Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-34320391-20180617024644/@comment-35851166-20180623022635

Here’s a story that I wrote intending to show some character development. I’m srry if it’s to long, weird, and if most of my writing is to surious, it’s just I wanted to write this for a while, and well, here

It was a day like any other. That’s a lie. First of all, it was really sunny, which was unlikely, and second we had just discovered this new training area, so it was really cool to hang out there. It was so old and ancient, which made it seem like one of those fantasy tv shows. We had all gotten used to our weapons. I myself had really gone to liking my bow and arrow. I brought it with me every time I went for alone time in the forest and decided to get some game. While the boys did hand to hand combat, Red and I were using targets. Well, I was. Red was scratching the wall. But it was affective I think. I’ve been conducting new strategy’s with my bow.

One day we were training when Red decided to take our first video as a group.

“This will be the first known record of 5 hooligans!”

“5 hooligans? Isn’t there a better name?” Implied Nik.

“You can think of one, if your used to thinking with your brains punched out.” Said Red calmly showing the camera around.

“Point taken.” Nik backed away. I giggled. I admired Reds confidence. She basically took the phone around as if on a tour. She even had a few interviews. Suddenly newt came up to us and said,

“Hey guys, do you ever wonder what these huge cages are for?”

We all looked in the direction he was pointing. There were these huge iron cages with steal Locks.

“Looked like they held something big” I said.

“Yea duh, I’m wonder WHAT huge animal they put in their! Maybe lions, walruses, big dogs, giant iguanas-.”he said.

“I hope not dogs” I said firing at the middle of a target.

“Why not?”

“I’m kind of scared of them..”

“Really?” Said Red, still holding the camera, examining some moss.

“Wait wait wait,” said Newt. “ are you saying that you went into the wild woods every week since you were 5, but is afraid of dogs?”

“How do you know I went to the woods?”

“Hey guys, maybe we can break the lock!” Said Red. Newt rushed away, trying to avoid my question. With suspicion we went over and helped her out.

The next day we were all talking in our usual group, discussing the last “battle” between Riley and Nik in the training arena, when suddenly out of nowhere in the mess hall a voice yelled, “hey look! It’s the one afraid of canniness!”

I was really confused. When we all searched where the voice was coming from, we saw it was coming from this new guy I haven’t seen before. Although my friends seemed to recognize him. They gave annoyed looks. He was about the same size as Riley, but a bit bigger in width wise. He had those pointy faces, which seemed un proportional from the rest of him. I could just scence he wasn’t one of the nice ones. And he was looking right at me. He walked forwards, and the rest backed up. I didn’t really understand what was going on, and Riley and Red didn’t seem to think of him a s a threat, so they stood as well.

“I’m surprised you even live here counting on how many stray animals there are around here.”

“Hu?” I still had no idea what was going on.

“What? You saw a dog outside, and your to afraid to speak?” He laughed. He was really close to me, so he had to bend down a bit and sometimes spat in my face.

I suddenly went red.

“Red? Did you post that video?”

“Cora, I’m pretty sure I would remember if I posted that video…..” she suddenly stopped, looking up at me from her phone.

“So uh, funny story…”

My face was red as ever. I didn’t blame Red. I blamed the weird guy who was laughing REALLY loud.

“So it’s true.” He stepped back. “THIS one's afraid dogs!” He yelled. Suddenly the whole mess hall started cracking up, or at least the section where the kids hang out. I wanted to get out of there. Red started getting really defensive. She seemed ready to snap his neck. I turned to leave, not wanting this to get violent. I headed towards the door trying to lead my friends out as well.

“Hey look everyone!” He yelled. “She’s running away! Maybe I’m to much like a dog! Is that it? Am I to scary?” He shoved me from behind, making me fall and catching myself with my hands. Now all of my friends were mad.

“Forget it let’s go.” I said, fast walking towards the door. When I was outside, I just kept walking until, Red the rest came up to me.

“Cora I’m really sorry I accidentally posted that. But I can make it up to you-.”

“Yea! Let’s just go get our weapons and show that Duffy’s what he’s afraid of-!” Yelled Newt.

“Thanks guys, but I don’t want things to get violent just because of a dumb guy. I think I’m just going to go home for a bit. And it’s not your fault Red. It’s mine.”

And so I walked away, heading home. I hope I didn’t hurt their feelings, it’s just I really need some alone time.

The next day, I was having some time to myself. I had brought my bow and arrow, Incase I found some game, but really I was just sitting by the watering hole kicking some rocks until I got a call. I picked up my phone and answered.

“Yellow?”

“CORAHIITSMEREDJUSTWHATEVERYOUDODONTCOMETOTHEMESSHALLIREPEATDONTCOMETOTHEMESSHALLITSFORYOUROWNGOOD.” It was red.

“Sure no problem.” I hung up.

I love Red, but she should really know me better. Of course I’m going over to see what’s up.

When I got to the doors I heard a lot of yelling and clatter. Another food eating competition? I don’t know why Red didn’t want me to see this. I opened the doors expecting to see a cloud surrounding Newt and Riley, and instead was confronted face to face with a raving dog.

“Cora?! Didn’t you get my call?!”yelled Red.

“Cora watch out!” Yelled Riley.

The dog charged at me. I screamed a blood curdling scream and ducked out of the way right before it caught me and hit its head on the wall, which disarmed it for a bit. I realized that everyone was hiding under tables. Riley,Red,Nik, and Newt were all hiding under one table.

“Cora get out of here! It will attack at anytime!”whispered Nik

“It nearly ate majaji’s leg off!” Whispered Riley.

“But call for help!”whispered Newt.

I was just about to leave when I noticed that boy from yesterday smiling Emily at me. He wanted me to run away. That way he would be right.

I felt the bow and quiver on my back and got up, running to the opacity side of the room.

“Cora what are you doing!”

“This isn’t brave it’s stupid!”

“Cora I swear I will slap you!” Yelled Red.

I quickly got my bow out and loaded it, because the dog had regained consciousness. I shot an arrow next to it to get its attention away from the others. It growled at me. I was shaking. I gulped and focused. It charged at me. Out of fear I shot an arrow as it jumped at me. It hit its paw and it fell back whining. It was cut and injured on the ground. I could actually pull this off. I louder a final arrow into my bow and aimed it at its chest.

“Finish it Cora!” Yelled Riley.

They started chanting. I didn’t want the peer pressure. I just wanted to finish this, face my fears, and get out of here. I aimed and prepared myself. I held my breath.

Just as I was about to release, it stared back at me… and I saw it’s soul..

It was scared...of me. It was lost, didn’t belong here, felt like and outsider. For some reason I didn’t see the dog anymore. I saw myself. I lowered my bow. Everything felt silent. I put it down and walked towards the stray homeless dog. It growled as I came closer, but I knew that it was just scared, defenseless with its injured paw. I slowly bent down. It was now shaking as much as I was. I reached out slowly, expecting to be killed at any moment… and I touched it. I held my breath. I stocked its head. And hugged it. At first it didn’t know weather to be scared or angry, and then it just accepted it. I stayed there in the quiet, feeling myself and my emotions. I was also lost and didn’t belong. I couldn’t kill it. I then stood up and helped the dog up as well.

“Come on, let’s take you to where you belong.” At least one of us will be whole again. I walked it towards the doors in the silence. Red stood up.

“Cora, I don’t know weather to hug you or kill you.”

“That was amazing”

“Thanks,” I said, “but I how about instead you deal with that.” I pointed behind me to the still unarmed boy.

“With pleasure” said Red, and she rushed off and basically attacked him. I watched laughing. I guess I was ok with that. I opened the doors, took my bow and arrows, and made sure the dog got home, leaving half of the crowd staring behind.