Scene 1 – Inside the giant bunk room, morning]
Hundreds of players slowly wake up. Everyone looks confused, scared. Metal bunks, steel floor, walls with surveillance cameras. Silence, except murmurs.
Ayush (to nearby man):
"Hey... where are we? What is this place?"
Man:
"I don't know. Nobody knows anything. One minute I was in my bed... next thing I know, I'm here."
Ayush looks down at his green uniform. A white number stitched on his chest: 456.
Ayush:
"456...? What kind of prison number is this?"
He notices the man's number: 421.
Ayush:
"What's your name?"
Man:
"Arnab. You?"
Ayush:
"Ayush. Do you think this is a prank or something?"
Arnab (serious):
"No. This feels... real."
[Scene 2 – A loud alarm blares. A door creaks open.]
A group of masked guards in red uniforms walk in. Each wears a black mask with a square symbol on their round faceplates. Armed with rifles.
In the center, a taller figure walks in — black uniform, black mask, but also a square symbol. The room falls dead silent.
Manager (mechanically):
"All players, follow us. The first game begins now."
[Scene 3 – A large white room with blinking lights. A strange machine stands in the middle: a photo booth.]
Each player is forced to stand in front of the machine one by one. As Ayush's turn comes, it flashes and takes a picture.
Ayush (fake smile):
"Cheese... I guess."
Then suddenly — a loud clank. A metal trapdoor opens. A shiny metallic object pops up — a timer on it ticks: 00:10.
Everyone freezes. It's a BOMB.
Manager (coldly):
"This is the game of Hot Potato. 60 bombs. 60 players will die. If you're holding the bomb when it explodes... you're out."
Ayush (shouting):
"What?! You can't be serious!"
Manager:
"You agreed when you accepted the invitation. Survive, or be eliminated."
Panic spreads. The timer ticks. People start throwing the bomb frantically. One screams. Another runs. The bomb gets passed from one hand to another, the ticking getting faster.
Ayush (dodging, gasping):
"This is insane! This is not a game!"
He gets the bomb at 5 seconds. He panics. His hands shake. He spots someone frozen in fear — Number 043: Charan Tej.
Ayush:
"TAKE IT! TAKE IT!!!"
Throws it. Charan catches it just as it hits 00:00.
Charan Tej (softly):
"Oh Lord…"
BOOM.
Charan is engulfed in flames. Smoke fills the room. Screams echo. One after another, bombs explode around the room. Bodies drop. 60 people. Dead.
Ayush (breathing heavily, shaking):
"...They're really dead. They're... really dead."
He looks at the floor. Blood. Scorched walls. Silence.
Ayush (whispers):
"This is a kid's game... but if you lose... you die."
To be continued...