There was a sudden sound; it roared like a car engine, but much, much louder. The lights went on and I was surrounded by hundreds of people. The thoughts began rushing in:
Oh no, I was chosen. Why me? Fuck! I’m a goner! Why couldn’t it be Matt, he’s such a dick! No one will miss him!
The chatter got increasingly louder as people began recognizing one another. I didn’t recognize anyone until someone tackled me to the ground.
“You too?” he said. “Wow, they really want our blood line out of this world, huh?”
It sounded familiar.
“Hey! Andrew,” he continued. “Joseph is here too!”
My two brothers were chosen as well. With them were Salvador, Michelle and Christen, family friends.
There was another sound and a screen above us lit up. A man cleared his throat and began reading us the rules:
Good evening Sector-93156, welcome to The Thinner. According to Amendment # 42 people in sectors are to be chosen at random, by a computer, to be put in the game to help reduce the increasing world population. Today is October 6th 3034 and as decreed by the world laws, players will be chosen from the Western Hemisphere on even years. The game is simple: survive and you live. Fall and you lay your life for us to take. Recent studies have shown that bringing family into the game with you increases the yields for an interesting game and the most deaths, thus effective as of now, family members of the chosen will be brought along. Due to that being unfair to those family members, they receive a special item. It is referred to as Item-343523, but you may call it: Instant Cement. The item instantly freezes a person where they stand –if said person lands on the path of the Instant Cement–. You are all on a 16-floor parking structure. There are 25 cars parked randomly throughout the structure. Your only way of survival is through those cars. There are 500 of you on this game and only 100 of you will survive. The Reapers reside throughout the parking structure as well. They cannot get you once you’re in the car. If the Reapers touch you, you lost the game and your life is ours. The game will start in 10 minutes. I hope Lady Luck is on your side tonight.
Goodbye, Sector-93156.
EDIT: Title subject to change and I don't update here like at all, I would give you my tumblr, but that one is more for personal stuff. Anyways, if you actually bother to read, here is my deviant art account (I'll be posting my writing there):
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