Short Story: Horror Edition – “Death Gaming” Episode 4

By A. Estevez – 62 and J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61

Editor’s note: this is the final Episode in the “Death Gaming” Series.

AVOID SPOILERS – Check out the first 3 episodes of “Death Gaming”:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3

Them,

 Wow..

 EMILY!,

 We better go now to that game shop FAST,

(drives to game shop in fastest speed – one minute past)

Hi sir,

 Do you know any way to stop this?!

 Sorry no if she doesn’t die you’ll forget about her and nothing will be able to remind you all of you will forget her and it’s too late to save her. 

WHAT NO PLEASE TRY SOMETHING,

 Wait there’s one way but she will be dead still but you guys can talk to your children, 

Okay what do I have to do,

 I need a piece of hair from all 3 of you and i photo of you 3 and you kids,

 I have a photo of all of us together!

 Ok but are you all willing to do this..

 Everyone will forget about you and you’ll be dead like them,

W-what?! 

YOU NEVER SAID WE’LL BE DEAD, 

Calm down!

 I want to see my daughter grow up and never leave her side,

 So do I,

 Same.. 

Ok put this on all of you, 

What’s this for?

 To join the game they were playing but you will die automatically,

Graphic art by A. Estevez and J. Boggs-Mendeloski-61 – CCB editors

 WHAT WHY DO YOU EVEN HAVE THESE GAMES IN A GAME SHOP THAT KIDS GO TO?

 Calm down don’t make him change his mind!

 Okay okay.. 

Put it on before it’s too late.

 Okay, 

Well the game looks s-scary,

 EMILY, 

KATIE,

LILLY,

 Mom don’t cry,

 Yeah don’t, please don’t,

 I missed you so much, 

You’ll die in real life and get stuck in here,

 Is there anyway out?

 No it’s scary in here, 

(in the distance

Mommy.. Save me,

 Theres a little girl calling for us i think, 

NO DON’T GO ITS NOT A GOOD PERSON,

 What? 

We fell for it to we only have three lives,

 Oh,

 We cant trust anything or anyone that we never seen in the real world.. 

Oh okay..

 MOM WATCH OUT,

 (Screams and all runs

WAIT PLEASE I WAS TRAPPED HERE WITH MY FOUR SISTERS THE THREE GIRLS YOUR WITH IS LYING AND THERE NOT YOUR KIDS,

 *(has a flashback, about her mom saying, “angel angel I wish I was four again)

Katie,

 Yes mom,

 What did you say repeatedly before your fourth birthday?

 I don’t remember,

 YES YOU DO REMEMBER THREE DAYS AGO when you said angel angel i wish i was four again..

 KATIE.

 WE HAVE TO RUN!

 Thats the girl.. 

WAIT COME HERE,

 you can trust me the things that tries to kill us can’t have normal eyes for a few seconds every hour,

 I will choose to trust you,

 We have to find our kids and my sisters! 

But Imma introduce myself, I’m Jane, mother of two children and I have two sisters,

 I’m Calley, Katie’s mom,

 I’m Erica, Emily’s mom, 

I’m Lorin, Lilly’s mom, 

So we have to find seven kids?!

 Yes, also we can never trust babies or toddlers!

 Okay,

 also they never know each other names so ask them whats there name and yours, 

Okay,

 MOM WAIT,

 Emily.. 

Yes?

 Whats my name, Erica? 

Mom?

 Yes? 

Why are you crying,

 Cause you’re here, do you know where’s Katie and Lilly?

 Yes, we were hiding. Come with me

 Come follow us!

 Okay, 

(Twenty-five minutes past

We are here,

 LILLY,

 KATIE,

 Hi mom,

 Mom?

 Is that you,

 Yes! 

Just to make sure what’s our names: Erica, Lorin, Calley, 

OMG, it is them!

 I missed ya’ll so much,

 we have to get out of here! 

We need to find a key out and a TV and a game to get out!

 Okay we have to find everything lets split up and come in forty minutes, 

Okay,

 see you all in forty minutes, 

(Lilly POV

 (Round four..

What..

 I thought round three was the end,

 I guess not,

 How about we all go together just in case something bad happens to one of us, 

Yeah that sounds good, I’m pretty scared, 

Same,

 Why did you have to buy the game?

 Because I wanted to have fun with my friends and i did not know that this would have happened if i knew i wouldn’t have bought it, 

I know you’re not that type of person to try to .

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