25- Never Ending Maze

Isabella

“On your mark… Get set… GO!”

Hearing those words, I find myself running. Pushing myself past the giant walls as I did. Splotches of red colored the walls as I passed. Turning right, I move to follow a path, only to have it lead me into a dead end. Fuck.

Retracing my steps, I move to find another entry point and move to choose left over right.

Confused and a bit winded, I slowly feel exhausted along with frustration. Unable to see anything but identical stone walls; unable to hear much of anything aside from my breathing.

With the sound of a horn, followed by war cries, I stop dead in my tracks. My 5 minutes were now up. Needing to hurry I move to quicken my pace.

Reaching another dead end, I attempt to turn around only to see a tall masculine man with brown hair, a blue arm band present. His smile sinister, making me want to vomit right there. Attempting to flee I try to make it to another opening only for strong arms to wrap around my torso. Screaming in distress I move to thrash.

Instantly I’m thrown against a wall, his body pinning mine. Hearing a whistle blown right by my ear my body is forcefully turned. A knee pressed to the wall before I’m sent over it. My ass in the air. A hard SMACK coming next.

You have to be kidding me? He's actually spanking me?

SMACK, SMACK, SMACK
SMACK, SMACK, SMACK

Then another blow from the whistle is heard and he quickly releases me. Fuck that hurt. Did he have to hit so hard? Telling me I better run, he gently shoves me forward, staggering to the next entry way. A longer whistle could be heard off in the distance followed by loud screams. ANGEL! CALEB! Please let their punishments be gentle.

Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be as the screams get louder before another long whistle blows making me think they got hurt, or worse.

Just then another horn sounds off. This one lower and almost baritone, like a fog horn. Then the sound of rocks shifting could be heard, like an earthquake as the walls begin to move on their own. Some lifting while others shifting into weird angles. Kinda like the hungergames, and the weird terrane that tries to kill you as I'm forced into a different passage before it could crush me.

What in the world? Moving walls? Are we suddenly in Panem?

"For crying out loud” I yell more to myself than to anyone else, realizing this game wouldn’t be considered fair. As this maze was created by sadistic pricks, kinda like how the Captial created the hunger games to weed out the week. Ya I knew my movies.

Right, Right, Left, Straight. Turning a corner I almost ran into another guard, this time, one with a red band. Screaming, I move to raise my foot before placing a well deserved kick to his family jewels. Grabbing his package he crumples to his knees in pain.

“BITCH!” he roars, as I move to bypass him, running. Veering to the right and out of sight before he could stand. Soon another long whistle and more screams are heard. Another dead end later, I use this time to take a breather.

As more whistles are blown one after the other I begin to worry. Poor Angel. Poor Caleb. The sound of the fog horn goes off and the walls move to shift once more.

Momentarily distracted by the maze, I fail to realize a strong arm wrap itself around my torso, pulling me close to a hard yet unfamiliar chest. Screaming, I freak out just as I’m turned around. Another really tall man in a blue arm band stands before me.

Keeping his grip tight, he moves to blow his whistle before kneeing me in the stomach, sharp shooting pains hits me, knocking the wind right out of me. Taking a fist full of my hair, he moves to knee me a couple more times before throwing me across the floor. Gasping for air, my lungs burn.

Finding the strength to move, I quickly move to wobble over to the next hole in the wall.

Left, Left, Right! God, when will this end. Another horn sounds and the panels move. Followed by a whistle and another scream.

Entering another passage, I’m halted in my tracks. Lucus and Tony are both together. Both near an entry point. Fudge. Looking behind me, I slowly see the guard who kneed me, slowly making his way towards me again.

Taking the risk, I try to run past my other captors only to be stopped. Chuckling as they each pull out a whistle and blow. My eyes widened as they did.

“Double time Agapi (Love).” purrs Lucus his mouth next to my ear. Hot breath fanning my neck as I shiver.

Not wasting time, both move to pull out a beating stick from behind their backs. Lucus using his forearm to pin me against the wall, his arm applying pressure to my back. Making it harder for me to breathe.

Tony on the other hand moves to put one of my arms to the wall, pinning it there. Proceeding to smack my arm, wrist and hand over and over again. SLAP. SLAP. SLAP. Twenty smacks later he releases me.

Fiery pain now radiating in every nerve of my body as black dots slowly cloud my vision. Moving to my other arm, Tony repeats the process. SLAP. SLAP. SLAP.

Whistles blowing, they move to release me. Each giving me a soft kiss to the forehead there after. Allowing me to fall to the ground as I gasp. Lucus and Tony both walking away as the walls begin to move. The horn sounding once more. Forcing me to my feet.

Groaning, I move to make my way through the maze only to find another dead-end nook. Sighing, I’m about to give up only to spot something strange. The tiny nook revealing a new path without necessarily being seen by others. Jackpot!

Noticing Alex further up a ways, does he slowly move to look around his surroundings before pushing on a panel and disappearing from view. Blinking, I move to look at the panel in front of me, only to notice a small thin line. Following the line, I move to see an outline of a door.

Now it all made sense. The way they could all move so easily within the maze. The maze was clearly not meant to be won. Ever. It's only purpose was to be a never ending death trap.

Taking a deep breath, I move to press on the door. Watching as it opened, I move to step through it. Whoa, I’m actually on the other side. Hearing the horn again, the panels move once more. Figuring out that the edge of the maze never shifted, I move to concentrate only on them.

Angel and Caleb screaming off in the distance. Using the moving walls to my advantage I continue to push through them. Checking all my surroundings before going through the next one.

Spotting a guard with a red band just down one of the passages, back towards me I quickly tiptoe to one of the openings. That was a close one.

With three more whistles and a few more horns, I slowly see the other side of the warehouse come into view. So close. Getting ready to pass through another panel, I suddenly hear Alex’s voice. “ISABELLA!”

Looking at him, I move to wink. Running over in my direction, I quickly push on the panel in front of me before stepping threw it, closing it right behind me as I did. Alex yelling “FUCK” but even that doesn’t stop me.

Getting to the last hall, I manage to see the entryway. A huge opening in the wall. Running, I rush for the exit. A strange whistle was blown as I did. This time it’s longer followed by two beeps. Hoots and howls and a blood curdling scream from Angel can heard soon after.

Fighting the urge to go back, I turn to see Alex coming straight through the panel, a sinister smile now on his lips when he spots me. Giving him the bird I continue running the last few feet through the final door. Yes, I win. Game over.