BOOM! A large flash of light expands across the classroom. Complete darkness follows, along with rampant screams of terror. What could possibly…the snowstorm! My feelings of prior jubilance soon melt into a puddle of depression. The latest crescendo of wind outside must have knocked down the local power lines. In the blackness, panic became almost palpable.
“It seems the power has gone out.” All eyes turn toward the front classroom, revealing Ms. Serensky at her desk, a flashlight shining on her face—reminiscent to that of an adult telling a scary story at a campfire. After a moment of silence, she proceeds to the classroom door and tries to open it, but fails. “That latest bout of wind also seems to have caused part of this school’s infrastructure to collapse. Or in layman’s terms, we’re trapped in here.”
Gasps of fear erupt throughout the room. I hear a person next to me begin to sob. “Your lives are in my hands. I am the king of this island now,” continues Ms. Serensky. She shines the flashlight on the classroom closet. “Exit, pursued by a bear.”
Antigonus jumps from the closet space, with a large ferocious mammal right behind him. “Please, no! Don’t do this Ms. Serensky! God help me,” bellows Antigonus. Panting with dread, Antigonus tries to make run for the line of windows. However, the large grizzly bear beats him to it and mauls the poor man’s body apart, limb by limb. Blood splatters across the nearest row of students. The fervent cries of Antigonus, once loud and powerful, soon fade to silence.
“As you all can see, this is what happens if any of you betray me.” Solemnly, Ms. Serensky scans the classroom, shining her light on everyone’s faces. The bear meanders its way to her, and she pets the animal’s bloody, mangled hair. “Let the games begin.”
