All Of Us Are Dead
Someone behind me whispered something—I couldn’t tell what.
Five.
Don’t look down. Don’t look down. Don’t…
Six.
The air felt thicker here, heavier, almost humming against my skin.
Seven.
I thought of Daniel. The stupid, pathetic way I died running into the street.
Eight.
Of the moment I saw that other woman beneath him.
Nine.
Of how none of it mattered anymore.
Ten.
I landed, both feet flat, heart hammering.
I’d made it.
I barely realized I was breathing until the Game Master clapped its hands. “Lovely,” it purred. “You may return.”