ghost room
it wasn’t just a reality show. it was more. it was like a fusion of beyond belief and survivor.
like most reality show, there were 8 contestants vying for the top prize of a million dollars, these contestants had to fight and lug their way to it. over the course of 9 days, contestants had to put up with what was to come. with midnight challenges to determine who goes home, it wasn’t about strength.
As the host explained, it was about guts.
there were a total of 8 different rooms in one building. each spray painted with a number in red. like survivor, each contestant would be given a place to bunk in. but in every room, there is a red circle, that was also spray painted in red. contestants were expected to sleep in these red circles every night.
I was one of them. One of the unsuspecting contestant that wanted that million bucks badly. i was forced into this when my mum said i needed to do something useful with my life. that was when we came across this show. she said that if i won this show, i can do whatever i wanted with my life; and she wouldn’t be there to disturb it.
when they announced that i was bunking in room 3, was I supposed to be happy or sad? nonetheless, i had no choice regardless of my emotions
as i stepped into my room, i was set aback by what was inside. desks and chairs arranged like what you would see in primary schools. there were pencil boxes and incomplete maths homework left on the table. but there wasn’t any children insight.
immediately i knew something was wrong. where were the children? as i continued walking in, i heard whispers all around the room. one of it was, “teacher won’t be happy if we don’t complete our work…” it was the children’s whisper. but, where were they? subconsciously, i knew they weren’t just any whispers.
it was whispers in my head.
midnight. it was time for the midnight challenge. we were all waiting in the middle of the field, that was lit up by one torchlight. cue the host’s explanation of the game.
he said, “by now, you would have realised that you’re not alone…”
