It wasn't unexpected that I was here. It wasn't something uncommon. All classes had to go through the simulation before the years end.

I've done this once before, when I was younger, though I don't clearly remember when. The only thing I know is that I met with something that day.

Why we met  is altogether lost to me. It's too strenuous to attempt to recall those memories pushed down as they had been deemed of less important to the current task.

I do remember how it happened. We had gone underground, below the school, below the town, though not very deep. There were rumors that floated around the children as we entered the room. Rumors that this was a prison, long abandoned, that we were here to see if we were doomed to follow those who long ago lay in the earth. These rumors fluttered their way through our ears as we stepped into the large stone room, void of any furniture or objects.

The children were only half correct about. It was indeed a prison, but we were not here to be labeled criminals.

I remember we took turns. Each sitting in the room one at a time, waiting. We didn't think much of this until it was Lucy's turn. The others had simply waited until they were told to rise and rejoin the others in our bunch along the back wall, but not Lucy. She stood up and began speaking, as if having a conversation with something out of our view. We were terrified then, as any kid would be.

And then it was my turn.

I barely had the courage to walk up to where Lucy once stood, but I knew it wasn't optional.

I remember waiting like the other kids, waiting for my time to be up. However, I knew I wasn't alone. I dared not look up like Lucy had, for fear of seeing what stood before me, yet I spoke to it. In as clear a voice as I could muster, I uttered the words, "who are you".

It didn't reply. Instead, it sauntered past me, past the others, and past where I could see it. finally my time was up.

I still hold this memory close, knowing that something happened that day. Knowing that i would certainly come to realize what truly went on as I stepped through the large stone doorway.

But today I had to focus on the task at hand.