All Chapters of The Third Task: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Claudia walked down the crowded halls of Redwood High looking for Alyssa. Lustrous brown locks fell on her face whenever she swivelled her head left to right. The metal buttons on her pitch-black leather jacket jingled like christmas bells."Whoa, that's embarrasing," she sighed whenever people turned around to look at her. She scanned the hallway until she found Alyssa leaning against her locker, probably scrolling through tiktok."Morning, C!," she chirped dragging the g a little too much."Morning, 'Lyssa", replied Claudia."Girl that outfit be poppin," said Alyssa fixing her Lincoln green at Claudia's attire. "That jacket suits you so well, why don't you wear that often?" she added. Claudia blushed and thanked her for the flattering remark.The bell rang for the first period to begin and they made it out of the hallway. Alyssa twisted her fingers around Claudia's and they walked towards the class swinging their hands back

✧༝┉┉˚*❋ ALYSSA'S POV ❋*˚┉┉༝✧My head hit the soft pillowcase after a long traumatising Omegle session. I had tried to socialise for thirty minutes even though it wasn't my thing. I kept my distance from unknown people because they digust me. All this brought me to a conclusion that Omegle wasn't a good thing to try out when pulling an all nighter but I had no other interesting stuff to do.My stomach was snarling. I knew I needed to eat something but I was on a calorie deficit diet. I had already gained two pounds because I had too much sodium in the food I ate. I gulped down two-third of the water bottle beside my bed in order to supress my hunger.I checked my phone for any update from Claudia or Elywn. None of them had answered my texts. Claudia didn't even recieve my call. Something smelt fishy so texted Fielding.AlyssaYou there?FieldingAnytime you need⚘AlyssaAny update from E

Elywn passed Claudia a befuddled look. Being unaware of the cause of her feut, he asked her if she wanted to share anything with him. Claudia refused stating that Elywn would tag her as a crazy person. "Claudia, I believe you," he pronounced fixing his gaze at her tawny eyes. She placed her laptop aside and turned towards Elywn.Taking a deep breath she started, "That night at the hospital -" Elywn's phone buzzed and the caller ID flashed 'MOM❤'. "I need to take this," said Elywn leaving Claudia's room. A few moments later, he returned and apologised to Claudia because he had to leave for his soccer practice. He informed her that he had already missed a couple of practice matches and his coach would throw him out if he missed another one. Being aware of the game due in two weeks, she nodded. This time it was Redwood High against Crestview Academy,

"Can you guys get off your phones?" Claudia eyeballed Alyssa and Elywn who were busy scrolling through their socials. Their so-called ten minutes break had turned into an hour of socialising.Claudia tried her best but they both made excuses of being tired and continued staring at the devices in their hands. She continued compeleting her assignments and helped Fielding with the same. It was ten thirty when they all got back to Claudia's room after dinner. Alyssa toppled on Claudia's huge bed, covered by purple silk sheets. She sat up the very next moment and got into Claudia's dressing room. She pulled the curtains aside to reveal herself dress in a pair of baby pink velvet shorts and a satin peach crop top hanging from her thin shoulders.She walked towards and Claudia dragged her into the dressing room. They both walked out after a few minutes. Claudia dressed just like Alyssa, a pair of blue velvet sho

How did she reach there? Why was no one around her?She scrutinized the bed which was laid a few feet away from the one she occupied.Dusty sheets covered the hard mattress, it looked like it had not been used since years. The metallic bed frame was rusted at different places, paint peeling off the cold surface. The medical table beside it was empty. She finally understood why people brought flowers to the hospital.Claudia tried sitting up in her place but she struggled as she did so. Claudia was adjusting the tubes attached to her arms, the door flung open revealing a dark-skinned woman dressed in a nurse's attire. Holding a transparent file in her right hand, she walked towards Claudia and stationed herself beside her. "Don't play with the IV kid," she sounded like she had just entered her 40s but she didn't look that old. "Where am I?""The Youstre Hospital and Care Centre,"