A Not so Wicked Paradise

CHP 11: Thomas

I woke up with a smile on my face. I thought that today was going to be a great day.

I was wrong.

I yawned, stretching my arms, and put on a grey cotton t-shirt with black shorts. I headed out the door, off to the Mess Hall to grab a bite to eat. The gang was already there.

Newt and Sonya were sitting next to each other. Occasionally sneaking glances at the other.

Minho and Harriet were more direct, holding hands and kissing each other on the cheek.

Frypan was still in the kitchen, so that left Teresa and Elizabeth to awkwardly talk to each other. Trying to ignore the lovey-dovey air of the two couples, I smiled.

"Hey guys," I said as I sat down next to Teresa. She greeted me with a peck in the cheek. My smile grew wider.

We all chatted normally until Frypan came over and noticed the two new couples.

"How long have I been gone?" He said, wide eyed. He knew who liked who, but never would have guessed they would've gotten together so quickly.

"Not long mate." Newt replied grinning. Sonya blushed.

Shaking his head, Frypan plopped down next to Elizabeth.

"That just leaves you and me then." Frypan said with a grin.

Elizabeth scoffed.

"Ha, in your dreams."

Everyone laughed. Frypan turned red. We continued talking until we had to report to our duties. I was going to patrol the Community, as usual, until Minho called me over. I walked over to him.

"What's up?"

"I want you to organize your Runners today and begin to map out Paradise." Minho said.

Finally! I was going to start my job!

"Great! I'll grab them all now!"

I headed off to grab everyone that was in my group. There were 15 of us. Seven girls and eight boys (including me). We were all 16-20 years old. Old enough to be doing something a little dangerous, and young enough to be in good shape. I went around, gathering everyone until finally, we were all in the Runner's Hut. It had three round tables in it and five chairs to a table. I was going to elect two other team leaders so that there'd be 3 groups exploring at the same time.

Over the past 3 months, I've taken time to get to know everyone, so now I can judge their personalities and abilities pretty well. I decided that the 3 groups would be as follows:

Team Leader-Me

-Danny

-Garrett

-Marisa

-Carina

Team Leader-Ted

-Leo

-Jason

-Isabella

-Sadie

Team Leader-Brooke

-Ian

-Sean

-Rachel

-Anna

Brooke and Ted were the most level headed of the group. I knew that they'd make good decisions. Danny and Garrett could be really snotty at times, so I put them in my group. Other than that, everyone was nice, and would do what they were told. I announced the groups and everyone seemed okay with them.

We all decided to eat lunch, then head out on our first expedition. We headed over to the mess hall, and ate some sandwiches. After we all had our fill, we decided to take off. Wanting to say bye to Teresa, I looked and asked around. She was nowhere to be seen. Huh. Shrugging it off, I gathered my Runners, still in the Mess Hall.

"Alright guys, today our three groups will-"

I stopped cold when I heard a blood piercing scream. Not just anyone's though.

It was Teresa.

🔼🔼 That's the end of chapter 11! I'm honestly winging this story, but I have a general idea of what I'm doing. The picture is what Harriet, Sonya and Elizabeth look like. Thoughts? Reviews and comments are always welcome. Thanks for sticking with this story! Until next time!🔼🔼