72 JARIS TheAlphatrialswerenevereasy.Iftherewasonethingtheydid,theymadeitlook easy.Easyenoughforyouto letyourguarddownandfail.
Iwaitedinaseparatehallwiththeothers.Ourphonesweretakenfromussotherewouldbeno formofcommunication,andallaroundus,therewereguards,watchinguslikehawks.
Oneatatime,anAlphawastakenoutofthehalltogothroughhisowntrial.Itwouldtakeabouttwentyminutesbeforetheyreturnandtake another.
TheAlphasthathadbeentakentoparticipatedonotreturntothehall.So,ournumberskeptdepreciating.
Roderickwastaken.Theassholehadbeenglaring nonstopatme.Iwishhedfail.Itdbeadelightto seethedisappointment inhisface.
Wewerejustthreeleftwhentheytookme.IshotZarekaglancebeforeleaving.Hedidntlook pleasedatall.PleasedthatIwas here.
Asshole.
Ifollowedthetwomenwholedmedownacorridor,stoppinginfrontofareddoor.
Oneofthemenaddressedme.Thisdoorconnectsto tenrooms.Youhavefifteenminutestogetoutofalltherooms.Allyouhavetodoisfindthekeyout ofeachofthem.Eachroomcarriesawallclockthatdisplayshowmuchtimeyouhaveleft.Goodluck,AlphaJarisDreadmoor.
Thedooropenedandabrightlightgreetedmyface.Iwalkedinwithouthesitation,bearingatthebackofmymindthatIhadaminuteandthirtysecondstogetoutofeachroom.
Thedoorwentclosedbehindme,andthelightsdimmed.Muchbetter.
Standingonaspot,Iranmyeyesquicklyaroundthejampackedroom.
First,Itooknoteofthewallclocklikehesaid.Mytimewasatfourteenminutes,fiftyfiveseconds.
Ifoundthecamera.Theywerewatchingme.Seeingmyeverymove.
inthatmoment,Ididntthinkofthe hundredsofpeoplewatchingmefromthehall.
Ithoughtofher.

LyricHarper.
Shewasthere With them,watchingmeaswell.
Iwonder,wassheprayingformetowinorlose?Wevenotbeenonthebestofterms.Iwouldntbesurprisedifshewantedmetolose.
Isettowork,running myeyesandhandsthroughthethingsintheroom.
Ilookedthroughtheclothesonthefloorbutcouldntfindanykey.
Onthetableweremultipleemptyjars.Itwaseasytoseethattherewasnokey.
Iopenedthedrawerandfoundasmallblackpurse.Openingit,Ifoundakey.
Ireachedforthedoorandunlockedit.Hm.Thatwasquiteeasy.
Thedooropenedtoanewroom.
AssoonasIwalkedin,thedoortothe oldroombehindmewent shut.
Thenewonewasnotasmessyasthepreviousone.So,itwaseasiertoseethrough.
Thetablewasempty,thedrawersthesame.Thebedwasneat.Therewasnokeyonit.
Icheckedunderthebedandthereitwas.Still easy.
Iunlockedthedoortoanotherroomwhichwasverymessy.Butintheend,Ifoundthekey.
EverythingwentsmoothlyuntilIreachedthe sixthroom.Ihadeightminutesleft.
Icheckedeverycornerbutcouldntfind adamnkey.The jarson thetablewerefilledwithstupidthingsthatdidntlooklikeakey.

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Wantingtobeextrasure,Iemptiedallthe jarsf Successfullyunlocked! withthethingsthatdid.
Dammit.Ilookedaroundtheroom.Wherethehellwasit? Somethingclickedinmymind.
IturnedbacktothethingsIdemptiedonthetableandfoundayarn.Initwasaneedle.
1/2 72 Ipulledtheneedle out,wenttothedoorandinserteditintothekeyhole.Ihissedwhenthedooropened.
Therewasnofuckingkey.Onlyaneedle.
Iranoutoftheroomtothe next.Thisonewasmucheasier.Butthepreviousroomhadalreadytakentwominutesofmy time.
Imadeittotheseventhroomwhichwasonlycleanerthantheothers.Thebedintheroomdidntevenhaveapillowonit.
Thetablewasclean.Sowerethedrawers.Therewasnoplacetolook.
Exceptforthepileofclothesonthefloor.
Ipickedthefirstclothandrealizedallofthemhadapocket.Idhavetosortthrougheverypockettofindakey.MytimewouldbeexhaustedbythetimeIfinished.
Ilookedatthedoorandnoticedtheknobwasslightlybent.Goingtoit,Itriedtoturntheknobanditclatteredtotheground.The doorcreakedopen.Itwasneverlocked.
Smartassholes,Imutteredtomyself.
Iranintotheeighthroom.Unliketheotherrooms,thisonehadaceilingfan.
ItwasthefirstthingIchecked.
Thefan wasntrotating.Sweepingmyhandovertheblades,Ifoundthekeyon oneofthem.
Iopenedthedoor totheninthroomwhichwasquitemessy.Buttheonethingthatcaughtmyattentionwasthechestonthetable.

Itriedtoopenitanddiscovereditwaslocked.So,Isearchedtheroom.Butthistime,Iwasntlookingforthedoorkey.Iwaslookingforthepintothechest.
Ihadoneminute,twentysecondsleft.
.Shit.
Ifoundthepinunderthepillowsandunlockedthechest.Initwasthekey.
Iunlockedthedoortothefinalroomandcametoanabruptpause.
This roomwascompletelycleannotasinglepieceoffurnitureinit.Buttherewasagirlonherknees,herhandsboundwitharope.
Shewasdressedinashabbydress,likeaslavewould.
Shekeptherheadlowwhenshesawme.Welcome,myKing.Ihavethekeyherewithme.
Sheopenedherpalms,showingmethekey.
Mybrowsfurrowedinsuspicion.
SheaddressedmeasaKing.ThatwasthewaytheAlphaKingwasaddressed.
TheChairmanswordscameto mind:Atthismoment,youretoseeyourselvesastheAlphaKing.
Thegirlonherkneesspokeagain.Youmusthurry,myking.Yourtimeisrunningout.
Ilookedattheclock.Fiftyninesecondsleft.
Thisshouldbethe easiestroomsofar.Thekeywasrightthereinherpalm.AllIhadtodowastakeit,openthedoorand leave.
Yet,somethingfeltwrong.Itwastooeasy.
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