Playing Games by Jill Myles

Author:Jill Myles [Myles, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: rock hero, reality tv, romantic comedy, guitarist, rock star hero, travel abroad, jill myles
Published: 2013-06-15T16:14:43+00:00

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By the time we'd visited all three pyramids, the sun was coming up and we had eight different figurines. Liam had done all the hard work. I'd mostly clung to him and suffered my way through the series of small tunnels. The Great Pyramid had been the worst; the others were just mildly unpleasant.

When we were finished with the last, we laid the figures out on the ground outside and studied them, moving words around. When we figured it out, it read: Head to the Sphinx Temple for your clue.

We were like a well-oiled machine at this point. Liam and I looked at each other. Wordlessly, he grabbed my backpack and we sprinted back towards the Sphinx. It was a bit of a trot and by the time we arrived, we were both winded.

There was a flag at the entrance, and a man in a white cotton robe and turban waiting for us. The sun had come up and it was getting warmer, and I envied him his cool-seeming clothing. I took the disk with a thank you, and then retreated to read it.

"Individual Task," I read aloud as Liam dropped our packs. "One of you will go step by step and reproduce a traditional Egyptian mummy, complete with linens, scarabs, and mummification rituals. A judge will be waiting nearby to give you your next clue once you have completed the task to his satisfaction." I looked up at Liam in horror. "Please tell me we're not going to have to mummify a real body."

"This is TV, Katy. I doubt they found someone willing to volunteer for that."

Good point. I considered things, then shrugged. If it was nasty, well, I had the stronger stomach. "I'll do it."

Liam grinned. "I was hoping you'd say that."

I gave him a quick kiss and dashed into the designated area. And stopped being amused. There were six tables laid out, each one with a 'body.' A cameraman dashed forward, recording my flinch of reaction. I moved closer to the nearest table and heaved a sigh of relief when I realized that the 'person' on the table was plastic. Thank god for that. Next to the table was a scroll, and next to that was a series of tools and jars.

I considered the implements laid out before me, and picked up a small hook, then shuddered. I did not want to know what that was for.

After examining the items, I unrolled the scroll. It was done in a cheesy sort of hieroglyphic, complete with pictures detailing each step of mummification. Here was where you washed the body. Here was where you removed the internal organs and put them in jars. Here was where you shoved the hook up the nose and scooped the brains out.

I brushed my fingers over the dummy’s skin…and it felt almost like real skin. It was even warm.

Ew.

I swallowed hard and looked down at my dummy. "You're lucky it's me and not Liam, mister."

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