What was happening? Till’s thoughts spun in circles. Days before the final round of this twisted entertainment, he’d been up day and night practicing his guitar. For once Till was afraid—sick to his stomach even. After the tragedy of last round and losing his friend Ivan, loneliness gnawed at him, with his once longed crush Mizu gone. He felt as if he was all alone with no one to seek comfort from. Days passed, each bringing him closer to the finale,Till kept practicing like a robot, playing the song over and over again. His fingers were covered in calluses and he’d broken his strings twice in two weeks.

Finally, the big moment arrived, his time to shine. Till stepped onto the stage and glanced over at Luka, the one who stirred his anxiety. Now Till was struggling to keep up with him. Why is Luka pushing so hard? Why can’t I keep up? Till thought as he strummed the strings at a pace faster than he’d practiced. Tick tock tick tock.. as the time went on Luka stepped closer, tilting Till’s head up slightly to meet his eyes as the crowd roared in the background.The flashing lights blinded Till’s vision and for an instant he saw Ivan’s face in place of Luka’s. He saw flashing visions of Ivan every time he looked at Luka. Suddenly Till felt pain shoot through his fingers. Looking down at his guitar, he saw his hands bleeding, with two strings broken,swinging in the air. Panic rushed through him as he tried to finish the song, hoping to overcome Luka With a loud crash and a blinding light.

Till saw that he was back in the Garden. He’d just been competing for his life on stage right? Now confusion clouded his mind. Before he could think, he heard a familiar laughter. Turning his head, Till couldn’t believe it. On top of a big tree was Mizi, Sua and Ivan waiting happily just like old times.. they were back in the past, before they’d ever known of this hellish world. Till suddenly felt like a kid again. tears welling up while trying to forget all the pain and suffering.