Bridging the Distance

waved her phone with the light on. He was

ed building, so please lower your voice, will you?" Ellice disobeye

now? It's already freaking m

erreacting skill? Being an O

you're scared,

ce" I disobeyed Amanda and Mitch. They have been fighting for a whi

bsolutely no signal here," Ellice said as sh

ried to think of what to do. Ellice's car, which was the only one we used, wa

ll grass outside so we immediately knew it was abandoned. We don't know why we ended u

! I told you that girl is a

re is no difference between you," Amanda warned Mitch. They've been

you want" Ellice teased the two of them. Like me, it looks like

heck" Ella got out of the car and walked t

lice's car was parked that we were hanging out with. It only takes a few step

on, let's take a look in

en we arrived at the gate we found that it was indeed ope

g in there?" Mitch asked cleverly. He just followe

in the car," I told them. Maybe some bad person passed by where we parked the

o find a place to rest" Ellice agreed wit

t g

le, even just now,

time. "Whatever" follow

n't know Mitch" I smiled at Amanda

too much patience with that

led him inside. It's too cold outside. B

the university. It's just surprising that it's so clean and it seems like t

llway. There are also lights in each classroom. I started to get nervo

could feel the fear in Ella's vo

" Amanda whispered and pu

llice said with a smile. Only now did he s

pared to outside? What is this? I took quick steps back to the gate and che

em. I slowly retreated back to their place. "I-I

idn't see a lock before?" Ella said full of sur

side, My God, you want more lu- aahhh" Mitch couldn't finish wh

ople in ninjas stood behind Mitch and t

aneously pulled us to run in an unknown direction. I don't know how many minutes we've been running but I feel lik

shaking because of fear so I couldn't manage my speech. I also wond

elf into" apart from his cold voice, I can also see his muscular bod

we thought of going in

, bloodshed, differe

ecause his voice was very serious. What I felt now is what I am trying to fight agains

o be sure. "W-how do we get out of here?" I didn't wait for him to answer my first

to survive, you have to face your death. If

? What did we get ourselves into? We just want to celebrate because we just fin

oice. I don't want to be discouraged. I ha

, that is the only w

what

have to attend every task

in front of him. I didn't underst

estions will

can I fight if I can't ensure the safety of my friends? I have los

friends, they're safe ex

up at him. "Mitch?

m. They are the group that incre

ted nothing more than to have fun on this day, how did it happen that the

ied my face in my kne

self because tomorrow will be your beginning. There's one thing you

I didn't even look at the door where he came out because I heard his

have to follow the prime master

n to. I don't know how long our lives will last so our lives here are uncertain. If only I had kno

he fear I was feeling. Fear not only for my

u take ca

nd checked the time. It's four o'clock in the morning. It's almost morning but I feel like time isn't running. I don'

e was coming in. I slowly moved and hid in the seat. I also searche

ou don't ha

iar voice of the man I was talking to last night.

w, and I can see his face clearly. He is handsome, tall and young

even though I was feeling so scared somehow

" he moved a little so

were the ones who dragged them last night. I feel so happy because somehow I still

ging me tightly. I also couldn't hold back my tears becaus

y here, we saw how people can be kil

ant too, but we can't. We can't get out

for long" Ellice didn't cry but I could see that her

ut. You can't get

e man with us now. "What do yo

ee. Those are the words that cannot be removed from my mind since last night, Ellice" I mysel

ook her head as if

. We have to survive or else, this is where we will rot" I reminded them, I had to

a seems to be losing hope. The wa

ront of us. "What are we

all there to make sure you're safe" he said seriously. "So let's go, mayb