A long deep slumber

The game is pretty simple. You run, and we'll try to catch you. If you manage to escape today without any problem, we'll give you back your money tomorrow. How about it?"

"Really?"

"Yes, you can trust Dany. If he says so, he'll definitely keep his word."

After a deep sigh, Max agreed. "Alright..."

"Then let's start, guys. We'll count from one to five. You can start running after we count to five."

"1, 2, 3, 4... 5!"

Max started to run as soon as he heard the number. Max had no other way but to run back inside the school, As Daniel and his friends blocked the school gate.

As he ran Danny's friends started blogging his way one after another. There is no other way for him to escape. Max started to panic.

"Mr. Nerd, I forgot to tell you something. If you get caught, whoever catches you has the right to beat you to a pulp. Since it looks like we've all caught you, it means everyone has the rights".

 "Right, guys..!"

"Hahahah..."

Max panicked and thought, "If I get caught, I'll get beaten up. But that's not the problem. It's not like I haven't been beaten up before. The real problem is if Mom find out about this she will be sad. Until now I somehow managed to hide it. But if I get caught, it will cause so many problems. He has money and power in his hands. I can't let my family get involved in this."

Just as they were about to catch him, he saw stairs leading upstairs. 'right this is my chance, If I run to one of the upper floors and lock myself in a classroom, I can survive until night. No... what if they break in? It's not like the school will hold them accountable. If things get bad, they can simply pay for it and get away with it.'

"I have to think what do i do..? what do i do…?"

Then a sudden idea came to his mind. He decided to run to the rooftop. There was a steel door they couldn't break. After reaching the roof, he tried to close the door, but Daniel kicked it open. Max fell to the ground.

They locked the door behind them. With no other way out, Max ran, trying to evade them. 

"You little sh*t, do you want to die?"

"Let's see where you run off to. Just give up, nerdy."

"Hahahaha..."

Max, engulfed by fear and exhaustion, started to see his vision blur. They surrounded him and closed in.

"Making me run so much, bastard, you're dead meat today."

As they were about to beat him, Max lost his footing, slipped, and accidentally fell off the building.

"What? He jumped down..."

With a shocked face, Max thought,

 "Is today is the day I'm going to die? Today should have been the best day of my life, as it's my birthday. But why? What did I do wrong? Why is my fate so unfair? If I die, who will take care of my parents in the future? No, I can't die like this. No, no... argh...'

With a "thud" sound, they saw blood flowing out.

"Shit, that crazy bastard..."

"What should we do...?"