The Blank Books

Chapter 4

I have a fourth chapter here! If you have any comments or ideas or something feel free to leave a comment. I'd love to hear your feedback on what you think of my story! Without further ado I give you chapter four.
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Everything about today felt wrong. Starting with the fact that I literally woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Now my bed is against a wall and it's been that way since we moved in about, you know, before I was even born. So if I wake up on the wrong side of the bed by hitting my face on a wall that has been there for 17 plus years, there is most likely a problem.

Then, Kate didn't walk to school with me today, which I forgot, so I was just standing there awkwardly for ten minutes until I remembered that 'Hey! Kate isn't walking with you like she has been since kindergarten.' That was the second weird thing.

After that, I got to school, and it was quiet. I'm talking about silent, no people, not even any cars on the street. Which is really weird for 7:50 on a... Saturday. It was Saturday.

Saturday also means that I have training and conditioning with Kate, Anne, Lex, and Matt. It starts at 8:02 sharp. Don't even ask me about why it is 02. Sometimes I think that Anne is just a little strange. Unfortunately, this also means that I have exactly 10 minutes to sprint over to the same place that we meet.

Training is the only thing that I have never been late to in my entire life, and I was born a week after I was due, so I was not about to start being late now. I run the eight blocks from school to the tiny, old warehouse used to train and plan and meet in.

One room in it is dedicated to planning and is where we meet. Another room is our armory. This room has a password so that no curious passers will stumble across a stash of weapons. There are some other small rooms for other purposes, but my, and everyone else's favorite room is the training room.

There are all sorts of things to do in there. Some weeks we just have to do conditioning, which is like running, strength exercises, and things like that. But, occasionally we do a game that incorporates everything that we have learned so far. You can tell when we do this because all the equipment is moved around strategically.
I get there literally with seconds to spare, as the clock on the wall turns to 8:02, 8 seconds after I run in.

"Impressive," Anne says to me, looking actually impressed. "You actually made it and still are holding your record for only thing that you haven't been late for."

"Thanks," I practically gasp.

She smiles at me says, "While we wait for Ryan here to catch her breath, I'll explain the rules of what we are going to be playing today."

I finally look up from where I'm sitting with Kate, and notice that there are short walls or just things to hide behind in general all over the room. There are weapons placed in some places, and a brightly colored flag on either end of the room.

"Today we are going to be playing a game that happens to be one of my personal favorites- Capture the Flag."

"You will be split into two teams and have ten minutes to strategize then we will start. Weapons are stationed around the room. Some are hidden, while some are in plain sight. You may use these weapons to the best of your ability as they will not inflict permanent injury."

"Will it hurt?" Lex asked.

"Well it is a weapon. What do you think?" Anne asked not unkindly.

"Oh."

"Any other questions? Ok. As you hopefully know, the object of the game is to get the other team's flag. But here is the twist. Instead of just getting the other team's flag, you must also have one prisoner on you side, in a cage of some sort."