Far From You

Chapter 8

Capture the flag, part two... Be ready for some gunshots!

When we walk back together, Christina's raising an eyebrow. Zeke nearly blows up at us.

"Why did you turn on the wheel?"

"Oh shut up Zeke."

He frowns at me.

"We know where they are," Bea says, stepping in.

"Where?"

Everyone's suddenly interested, and not mad.

"We can hide ours in the middle of the Ferris wheel," Bea says.

"Won't that be risky?" Christina won't shut up.

"Yeah, but we can reach the tree where they hid the flag before they can even climb to the middle," she answers.

"Four, form a plan while I hide the flag."

Before I can tell her anything, she's already halfway up the wheel, hiding the flag in her black jacket.

Christina's standing in the front of the wheel, making sure that Lauren's team can't see the flag from any angle.

Bea did a good job. You can't see the orange in the night sky.

I formulate a plan, and we go over it. I tell Christina and Bea the plan.

Then we're ready.

~

"Go, team, go!"

Zeke has taken to guarding.

The rest of us are going on offense.

Bea is fighting with me. Christina is distracting all of them.

While she dances from the bullet targeted at her, I manage to shoot Lynn and Peter.

They drop to the ground, wailing of the pain that the bullet gives them.

Lynn and Peter both pull it out. It only lasts a few minutes. They'll be up soon.

Bea has separated from me, knocking out Shauna.

No offense to Shauna, but she's easy to get.

It's hard to dodge when you're in a wheelchair.

I see Bea battling Cara.

Bea can win it, I'm sure.

Christina races over to Bea, and soon enough, both of them has shot Cara in the arm.

I target the tree, where Lauren is guarding.

Figures.

I duck behind a dumpster. Bea and Christina join me soon after.

"We have to hurry, Lynn and Peter should be getting up by now," Christina says.

Before I can answer her, she shows herself to Lauren.

Stupid move, on her part.

Christina is shot on the leg.

She groans in pain, as she twists on the dirt.

I look to Bea, and she nods.

It's like she can read my mind.

"Three, two, one..." I mutter to her.

We both jump out from the dumpster, and Lauren catches us.

I distract and try to shoot at her.

Lauren can hold both of us off.

Soon enough, Bea is shot in the shoulder, and she drops.

It's just me and Lauren.

She has her gun aimed towards me, and she's about to pull the trigger.

I need to shoot her.

But before the bullet can come to me, she drops.

"Four!" Zeke races over to me.

"Get the flag," I tell him.

"No, you deserve it," he says.

Bea, still on the ground, yells out, "JUST ONE OF YOU GET THE FREAKING FLAG."

Zeke shrugs, and he plucks the green fabric off, twirling it in the air.

Team Four for the win!

YAY! Team Four FTW!

~ Evie 👓