I wake up to the sound of people yelling. I open my eyes and rub them as they're still groggy with sleep.
"Oh grow up. Do you know what the friend zone is? F-R-I-E-N-D-S. That's what you two are, nothing more." Oh lord, what is going on? I come out of the bedroom to see Bryson and Xavier in each other's faces.
"Woah hey, can we please chill for a minute?" I say.
"Camila, what do you see in this guy?!" Bryson gestures toward Xavier.
"Don't get mad at me because you're jealous that she doesn't want you." If this continues a fight is going to surely break out.
The familiar bell sound chimes, interrupting our drama. "We are having some... major setbacks. We are being visited by a few unwanted guests. Here is your final game! Make it to the rescue ship in time and you win the game! Don't? And you die!" The PA system shuts off and the ship fills with gunshots. Bryson pushes past all of us, not saying a word, and rushes out of the room. Out of sight. Vanessa does the same. A bullet pierces through her skull. I look at Ruby and see the horror in her eyes. She starts to rush toward her sister but I pull her back. Xavier slams the door shut.
"Ruby, no! We have to find a way out of here! You can't go to her. She's gone." Ruby begins to sob uncontrollably. I wrap my arms around her while I look for a way out. The window. "Okay everyone, let's move! To the window, we're going out that way." No one objects. One by one, we all pile out, onto the deck.
We see the swat team and they motion for us to hurry. We're all running the fastest our legs will take us. I turn around and stop to see Ariel lying on the ground as blood pools out of her bullet wounds through her stomach and chest. Tears are filling my eyes as Ariel sits there gasping for breath. I can't seem to breathe straight anymore. Ariel grabs my hand and looks into my eyes.
"You need to stay strong. Don't let that son of a bitch win. He can't." I'm shaking my head back and forth not wanting to hear her finish those words. She continues anyway. "I love you, Cam. Don't forget about me okay?" Her arm drops to her side. The hand that's holding mine goes limp. Ruby and Xavier are almost dragging me to the rescue boat.
We're now sitting and watching as the boat we were just on goes up in flames. The swat team carries the captain and a few of his goons to the new boat. They're in handcuffs. The rescue boat pulls off and we head back to California. Ruby, Xavier, and I are the only survivors. Looks like Bryson didn't make it. And even though he'd been a real dick the last time we spoke, he was still a lifelong friend.
We arrive at the dock hours later. They start to lead the captain and his goons off of the ship first. As they do this the captain stops and turns around to face me. He smiles and says, "Don't worry Camila. We'll see each other again, very soon." He starts to evil laugh as they continue to drag him off of the ship. I'm not one-hundred percent positive about what he meant by that, but I'm hoping it's nothing.
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