothing happened..” he said. “ not when i was with her.. uhm.. I.. If I tell you, you will think i am insane..” he said his voice shaking slightly.
Before he could explain peyton interrupted him. “Ok I don’t know which one of you sent this but it’s not funny,” She began. He looked up at her. “ huh..?” he asked softly. “I wanna know who thought this was appropriate!” Chris didn't know if he could go even more pale as he started to shake even worse. “ n-no..” he said. “ you..! you got one too..?!” he asked as he looked genuinely terrified. he wanted to talk but he couldn't find the right words to say without sounding as if he had gone completely insane. “ I got one before..! and-” he was cut off.
I'm sorry, I- I DIDN'T... I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" Chris looked at andrei. “ Andrei..!? are you okay..?! what’s going on..?!” He asked as chris held tara close to him still. He didn't want her to possibly hurt herself due to her lack of sight. “ Peyton” Chris frowned as he got peytons shirt. "I DIDN'T DO IT, I- ARGH!" chris was frozen in fear. was this.. No fucking way..! ghost couldn't hurt them right..!? was this the same one that had spoken to him. He could feel his phone weight heavy in his pocket. he was scared to death that it might beep. However chris had to man up. Andrei was acting strange and seemed to be in pain and he was his friend! “ andrei easy..! Calm down what is going on..!?” he asked. before he could move his body forward he saw how andrei pushed peyton. “ Peyton..!” he gently took tara with him as he tended to peyton and then looked in horror when andrei threw himself into the hole. “ ANDREI NO!!” he screamed as he saw his friend fall into the pit.
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Post by Misha Charisse Quinn on Jul 20, 2018 22:37:58 GMT
Misha gave one small look into the plaza as she went by; she was pretty sure they’d missed Peyton in the classroom, she wanted to make sure they didn’t accidentally omit the presence of anyone else. There wasn’t a lot of them, and they had to stick together; or at the very least, be aware of where everyone was at any moment. Something they’d been failing at so far, apparently. As she walked, Misha re-adjusted her collar. With how dim the lights were, she didn’t know if her… throat scratching had left any marks on her skin, but she wasn’t going to risk being asked any questions. Carefully glancing over her shoulder to make sure Naya wasn’t looking, she let her fingers run over one of the dusty walls, and applied some of the dirt on her cheeks to hide any possible traces of old tears. She wasn’t a crybaby and she wasn’t about to be treated as such. As soon as she turned the corner into the entrance hall, preparing a strong, confident face, her features immediately turned into one of glee… and then surprise.
Andrei was awake! He was fine! And…. …
– Who the fuck are you? – she asked the unknown blonde woman. When… where… ? – Where the fuck did you come from??
They weren’t… she wasn’t… there was no other way in or out. She hadn’t… they hadn’t seen any. So where… had she found a passageway?? Just as she was opening her mouth to question her, feeling her heart beat quicken at the idea of a possible way out, a loud voice caught her attention. Peyton was screaming, for a change. “I wanna know who thought this was appropriate!”She was showing her phone around for anyone to see, her movements matching her angered intonations. Misha couldn’t view whatever she was showing from here, but she didn’t need that to know what was going on. Asshole was back. She pursed her lips.
So They were set on torturing each and everyone one of them, apparently. First Tara, then Naya and her, and now Peyton. And then who? Misha made a quick turn in defiance. Obviously Peyton wasn’t falling for that shit, and she didn’t seem to be in the right mood to be told there was a serial douche bag on the loose; might as well wait until she calmed down a little before sharing information. For now, she had more important stuff to do. Shaking her head, she directed her attention to Andrei. He was awake, and standing, and healthy. Finally! He’d been on her mind since she left the room, as the memory of Kairi dying without anyone even noticing was still hard on her. But he was fine now; all she needed was to make sure he remained that way until they found their way out of this hell… and back to Alex. He would be happy to see them both well, for sure. Beaming at him, she made her way towards her friend with a big smile; yet, just as she was about to speak to him, she noticed that his attention was… unfocused, to say the least. She saw the janitor take his phone out, and look at it in fear. God dammit, not again. Couldn’t that crazy asshole let them be for ONCE? Raising a hand to grab the boy’s arm reassuringly, she prepared herself to console him a bit, just for the man to jump out of her reach. She didn’t have the time to question it, before he started screaming nonsense.
"I'm sorry, I- I DIDN'T... I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY! I'M SORRY!" What the… ? Misha frowned. Was he just doing what Asshole asked of him? Why would he ask him to shout random stuff? Or… had he asked him to confess something personal, like for Tara, and he was now freaking out because of it? It was possible, yet… This isn’t normal.She could see it in his eyes. The fear, the raw panic. He was moving too fast, almost chaotically, like an animal, his glasses soon crushed before he forcefully grabbed the person closest to him, Peyton, and forced her to turn around back to him, yelling, still yelling.
She started moving before she could think about it; she didn’t know what was going on, if he was having an attack similar to hers earlier, if it was emotional, but she needed to stop it. Maybe his head was still hurt from the fall, maybe he’d woken up before his body was ready. Maybe, if she could just lay him down… Pain washed on his face, and she mimicked his wince with one of her own. He tumbled. He pushed. Peyton plummeted. Andrei fell.
She didn’t have the time to react.
By the time she realized what had happened, Andrei was already out of her sight.
– Rei… – her voice came out low, hushed. This couldn’t be. – R-r- Andrei. – This couldn’t…
Not him.
– ANDREI!!
No
No no no no no
Not giving Peyton a second thought, she jumped over her to throw herself next to the pit, both of her palms on the border of the hole as she leaned over as much as her survival instinct would allow. She couldn’t see anything. He’s fine. He’s fine. He survived a fall, he’ll survive another. He’s fine. We just – I just need to…
– We-we need a way down. Or-or to get him back up. Quick. – she could feel her voice shaking. He’s fine. He’s fine. It’s fine. – He’s probably… unconscious again, but if we can get him back up, we can…They could heal him. She wasn’t sure… how… or with what, but… she couldn’t leave him there. She’d meant to help him, to talk to him as soon as he was awake. He’d helped her in the past, she needed to help him back. She couldn’t leave him down there.
Why did I leave?
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Post by Peyton Cross on Jul 20, 2018 23:25:44 GMT
Peyton gritted her teeth, waiting for an answer.
“Well?!” She demanded. Her patience was wearing thin, and she didn’t appreciate the silence from her classmates.
“N-no. You..! You got one too…?!” Chris finally piped up.
Peyton’s eyes narrowed in confusion as she turned her gaze to the redhead. In the dull light of her phone, his face looked pale.
“Got what? What do you know?!” She yelled. This was sick, a sick joke. She couldn’t believe someone had the gutsy move to text her something like this, in this situation. The raven haired was already reeling from the the fact of three people being dead and her closest friend currently missing. The last thing she needed was some asshole texting her to kill someone in her group.
“I got one before-“
“I’m sorry.”
Chris’s words were cut off by the sound of another, more scared voice. Peyton slowly turned her body in it’s direction. Andrei was wiping away the tears from his face, his eyes contracted from fear.
“Andrei?” Peyton asked concerned.
“I’m sorry, I-I DIDN’T…I’M SORRY! I’M SORRY! I’M SORRY!” The janitor yelled.
The raven haired’s foot took a step back away from him as his glasses shattered on the floor. Something wasn’t right here. She cautiously moved in closer, trying to figure out the problem, not expecting what was going to happen next.
“Are you-“
“Peyton!”
Peyton was yanked forward as Andrei grabbed her shirt, pulling her closer. She cried out in surprise, words not being able to form from her throat. Her blue eyes drained of all color in fear, and for a moment, the janitor’s face flashed into her mother’s. She struggled for a bit, trying to release Andrei’s grasp and holding back tears. She isn’t going to have another meltdown.
“I DIDN’T DO IT, I-ARGH!” Andrei cried out in pain, and lost his balance. Just before he lost his footing, he pushed the raven haired to the floor, her landing with a thud. Peyton was able to press her hands against the ground, preventing her head from hitting it as she fell. She looked up, the janitor losing his balance against the hole.
“ANDREI!” She stretched out her hand, as if trying to catch him, but it was too late. He fell in the dark unknown, only leaving his phone behind.
White noise all over again. She couldn’t believe it. Did it even really happen? Was it a fever dream of sorts? Peyton could only stare at the pit in front of her, trying to recall the previous moments. All she could hear were Andrei’s last words.
I didn’t do it.
She was fixated on them, decrypting what they could have meant. It could have meant a lot of things. As the words kept repeating another thought crept into her cranium. He saved me. Andrei had shoved her away from him so she didn’t fall into the pit. So she didn’t die. Peyton had only ever really thought that no one would care or notice if something ever happened to her, especially a thing like death. She didn’t even know Andrei, yet he saved her anyways. The raven haired just wished she had gotten to him in time to pull him from the abyss once more. Was this…was this her fault?
Peyton was snapped out of her thoughts as her gaze on the hole suddenly had Misha nearly hanging off the edge. Like whiplash, she stood on her feet and yanked the redhead back so she didn’t fall in like her fellow friend.
“We-we need a way down,” Misha stammered.
“Misha,” Peyton had sadness in her eyes. She felt horrible and guilty.
“Or-or to get him back up. Quick”
“Misha!”
“He’s probably…unconscious again, but if we can get him back up, we can-“
“MISHA!” Peyton snapped. She didn’t want to yell or raise her voice or seem like the bad guy in this situation, but they can’t have false hope now. Not after that. She understood their situation more than ever. It was survival of the fittest down here.
“I’m sorry…but there’s nothing we can do for him."
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