[Music] yo James hurry your ass up Damon roared from across the parking lot standing next to our limo and waving me and Becca down I quickly stole a kiss with her before taking her hand and jogging toward the limo with her we weren't in there for more than a moment before our other friend Felix shoved a flask of Jack Daniels in our face I made sure to get one for each couple he winked at me with a huge gri in it isn't prom night without sir Daniels we all burst out laughing I took a swig from the flask before passing it over to Becca and shifted my gaze to my childhood friends there were eight of us total and we had all been friends since grade school and couples since late Middle School the gang consisted of Jamal Chrissy Pat Jade Felix and Dana Becca and I and boy were we an interesting Bunch so whose place are we exactly going to again I asked as Becca leaned her head on my shoulder the new guy uh Pat started but Jade finished for him Dale seir he just moved here from New Jersey yeah that guy Pat smiled as Jade rolled her eyes at him just then the limo driver swore loudly just before veering wildly to the left and right just narrowly avoiding a car driving down the opposite side of the road leaving us all in a tangled laughing Heap in the center of the vehicle normally we probably would have freaked out but with the amount of alcohol we had consumed at the time we probably could have wrecked and thought it humorous we continued to talk about the events of everything that had gone on our senior year and before we knew it we had reached our destination all righty kiddos I will be here bright and early to pick you up at 8 so don't be late you hear we all nodded in agreement to the limo driver but as the others turned away from him I noticed his expression had become grim and he motioned me to come closer it's not your time he muttered before driving off I just stared after the car confused by his choice of words what did he mean by that exactly and what was his deal I just Shrugged it off and went to join my friends who were all standing in front of a small eerie looking home the house was a light yellow and with as much chipped paint as there was it gave the home a weird Polkka doted look the home almost reminded me of the Amityville Horror house with the dirt Co Attic Window a rickety old-fashioned porch and the occasional missing shutter Yep this sure was where I wanted to spend the rest of my prom night wow this Dale guy seems like a real winner Chrissy stated sarcastically come on guys let's just give this Dale guy a shot I'm sure he is a nice guy Becca pleaded with us she had been that way as long as I could remember always giving people the benefit of the doubt and being optimistic about any situation and that is why I loved her so much Not only was she the most beautiful girl in school she was also the least selfish and shallow person you would ever meet I can still remember the first time we met on the school playground I was and still am one of the nerdiest guys you would ever meet and ironically I was being picked on by Pat when she stood up for me and ever since then I could never get over how strong she was those piercing blue eyes and her dark brown hair still till this day take my breath away every time I see her okay we all uttered in unison pick up our bags and making our way into the home Pat rushed past everyone throwing his bag onto the floor of the entryway despite the outside of the home the inside wasn't all that bad looking the entryway was rather large with five different doorways the one to the left lead to a rather larger living room with a fireplace the second to our right lead to the kitchen two others were at the top of a flight of stairs on either side of the landing and right on the wall at the center of the two was a large poster the last one was dead ahead of where Pat had gone through yo Dale where you at bro I called out into the seemingly empty home everyone dropped their bags in the same spot as Pat and we got no answer maybe everyone got stuck in traffic on their way here Dana suggested shrugging her shoulders hey guys check this out Pat called out from the doorway in front of us we all walked over to see a strangely large room for the size of the home and right in the center were two rows of four beds one for each of us now that is creepy I thought to myself okay this is pretty weird I thought there was supposed to be party here Pat pouted well maybe there are more beds upstairs I stated turning to enter the entry room and freezing after taking two steps out the doorway I stared in horror and confusion at the site before me uh guys I think we have a problem I stammered while pointing to where the front door used to be everyone turned to see what I was pointing at their jaws dropping in unison once they realized what had happened the front door had appeared leaving a wall in its place that's up Pat chuckled it's not funny how are we supposed to leave now Chrissy shouted at Pat which then caused a chain of arguments amongst everyone trying to figure out what to do as they all bickered I walked around hoping to figure out what exactly was going on that's when I noticed a small red arrow pointing up the stairway to the poster on the wall I quickly walked up the stairs to the poster and and began to read game rules note the game starts once the first door is opened rule one once you open one door another random door will appear rule two once you open a door another door will disappear and so will everything behind it rule three you have exactly 10 minutes to open a door if you don't a door will automatically disappear along with another once you open a door rule four every 5 minutes I will come to find you and the first person I find or isn't hidden well enough to my liking I will give you 5 seconds then chase you rule five if I catch you you join me US rule 6 the game ends at Daybreak note first door opened at 9:35 p. m. I will see one of you around 9:45 good luck as soon as I finished reading the game rules I looked down at my phone to verify the time it was 9:40 uh guys I shouted down the stairs I think you may want to come see this within seconds they were all at the top of the stairs reading what I had just read this is a bunch of bull crap Pat boomed after reading the poster I agree Jade nodded this is obviously a joke by danne or Dale or whatever his name is plus this alcohol is making me sleep so I am going to take a nap with my chica Jade here so smell you guys later he bellowed as he made his way down the stairs with Jade to the bedroom I just sighed I just feel like whatever is going on here it shouldn't be taken lightly I said meeting everyone's fearful gazes they all nodded in agreement so how much longer do we have left Felix asked 3 minutes to go Becca uttered loudly we should come up with a plan after we hide definitely a good idea we will meet here before we open up any doors Jamal stated as everyone spread out to hide I grabbed Becca and kissed her no matter what happens I want you to know I will always protect you I said staring deep into her amazing blue eyes she looked at me and got teary eyed I know you already have she muttered as she gave me a small smile and went to go hide I just stared after her for a moment confused by the reaction she had given me what did she mean by I already have I looked down at my phone and saw I only had a minute left so I quickly ran and hid on the window sill which was rather large and shut the curtains in front of me to be honest it felt kind of stupid to be hiding for all we knew Dale could be messing with us and videotaping this whole thing to see if we would actually do what the poster said I looked down at my phone it was 9:46 p.
m. and nothing had happened I sighed and was just about to leave my spot when I heard a whisper of a man counting down from five 5 4 3 2 1 there was then a sound like one of the beds being dragged across the floor and a loud thud followed by an earpiercing scream from Jade I quickly jumped out of my hiding spot and turned towards the open doorway in front of me to see Dana Becca Jamal Felix and Chrissy grouped in the entryway as I made my way to them the guys covered the girl's eyes and when I rounded the corner I saw why starting from the bedroom and making its way up the stairs was a trail of blood as Jade came into entry everyone rushed over to comfort her and she began to cry and yell out in pain I however looked towards the top of the stairs to see a small Mountain at the foot of the poster I made sure to walk at the edge of the staircase so I wouldn't get any blood on me and when I got to the top I gagged then threw up at the site before me Pat's neck had clearly been broken easily at a 90° angle with hundreds of cuts across his body and a large red streak up the front of his now ragged tuck my eyes then turned to the poster where his hand seemed to be reaching towards on it was the number seven Written in Blood I quickly ran downstairs to see everyone arguing about what had just happened once I got to the bottom of the stairs they all stopped and turned to face me is he up there Jade sobbed I just nodded my head and she immediately began to cry again I grabbed the other two guys and brought them to the top of the stairs explaining what they would find once they got there but once we got there to my horror his body was gone I swear he was just here I shouted in disbelief the other two looked just as horrified and shocked as I did we need to come up with a plan and fast Jamal stated as we reached the bottom of the stairs and wasn't there a door there just a second ago he finished pointing to where the kitchen doorway used to be I swore under my breath and gathered everyone in the bedroom okay so I started a little winded from now on we stick together until it's time to hide otherwise we can easily get picked off or lose each other why don't we just wait for the bastard who is doing this and just mess him up Chrissy suggested because in horror movies that's the number one issue no one tries to gang up on the killer till they are all dead I don't think the Killer is human that's why I admitted a little skeptical myself what makes you say that Becca asked well judging by how quickly he was dragged up the stairs and based on how big of a guy Pat was was if a person were to drag him up the stairs it would take more than 30 seconds which is how long it took for all of us to group up in the entry way plus I saw the wounds inflicted on him and no normal person could have done that in the allotted time all right but why can't we just stay here then Dana questioned if a door disappears every 10 minutes like the rules say then that would mean we would run out of doors eventually and it also says that once a door is gone everything behind it disappears with so in theory we would all disappear well since we are all in the same room let's open another door and see where it goes I don't want to be here any longer than I need to be Jade sobbed as she got off her knees and made her way to a door at the far side of the bedroom we all followed her as she took a deep ragged breath and opened the door we were right back in the entryway except it was laid out differently than before the left doorway was now a bedroom with only seven bed beds in it this time the kitchen was now a large screened in porch with a swimming pool and the stairs now only led to one door and next to it the poster I looked down at my watch it was 9:50 we only have a minute everybody find somewhere to hide everyone ran their separate directions I ran into the room that was once the bedroom and was now a study and hid underneath a desk as soon as I was situated however I heard someone running up the stairs it didn't hit me right away till I heard a door open I swore to myself about how stupid they were being and could possibly have just gotten someone killed but before I could dwell on the thought any longer I heard it again the whispering only this time it was different almost like there were two 5 4 3 2 1 one I don't know why I did it but I shouted as loud as I could so everyone could hear me run but it was too late a second later I could hear Dana's scream followed by a loud crack and splash from the swimming pool I sprinted out of the room to see right in the center of the entryway a large blood splatter Mark followed by a trail of blood to the pool we were all in the doorway when Felix walked out of the pool crying with Dana in his arms he collapsed to the ground holding her from what I could see her whole face was caved in which would explain the blood spot on the floor everyone else threw up but I already had my traumatizing visual what do we do now Jamal asked as he ran his hands through his hair and thought we have to keep moving so whatever it is that is doing this can't catch us I was there Felix stammered I saw them they took her from me her foot was poking out from under the bed and they grabbed her them who is them Felix I asked putting my hand on his shoulder it was Pat and another man he finished shaking his head in disbelief everyone gasped including me so that's what the sign had meant by me us I looked down at my watch 9:59 p. m.
