Through the window of her back garden porch, her bedroom light glistened on her skin like porcelain. The way she frolicked around her room, careless to the world, a free spirit left to her own devices. I knew what I was doing was wrong, but why did it feel so right? The nervous trembles got worse by the minute, my vision beginning to cloud.

That inner voice that’s bangs in the back of your head p...

My coach says.

I feel like David Goggins now: crazy shit, pain, and persistence.

I’m passing my entrance exam, and the interesting part is about to begin - physical part. Yes, I prepared, but who says it’s still gonna be easy?

So I remain focused on my path. Now I have strategy and everything beyond that is required for the success, after all the years of internees and consistence work....

“Your time is up, you better run!” was all the motivation I needed to sprint through the brush and thorns, desperate to get away from him. My lungs slowly begin to burn like a raging wildfire as I run, thorns cutting my face open like tiny razor blades. I couldn’t slow down, my legs doing the entirety of the work as I run, my eyes wide like a madman. Except the real madman was the person who had s...

“Your time is up. Better run!”

The forest was thick and lush; amazing to look at, take in, breathe in. The air was fresh and crisp, the day was just starting and the sun was peeking over the treetops. The forest was beautiful. It was also, however, horrible to run in.

“If I find you, you will fail the test. Failure of the rest will result in immediate termination of your time here. Remember that...

A shivering and trembling sound came from the rattling bush. Alaya knew that if she couldn’t get a grip on her breathing she would have to relocate spots. But she knew there wasn’t enough time. Alaya was kidnapped a few weeks ago by an unknown figure. They always wore a black ski mask that had almost reindeer-like gold antlers on the sides of its head. Its voice sounded like they were using some t...

"Your time is up. Better run!"

Darkness grows as you run into the maze of shadows. Monsters, bloody, black monsters appear from every corner. they bleed invisible as the lights shut off. Darker than black of night, it is impossible to see. Keeping one hand on the wall and run. Straight. Into. Death. A bang screeches. A scream echoes throughout the maze, life fades from existence....

"Your time is up. Better run!" The boy cheered as he ran past Cleo. He was right, her time was up, but she did not run. The clock rang out as the minute hand struck twelve. Cleo could run, she supposed, but what would be the point? A life on the run? Yeah right. Plus, she missed her chance. If she wanted to get away she should have done so already. So no, Cleo was going to die here, and she was co...

Time was ticking

We had to go

We had no choice

There was no escape

“Time’s ticking! Better get moving!”

He yells at us

Screams as us

This is **torture**

None of us move

None of us speak

None of us do anything

But breathe

And blink

He acts like it’s a game

“30 seconds.”

It’s not

These are real people

Real lives

**This is real**

“20 seconds. Chop chop! Get moving!”

If we disobey

**We di...

Me and my friends were playing a game I made up. We called it, escape the Killer! The rules were you had to find items while being hunted so you'd be able to unlock the door and escape the killer! You had 1 minute to do so, but if you didn't, the door would unlock, and the killer would count to 10, and you'd have to run as fast as you could, as the killer now had a gun! But the trick was the kille...

The men stare open mouthed at me. Frankly, I’m suprised at myself. Then the men do something else that is completely surprising. They jump off their horses, kneel, and bow their heads.

“Queen Cassiopeia.” Their leader says. “We are sorry.”

I stare coldly down at him, emboldened by his meekness.

“You killed my boyfriend.”

He stands and meets my gaze.

“With good reason.”

“Really? What good rea...