All Of Us Are Dead
“Don’t stop, okay?”
“I know!” I hissed, trying not to trip.
The tempo quickened suddenly, forcing everyone to scramble to keep up. Sweat ran down my spine, my lungs burning. The song was chaos—rising, falling, then stopping again without warning.
Every pause was a nightmare.
Every second of silence stretched forever.
Each time, someone failed.
Each time, the statue sang another high, horrible note and someone disappeared.
We were down to maybe half the room when I almost made my own fatal mistake.