Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-26407997-20161007181152

An alarm blared somewhere in the distance, making Jared shake almost as hard as the cold bare steel elevator he was riding in. He had been riding for a while now. They had confiscated his watch, but his internal clock told him it was somewhere around fifteen minutes, all the time the elevator riding all the way down. It may have just been a psychological trick to make him think he was deeper than he actually was, but he suspected not. Above his head, the small screen flashed the numbers that had been gradually decreasing.

One hundred and one ,one hundred, ninedy nine.

Jared breathed in and out slowly, trying to calm his nerves, but nothing helped, He was still nervous out of his mind. He took off the backpack that contained all the items he had been allowed to bring down with him. He went through the contents, as if trying to reassure himself that everything was still there. It contained a small Swiss army pocketknife, a first aid kit,a water bottle, and lastly, a .22 caliber handgun. He unclipped the gun. It was fully loaded. He wasn`t given any food. What would be the point? The Labrinyth game almost never lasted that long.

''Fffty four, fifty three"

Jared couldn`t stop shaking. The elevator was so small, and he felt like the walls were closing in. He tried pacing back and forth, but he simply didn`t have enough room.

"Forty two ,Forty one"

"Oh my god, this is actually happenng" Jared thought to himself ,as the full weight of his situation came crashing down on him like a tidal wave. Soon, those doors would open. And god help him from what was on the other side.

"Twenty Eight, Twenty seven"

Ohmygodsomebodyhelpme...

"I`m sorry,mom,I`m sorry,Dad"

Fifteen,fourteen,thirteen

nononononono...

Ten nine

"I`m sorry,I`ll do better next time,just pleaseget me out of here!

Eight Seven Oh my godnono..

Six Five Four Three Two One Zero

Nothing happened. The elevator simply stopped moving

Jared smiled. The Elevator must have broken down. Now they would have to bring him back up, they may even cancel the whole thing altogether. Relief washed through him

Then the screen went blank,a nd the elevator doors opened. 