“Why is it so dark?” You whispered. “WELCOME TO ‘MURDER IN THE DARK!’ MUAHAHAHAHA” A voice boomed from nowhere. “Here, you have to play our way. You have to find the switch in order to win while we attack…Good luck.” Then everything went silent. “Qing Yu, stay close to me and don’t scream or utter a word if you hear some noise. We’ll be going near the wall so try and feel for the switch, ok?” Kris whispered. You were about to nod but realised he wouldn’t be able to see it.

So you just squeezed his hand as to answer his question. Kris felt your squeeze and turned to face the dark room. “Let’s walk slowly…” Kris stated under his breath. You placed your hands on the wall and started feeling for the switch. Kris snapped his head up when he felt a presence somewhere near. He listened to their footsteps and notice it was coming from the right.

Without hesitation, he grabbed the fist that was about to hit his face and spin kicked the man in the face. The man dropped to the floor and Kris heard a cling sound. *! They have knives…* now he was worried, not for himself but for you. *I have to stand close, one wrong move and she might be gone…no…I won’t ever let that happen…* Kris took a step back closer to you. “Don’t worry…just look for the switch and we’re out of here…” he comforted.

You nodded and continued scanning the wall with your hands. Kris turned to his left and kicked a man in the guts. He heard a lot of footsteps and cursed. “Keep scanning…I need to take care of some business…” Kris whispered and ran off somewhere. You started to feel scared without him by your side. *Please be alright…* you prayed with a heavy heart.

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“Where the is the house?” Xiu Min cursed and bent over, inhaling and exhaling. “Come on, don’t just stand there. They’re in trouble…we don’t have time to re