I ran outside into the hallway confused and scared but I'm so glad that I'm alive. Once everyone that was in the purple pod, even the people from green, Ethan ran to go get the blue pod people. Once everyone was here, we all were confused. The same question was going around, 'Who died?'

"Alright everyone, let's head back to bed and we'll figure this out in the morning."

I couldn't sleep now. I'm terrified to go back to sleep. I don't know who the murderer is, it could be watching me and waiting for the kill.

Makayla, don't be stupid, it already killed its victim so it wouldn't be killing again, I told myself. Twenty minutes had passed and I finally went to sleep.

In the morning, everyone gathered in the foods room. Hunter took attendance to see if everyone was here. "Makayla."

"Here."

"Ian."

"Here."

"Alice."

"Here."

"Quinn."

"Here."

"Autumn."

"Here."

"Miles." No answer. 

"Miles." Again no answer. "Easton." 

"Here."

"And Kylo."

"Here."

"Does anyone know where Miles's room is?"

"Isn't it in the purple pod?" asked Easton.

"It is," Jacob replied

We all headed to the purple pod and there he was, his whole body has been cut up and more gory that I can't even explain. Apparently, the murderer had fun last night killing poor Miles. Well I'm glad he's gone though, but it's still really sad. After looking at him, I lost my appetite for eating.

"Well, that's it for his life." I reply. "Yeah, I'm glad he's gone. He's quite annoying." Ian announced. "You think," I say being sarcastic.

Hunter and Kylo went to wrap his body up in a blanket away to a dumpster in the bus transfer. Some of us didn't even eat. I took some water and didn't eat anything after that. None of us said any word for about an hour, and if we did, we'd say things very quiet.

Instead of talking to anybody, I headed to my room crying not because Miles's dead, but because of what happened to his body. There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

"Hey, you ok?" Kylo came in to see if I was ok.

"Yeah I'm ok."

"You sure because I could hear you crying from the washroom."

"Really?"

"Yup."

"Oh ok."

"Want to talk about it?"

"No."

"You coming to lunch later on?"

"Maybe."

"Alright, bye."

'Wait Kylo."

"Yes?"

I went up to him and hugged him because of what happened. Knowing him he didn't hug me back. He held my head and rubbed my back saying, "It's ok, Makayla . . . It's going to be ok."

After about five minutes of that, we went off to meet the others. Quinn, Autumn, Hunter, Colton, Ian, Easton, Jacob, Elaina, Carter, and Ethan were at the green pod talking about something very quietly. Kylo let me go and went to go sit with them. I joined in as well. I sat between Quinn and Autumn. I leaned against Quinn's shoulder and rested. I couldn't talk, I only nodded or shaken my head to answer.

"Hey Makayla, are you alright?" asked Hunter. I nodded my head. I didn't want to talk about it. "You sure, cause you're not talking much."

"Yeah, I'm fine, and plus I don't talk very much period."

"Ok."

I just sat there all quiet, felt like hours. Just sat there, and sat there, and sat there. About 3 hours of talking about what's going to happen for the rest of the two weeks. I was getting a little hungry, so when we were finished, I went into the food room and made a sandwich. Once I finished my brunch, I headed out to see who's available. Walking around the school and school yard, I could only find Elaina and Harper on the hill near the park.

"Hey guys, what are you doing?"

"Just chatting, you?" Elaina replies.

"Nothing really."

"Come join us my child." Harper said in some sort of creepy tone but not as all creepy.

"Alright."

Time passes and Elaina, Harper and I are just talking and laughing at all the memories that happened in our class. Some of us are heading into grade nine next year so that will be great for the survivors. Samantha comes out to join us on the hill.

"Hey guys, whatcha doing?"

"Nothing. Come sit my child."

By the time dinner comes, we're all sitting down eating and praying that all of us live tonight.

After that, it was 6:32, so I went to Elaina's room and we both chatted about tonight and all the good memories we both had. We even did both of our dances for the last time. Neither of us don't want to die, but glad that we both made it through the first night. Only thirteen more nights to go.

I got ready for bed, and texted my mom that I survived the first day, but I'm afraid to go again.
"Can't you just leave?"

"I can't leave the boundaries or I'll die immediately."

"Oh ok. Goodnight. Text me if you're alive in the morning."

"I will and goodnight."

I sent the last text message, hoping that I will survive the night. Like the night before, I cried myself to sleep silently, so no one could hear.

Later in the middle of the night, I woke up not feeling tired at all. I got up, grabbed my book and went to the foods room, got some water, and sat down to read. The book I'm reading is ABC Murderers. It's a good book as I'm more into horror and murder mystery books. As I was reading someone opened the door and guessed who it was? The murderer. I got up from my chair and walked backwards right into the counter.

"Please don't kill me."

"I won't. I've already made my kill. What are you doing up at this time of night."

"I... I...."

I stuttered a lot trying to tell it that I couldn't sleep, but couldn't.

"I... couldn't sleep."

He wore all black. Black shoes, black hoodie with the hood over its head, black bacalva over his mouth and nose, so I can only see his eyes, which is quite creepy. And he wore black gloves. By the sound of its voice, it's a male.

"Who are you?" I asked shyly.

"I'm the murderer."

I stared at him completely scared. I could just barely make out the words but not who he is under the clothing.

"Look, sorry for scaring you, but I saw the light in here and wanted to see if someone just left the light on by mistake or, someone's here. And clearly I'm correct."

"I'm going to leave now . . . Um bye." I am startled by his appearance.

"No, don't leave. I wanna talk to you."

"Me? Why?"

"Of course you. No one else is here."

"Um.. o- ok."

He walked closer to me very slowly, then stopped suddenly. I gripped the table so hard that my hands started to hurt. I saw a knife on the other counter beside me so I started to walk very slowly to it and hopefully he won't see me going to it. The stare that he gave me sent chills down my spine. I kept my eye on him making sure he would be still not a sudden move. He kept staring at me.

"So, you wanted to talk to me about something?"

"Yeah, I do."

"What is it?"

I don't like this. I can't see his face, I have no Idea what he's thinking right now. I finally got to the knife and held it out.

"I'm not afraid to use this. Stay away from me."

"I'm not going to kill you. Put the knife down."

"No!"

"Look, I'm not here to kill you. I just want to talk to you."

"Ok." I'm shivering with fear, terrified for what he wants to say.

"What do you want."

"First of all put the knife down, then I'll tell you, ok?"

"Ok."

"Put the knife down, now."

I started to but my gut tells me to keep it with me. "Put it . . ."

"Ok I'll put it down, now what do you want."

"You can't tell anyone that you've seen me tonight. No one. Got that?"

"Yes, I got that. And what if I do?"

"I'll kill you. And I'm sure you don't want that."

This guy is threatening me. He started to come closer. We were now face to face. He was so much taller than me that I had to look up at him. I couldn't look at him. I just looked down. I was too scared to look at him. He ended up putting his arms on the counter, so that I'm trapped between him, so I wouldn't try to run.

He leaned down so that we're face to face and said very softly, "I won't kill you, ok?"

I looked at him with scared eyes and he knows how I'm feeling. He leaned up to my ear, pushed back my hair and whispered, "say nothing, and you're safe. Say something, and you're dead. I'm always watching."

I nodded my head and he let me go. I stood there frozen, but eventually I left him and that was that for our conversation.