Bonus level

Screeechhhhhhhh

Screeeeechhhhhhhh

I woke up to the sound of a high pitched noise, sounded as if someone is dragging the chalk down a blackboard.

I opened my eyes and it was all black. So dark I couldn't see a thing.

Then I heard the retainer's voice "BONUS LEVEL 1 EMILY EDEN. OBJECTIVE IS TO ESCAPE THE ROOM. TIME LIMIT IS NONE."

Escape room? That sounds much better than killing someone. My eyes adjusted to the darkness. It was a small square room with one small window with bars in it and one wooden door. The walls were black too. The retainer wasn't there I could only hear his voice.

"THE ONLY WAY TO STAY ALIVE IS TO KEEP QUIET AND COUNTING 1 TO 8. IT'S LIKE A GAME OF TAG YOU USED TO PLAY IN HUMAN WORLD BUT MUCH WORSE FOR THAT THE THREAT HERE IS VERY REAL" the retainer told in his monotonous voice.

"Bu-" I started.

*SCREEEEEEEEEEECHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH*

I heard the high pitched noise again. But this time it was much louder and felt much closer.

I felt something was wrong and I looked above me and froze looking at a pair of eyes with blood dripping from them and a big smile. When I say big it means the *thing* had it's jaw all teared up from the sides and it had sharp teeth all over it's mouth. I realized it was on the ceiling. It lolled its head above me. It's a she. She has long hair so long it touched my face. When I whimpered she made eye contact with me.

I was horrified when the blood from her eyes dropped on my face. I remembered the retainer told me to stay quiet. So I stayed quiet pressing my mouth shut with both my hands...

I don't know how many minutes it's been but she won't go away. I can't even think clearly now but I know I can't even look away I'm afraid she will notice me.

I'm too petrified to move. I'm scared she will even hear my loud and fast heartbeat.

The retainer told me to stay quiet was there anything else he said?? Yes yes he did said something what was it? A game of tag? Counting... Till 8. Right I need to count too!

But I'm afraid he told me to stay quiet? But he also said to count? I need to get this thing away from me.

After a lot of deep breaths. I start

"One" I said in a low voice.

The girl above me widened her eyes and let out a small giggle. I broke eye contact with her and shut my eyes from fear.

I started saying "two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight one two three four five six seven eight"

I kept repeating that until I was brave enough to open my eyes. After a while I opened my eyes but never stopped counting for a second. She was now in one corner of the room, still at the ceiling. Her face hidden beneath her hair.

I kept counting. I noticed that the only door that this room had no keyhole. There was no key. No furniture. No food. No nothing. Just a dark cell.

Then I noticed it.

My leg

was tied with a chain to the center of the room.