THE GAME

EPISODE 11: HOW BRAVE

"We all float down here... you'll float too."                                                                                             -IT . . . Deciding to drive back to school, Angelica didn't come on her own instead, she's being assisted by the police officer she has talked with, whom she knew Officer Perez. It may sound a bit crazy for him, but due to the dark paper bag she had shown him, he knew he can at least do something, like checking the school up, if there's any suspicious movement, either inside the school or within its premises. "How brave of you to come to the station to report something like this, Miss Brown." He said, eyes focused on the road. "I just want my friends to be at peace. I want all of us to at least sleep through the night, without even having the feeling of being disturbed, that someone's watching us, and I don't know, probably want to kill us." She explained in one breathing, still nervous, thinking that something might happen to them along the way. "I will help you, Miss Brown. Just be calm, and everything will be alright." All she could do is nod, not knowing what to say anymore. Yet, she could feel like a needle had been removed from her heart, and she knows everything will be over pretty soon. Still, on an empty road, the traffic light hit red, making them stop. She might be getting a bit impatient, but she needs to sit there and wait because it was the law. "Miss Brown, you said yourself that someone's after you when you got to the station. Does that mean, someone's following you all the way?" "I may not have seen it there, but I know someone is tailing me." She looks outside the window as she could see a red car, with probably on full speed, was on the opposite lane. But on an estimated 5 meters apart, it was too late for them to realize that the driver intends to hit them. And in so much force, the car collided to one another, making Angelica scream and suddenly, hitting her head upfront. Her vision got blurry as her hearing was muted. She's not feeling well, wanting to throw up but nothing comes out. Slowly, she turns to see Officer Perez's condition. The officer's covered with blood, not moving, and she was not sure if he's dead or knocked unconscious. With her remaining energy, she manages to reach out for officer Perez's shoulder, shaking it gently. "Officer." She whispered as he didn't respond. She starts to sob as she didn't stop shaking the officer's shoulder. "Officer, please wake up. Please." She cries out. Her eyes then manage to look outside, seeing the driver with the cat mask, comes out of the vehicle. That's when she could feel that death is already a few steps away from her, making her cry unstoppable. WAKE UP, OFFICER!! PLEASE! THE KILLER IS IN FRONT OF US, PLEASE!!!" She yells as she coughed blood, out of her. She decided t move out but failed when she couldn't feel her legs anymore. Looking down, her legs were trapped due to the collision. her knees were starting to get numb. "Help. Me." She stated as the killer stood right in front of the two collided vehicles. I can't die. I can't. Not right now. She wasn't able to do anything, for she just lost her legs for the moment. numbness. Just before the killer could approach then, she sensed a movement from the police officer, as a bit of hope, a chance of survival is still there for them. "Officer Perez?" She asks, still looking at the creepy mask the killer is wearing. "I need you to run as fast as you can, Miss Angelica Brown." "I can't run, Mr. Perez! I am stuck in here!" She could hear him sigh, as tears continue to flow down from her eyes. And just before she could talk more, she was startled to see the killer right into the driver's area, where Officer Perez was as well, trapped. Angelica, on the other hand, pushed the pain more, slowly being able to provide space, sliding her feet out, with very careful movements. The killer violently opens the door, dragging the helpless body of the officer. "NO! WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH HIM!!! NO NO NO!!" She shouted as she manages to free her left leg. And now, she needs to free herself completely, remembering what the officer had told her awhile ago. "Then what if the killer comes after us?" She asks as the officer place down the pen he's using from taking down notes. "The killer will probably make sure to discard me first if that happens." "How can you be so sure about that?" "It's because I know some stuff and the killer won't probably target you first because the killer will be captured without assuring that I die first. " "I'm scared." "Me too, kid. But if you want to survive, do this. If the killer's after me, you must think of only one thing, and that is to escape. Got it?" "How? I don't know anything with this kind of stuff-" "Listen. Whenever he chooses to attack us, the first thing you have to do is to get out of the vehicle without getting noticed. And when that happens, RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN. Do not turn back, do not shout for my name, DO NOT WATCH as he kills me. You got me?" "I'm not brave. And I don't know if I can d this right." "You will because you can, got it?" She nodded. "And if I die, don't ever think that it was your fault because this is something I should've done a long time ago." That made her look at him. "What happened before, Officer?' he sighed as he recalls what happened before. "My wife was pregnant with my girl when something terrible happened at the mall. We were walking together and suddenly, a robbery happened. At that very moment, I left her seated in a restaurant so I could go use the bathroom. When I got back, things are pretty ugly and I wasn't able to save her. They were asking for probably her money, phone, accessories but she didn't give them anything. And I was too late to even save her, and our baby." "I'm... I'm s-sorry, Mr. Perez" Even if it kills her inside, she decided to make a good choice, still struggling to free her other leg. She was too busy that the loud thud startled her. Looking around, Officer Perez was on his feet, fighting with the killer. That made her do her part and push herself, even more, she luckily escaped from the trap. She opens up the passenger door and fell flat on the road, feeling the burn inside her feet already. "Argh!" She yelps in pain but still forced herself to stand up, wanting to accomplish she had promised Officer Perez. With a final glance, she turns to see him struggling with the killer. he turns to look at her with a smile on his lips, mothing the word "go." She nodded as she wipes the tears off of her eyes, walking slowly. She was only ten footsteps away when she heard a gunshot. She paused as she slowly turns, seeing Officer Perez, down on the road, swimming at his blood. Run Run Run!!! With so much pain, she motivated herself to run, even if it feels like her bones were breaking. She doesn't need to stop. "HELP!!!! SOMEBODY HELP MEEEE!!!!-" She immediately felt the sharpness of the blade from her abdomen, as the killer strikes it perfectly from a distance. She coughed blood once more as she could see her world twisting. But she needs to not stop. Luckily, a car pulls over after seeing her. The killer hides as the concerned citizen helps her get in. "Please don't kill me. Please." She cries out loud as she could feel the vehicle moving. "She needs immediate attention, honey. She's wounded!" She could hear a married couple talking, making her sigh in relief that she's been saved. But the hospital was not a good place for her, and she knows it. "Any news from Angelica?" "Nope." The camping activities for the Halloween special had just started, and only Franz, Paul, Wilhelm, Karl, and Iriss decided to look out for something suspicious. It has been an hour since the program started, and up until now, Angelica's been out of reach. "I'll just pee." Franz excuse as she walks to the hallway connected to the bathroom. On that part, there's a tall tree that is creepy, but also a good spot for resting and reading. But while walking through that hall, her eyes were glued to that tree. something's definitely wrong about that tree. She said to herself, stopping at that location, to see clearly of that tree. Something inside her tells her to approach the tree, making her do it. And when she's three meters aways, she was frightened to the horrendous view her eyes could not take any longer to see. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH"