I landed hard on my back, gasping for air. The first thing I realized was the blank space that was quite evident when I tried to recall any memories of myself or where I was. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85FoEMgoqA
I scrambled to my feet, quickly taking in my surroundings. I was in the middle of a brick room, No door, no windows.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlQbSGNgcq
I scanned the room, turning in a tight circle. Every muscle in my body tensed as I tried to take in all the information at once.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrauWP3Rm8
I was cut short from doing so when there was a scraping noise as the walls, ceiling, and floor began slowly moving together. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonxFUA8Qu3
I would have appreciated how slowly the walls were moving, if it weren't for the fact that the room was already small in the first place. Oh, yeah, and the fact that walls were moving at all. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGRcQBm79J
I don't know where the instinct came from, something that bothered me quite a lot, but I began feeling over the walls before I even thought of it. I wasn't sure what I was looking for, but my hands seemed to, because they pushed down on a deep, perfectly straight crack, causing a small hole to open in the wall. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqCCEvVyMK
I had just enough time to pull myself through, scratching up my body in the process, before the entire room closed together.I lay on the ground gasping for a moment before slowly getting up. The hole I had climbed through was non-existent.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GxJ40lJRe
I took in my surroundings for the second time today. Everything was made of mirrors, the floor, ceiling, walls, all of it. And a boy was standing behind me. Or maybe in front of me. All the mirrors made it impossible to tell. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2A9lt8pSZ
"What are you doing here?" He asked suspiciously. I turned around, trying to locate his voice. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhMoh43RbC
"I don't know," the sound of my own voice was startling and unfamiliar. His face relaxed. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbnfry532O
"You're going to be okay." He reassured me. "Just come towards my voice." 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEKDVapWTJ
Quickly deciding that I had absolutely nothing to lose, I began inching forward as he hummed a familiar sounding song. I walked with my arms stretched in front of me, scared to run into something. I took the occasional turn, and after what must have been about fifteen minutes, he reached out a hand, grabbing my own.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU1cJej6Iwd
I took a deep breath. I didn't know what to say. So I let my mouth take over. "Where are we?" Was the first thing to escape my lips.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCjSHHj3QH
He studied me, maybe deciding how much to trust me. Or if the information he could give me would break me. But I didn't care. Right now, I just wanted to get out of here.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NJ3kXgFVj
"You're in the maze." He finally answered. "Your provided with food and water and your expected to get out. There's challenges. All the time. I'm guessing this one is to just to get out of this room."737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNlm1J1gRJ
I blinked, startled by his bluntness. He said it so matter-of-factly, like it was completely normal. I wondered how long he had been in this place. And if by now, this was normal. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeKvt8DnpD
I stared at him for a moment. Maybe a bit to long cause he gave me a weird look and took off the backpack that was slung over his shoulder. This was when I truly studied him. He had curly dirty blond hair, grey blue eyes, and pale skin that I guessed hadn't seen the light of day in a while. He was wearing a white cotton t-shirt with multiple holes that seemed to have been messily stitched up and brown cotton pants that were the main points of his outfit. Brown hiking boots that had several burn marks protected his feet.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzO2CkMrZx5
Then I realized I hadn't taken a moment to study myself. Despite the mirrors that had been surrounding me, fear had taken over all of my senses up until this point. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmZH8UrMes
I took a step towards one of the mirrors. Black hair that had obviously been dyed due to the warm brown roots, was in a braid down my back, and forest green eyes stared back at me accusingly. My Outfit was strangely perfect for the tasks that I would be facing. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCKlBSfgfg
Black pants similar to leggings protected my legs. They were thick, but cool and breathable, a light wait black tank top was joined by a thin but surprisingly warm jacket. My combat boots were simple but light weight and protective. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcAblV3cbe
A small backpack was on my back, with a small hole in one of the pockets. Possibly caused by being snagged on the hole from the other room. I took it off and threw it on the floor. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fpWk1LSAt
"I'll show you what's in mine if I can see what's in yours." I dared the strange boy, narrowing my eyes ever so slightly. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡieYQ6bwoBN
He cocked his head, studying me, evaluating me really. I felt my hands begin to sweat as the silence dragged on. I put my weight on my toes, maybe getting ready for a fight. Just another instinct that I didn't completely understand.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE4edHpcWz
"Okay." Was his simple answer that made all my muscles relax, I realized I had been shaking.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3er6rA1pYM
"Okay." I responded, lowering myself to the ground and slowly opening my own bag. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavQtDqVVoH
He was a bit quicker to open his bag and dumping the contents on the ground. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciMQ2Mzz13
I neatly pulled the items out of my bag, ignoring his demonstration of his obvious messiness. Neither of us had much, but almost all of the items were useful.737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKLO9aFB1U
My bag had several bottles of water and a few plastic baggies of powder. Each were labeled with different food groups. A few feet of thin but sturdy rope, an electronic watch, and a large plastic box that had 'first aid' printed across the front in large red letters. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmu6AwRdfU
The boy gave a satisfied nod after carefully studying my supplies. He started to reach out to grab something but I tensed, 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xcukX42RV
making a low growl in my throat. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECxM5NRpNh
He quickly backed up, putting up his hands in a sign of surrender. "Sorry." He quickly apologized me, eyeing me slightly more suspiciously then before. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWiMBvFJmv
I relaxed, beginning to study his supplies. A pack of weird lumpy stuff that I figured was food was the main show. The rest was a small bottle of water and a few feet of cloth tied together into a makeshift rope. A bent needle and a bit of string had been thrown in the bag, very likely one of the more unused items. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0v97XYXz8e
I slowly begin putting things back into my bag, and he followed my example. Neither of our eyes moved from the other. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYseoQpSTVP
"How do we get out of here?" I asked cautiously, eying the room for any clues or hints. Random cracks. The entire room made my head spin, I couldn't tell left from right in this place. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTtifD3Nss
"It's usually painfully simple or extremely complicated. I would guess this one is on the simple side as we haven't been put in immediate danger as of yet." I raised an eyebrow. This did seem like it had grown to become a normal thing for him. Like being put in immediate danger was no longer a big freak out moment in his world. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17pAAj4Fd8
I look around the room again, trying to think of something. I began quietly rambling off facts about mirrors, like it might help. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl548U5Dw9C
"Okay, let's see... Mirrors let you see yourself. Mirrors aren't always the same size. One way mirrors, mirrors are made of glass-" I cut myself off. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlpzwD0fkf
I dug through my bag until I found the first aid box. I fingered the mirror quickly, trying to decide where the middle of the wall was. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaPuUJwc7u
"What are you doing?" The boy asked. I turned to him, a big smile on my face. 737Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIeo2lXiRo
"Mirrors are made of glass, And glass breaks." And with that, I backed up a few steps and through the box as hard as I could at the wall.
