“Okay! You’re times up you better run!” I heard my friend call out. We were playing hide and seek with our whole friends group. I was hiding in a closet behind a whole bunch of clothes when I suddenly heard the door open. I held my breath, but when the person came into view I frowned. It was my enemy. “What are you doing here?! Go find your own spot!” I exclaimed. I act like I hate my enemy being ...

Jane knew what she was getting into. It was a deliberate decision. One last heist. The riskiest one yet, and the one with the most profit. After this she would be set for life. Nevertheless did it turn out harder than she anticipated.

She and Felix have done heists together since they were old enough to walk. First, they were small childish things. Stealing something from their parents or sibling...

“Your time is up. Better run, puppet boy!”...

“Excuse me, sir, I’ve got a question for you!” Jordan looked behind him to see a man in a suit, grinning with a raised eyebrow.

“Uhh…it depends on how personal it is?” Jordan said with a confused expression.

“I’ll give you five hundred dollars if you answer these two questions in thirty seconds.”

“What are your questions?” Jordan asked, now a little annoyed….

“Hold on.” The man said, holding up h...

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Warning* Cussing, Death, blood and other ‘gory?’ details. Read at your own will.

…“Your time is up! Better run!”

I gaped at our two kidnappers, shocked. Did they know I broke my ankle? Even now, I could feel the pain radiating through my foot.

There was a rustling behind me as James stepped towards me. He eyed the two and turned around.

“Get on my...

I gasped, struggling to draw in a breath. My eyes flickered open, but everything was covered in darkness. I couldn't even make out the strands of hair hanging right in front of my eyes. 

Then came the pain. 

It was a searing, all-consuming kind of pain. I thrashed against the restraints on my legs and arms. Tears welled up. _Why was I here? Where was I?_ I tensed as I heard something shift behin...

“Your time is up. Better run!”

Her words echoed in my ears as I ran blindly through the dark woods, hands out to defend against the clawing branches and leaves, desperate to trip me up.

My breath was coming in ragged gasps, my heart was thumping wildly. Thoughts raced through my mind, my brain struggling to come to terms with this situation. How had this day gone so pear-shaped? One moment, we w...

“Your time is up. Better run!” came the now-familiar voice from the phone. Me mom and dad were all huddled around the landline in the kitchen.

We had been eating dinner when the urgent ring came. Mom had quickly grabbed the phone and listen to the message being relayed.

It was the third time I had heard the voice now. I never liked what came next.

The three of us sprang into action. I knew the...

It’s been three days since my husband was taken. Who kidnapped him and why I can’t say. If I’m being honest, I haven’t really had the time to ask myself those things. Since the first phone call, whoever has him has dangled his life in front of me like a carrot on a stick. I have been through humiliating, dangerous, and even illegal tasks just to know that Marcus is safe. But they never asked for m...

I awoke from my sleep like state to the sound of someone crying and another person begging them to stop. My head pounded , not sure why. I can’t recall what happened to me before waking. Then a voice came over a speaker. Oh good our final contestant is awake, the mysteriously familar voice said. It went on, Tonight you twelve have been chosen by the Authority to participate in a game.

A man to my...