Him Over Her

She stands slowly, the light casting eerie shadows on her face. She had been stuck in this morbid mind game for a week already, and the producers were pressuring her to get on with it. If she kept up with this hesitation, they warned, her chance might be over. Soon.

Unlike others on the hit new game show, she had to kill someone that she was close to. Someone who had no idea of the secret rules in place... Someone completely innocent. Everything was carefully orchestrated, because, if not, mistakes could happen and she could be discovered. That was the thing with the show, it couldn't be known that you killed them. It had to be a case that would baffle the authorities forever.

All she had to do was invite her fiancé to be on an episode. That was it. It was an odd show, and he loved odd things, so he'd be all for it. He'd get on a flight booked by the company that sponsored it, but would never arrive. The pilot would be on a suicide mission. His job was to simply fall out of the sky.

She couldn't bear to do it, but failure to complete the simple task would result in her termination... And not just out of the game, either.

Out of fear and concern for herself, she picks up the phone.

"Drew, darling. You'll never believe what I'm about to say..."