Edit from fucking 2023: this book is from 2021, I'm not fixinf any of it because it's funny as hell to look back on my writing
COMPLETE(?)//UNDER EDITING// The beginning chapters were written when I was at a younger age, they get longer and assumin...
The next morning rolled around rather quickly, while the four older kids were on clothesline duty.
"Emma, we should play tag in teams from now on." Norman suggested, Y/N nodding in agreement while Emma furrowed her eyebrows "whys that?"
"Honestly, nearly everyone would die if they escaped on their own."
"Come on, ray!"
"I'm not saying they're a waste of air, but you shouldn't let them fly solo."
"I had another idea, as well," Norman began, "let's tell Don and Gilda, then we can get them on our side, and they can be like team leaders!"
"What if they turn out to be mom's spies?" Y/N asked, passing the laundry basket onto Ray.
"Don't worry, I could practically be killing two birds with one stone! Just leave it all to me." Norman declared, as Ray began. "Emma, memorize these formations, would you? There's a hundred of them."
"Wh- you mean, by year?" She gasped.
"Is that a problem?"
"W-.. easy peasy!"
Soon enough another game of tag started, Y/N and Ray standing at the front of the group.
"The goal is to not get caught." Y/N said, dangling the pocket watch.
Ray continued, "you have ten minutes, go."
The kids headed off, Y/N and Ray staying back with another group, while Y/N sat in the grass with them, and the watch, Ray standing and watching the forest.
Isabella, watching from a distance.
There were formations that had been made, and the kids had started adjusting to them.
They were progressing nicely.
Eventually Y/N's and Ray's group headed in, they were the "it" team.
They were following Norman's team for a while, before Y/N took half the group to follow Emma.
Eventually both Emma's and Norman's group ended up getting away,
Which was good.
They were learning.
"Hey, can we do that again?" Don asked. "This time, I wanna be the leader!"
"Maybe we should take a small break, Don," Y/N suggested, seeing as the younger kids had piled up with them in the grass.
Eventually the other kids had gone back to doing what they normally did during freetime, a few of the younger kids falling asleep either on Y/N, or in the grass beside them, while Ray, Emma, and Norman sat around them. "This was a great idea, I think it'll work!" Emma said, Y/N staring off at phil.
