A win.

It's amazing how much a few lights and some bad pizza can light up a mood. What part of it makes us so happy? The noises? The sounds? Nah. I think it's them. None of this would be as enjoyable if it wasnt with them.

“Johnnnnnnnnnnn. Your gonna be left here if you keep staring at the floor!”

Emi’s words bring me back to reality. I do have a habit of doing this. Getting lost in my own head. Even if im far too young to be thinking about the things i do..It's one of the few things that can distract me from all the stuff going on. School, friends, girls. Mostly girls.

“Johnnnnnnnn. Are you listening to me?” Emi says, starting to look a little irritated. That face always makes me feel bad. It's like somebody is taking my heart and just throwing it onto a bed of spikes.

“Yeah yeah. Was just thinking about a few things. As usual.” I reply with a chuckle.

She takes my hand and drags me into the room with all the other kids. I can see that the instructor hasn't even started lecturing the kids yet. Not that it matters to me. We have done this so many times we have the speech memorised by heart.

I see Elizibith and Adam sitting in the corner, paying zero attention to the woman telling the rest of the kids the rules. Instead they are whispering and giggling, most likely saying stuff about me and Emi. They always got a lot of enjoyment from shipping us. Emi finds it funny too. I on the other hand think it's embarrassing. I made one little comment about finding her cute and they just assume i like her.

I can't be mad at them though. They are right.

Eliziibith and adam both wave and we sit together. We can't really have a full on talk since the instructor will just have a fit. We already have eyes on our back for getting in trouble the last time we were here. It's not our fault they just leave little barrels for us to hide in and it absolutely isn't our fault a kid cant handle a little scared. Should have stayed on guard. 

Soon the lecture ends and we find ourselves in the next room. This time around me and adam are assigned to the red team, and elizabeth and emi are on the blue. The other kids… well that doesn't really matter.

“Classic boys vs girls. We are for sure gonna win this John.” Adam comes off as a bit too cocky, too proud of himself to even notice that his jacket isn't even on properly.. So much for having a good teammate.

“Oh really! Let’s make a bet then!” Great. One of Elizabeth's legendary bets. Can't wait to spend 50$ on pizza. Again.

“If we win then you both have to take us out to eat!”

Oh. Well at least ill be spending 50$ on something pleasant.

Emi looks away, clearly blushing at that statement. However she doesn't seem to be objecting to that offer. Though that might just be because she wants to get free food. 

“What?! We all know how much you eat! It’s gonna cost a fortune feeding you!”

While adam is telling the truth i know for sure i wouldt mind that. 

I join in on the conversation, trying to make sure I can make the most out of this. I know adam would try and make them just buy us some video games.

“And if we win, you have to take us out! You need to pay for us too ya know.”

Adam looks disappointed in my offer, while Liz struggles to respond. Guess she wasn't expecting that. 

Emi looks like she wants to say something too, but the instructor tells us all the game has started. We all finish getting our gear  ready and headed to our designated zones. All that is left is to wait for the game to begin.