The morning came and I was rudely awakened. By what? I wasn't so sure. I felt it hit my face again and used my hand as a shield. Was this water?
"Wake up, damn it," I heard.
I opened my eyes slightly to make out the figure of Eve. She held a pink squirt bottle and pulled the trigger again.
"I said, wake up."
I twitched at the feeling of the water smacking me in the face, "How do you keep getting in my room?"
I suddenly felt a stinging sensation on my leg. I jumped slightly sitting up. Freya just smiled at me trying to pull my leg hair again as a smacked her hand. "What do you guys want?" I asked slightly annoyed at be awoken.
Eve squirted me one more time for good measure, "We're supposed to be at the track right now. We've been waiting for you down in the lobby and here you're still sleeping. Now get your lazy ass up out of bed and get moving."
I tried to make my pale green eyes extra big and sad, "Ok."
Neither of them fell for it.
I sighed, "Alright I'm up. Now leave so I can get dressed."
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The track we were riding today was on Mount Cerro Torre. The track itself was named Code Blue. In the helicopter I peered out of the window at this vicious beast of a peak. She looked like she would swallow you up with no regrets. The natural conditions were out to get you and survival was number one. I admit it was very intimidating but I still had my pride. I believe that's what's been driving and fueling me this whole time.
"Scared?" a deep accented voice asked me.
Of you? Uh yea...
Vaal was a purebred Russian who, like most Russians, didn't take shit from anyone. But if I was going to try and stay on his good side I had to show him I wasn't going to be a little girl about all this, or in other words, Griff.
"No."
He laughed subtly, "Are you sure?"
"Yea. Maybe a little nervous, but I'm not scared."
He looked away, arms crossed his chest, "You have confidence... I like that."
I looked back out the window thanking my lucky stars I picked the right answer.
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Eve, Freya, Vaal and myself all stepped off of the plane to see Griff already here. He made a beeline for me.
"Where have you all been? I've been up here freezing my ass off for thirty minutes!"
No one answered so I said, "I slept in." I might be a little afraid of Vaal but by no means am I afraid Griff.
"Oh yea?" he asked but then stopped looking at me. He walks up closer and peering at me. I'm slightly confused as to what it is he's trying to see.
"Did you guys go out last night?"
I see Freya and Eve behind Griff waving their hands back and forth mouthing, 'Nooo'.
"No," I said.
Griff fists are planted to his hips, "Than what's that on your neck?"
I instantly slap my hand against my neck and knew he was referring to the hickey the woman from the bar generously gave me last night. I'm also just realizing I never got her name either...
