The shuttle ride feel shorter than usual but i'm also talking with my friends as if no time had passed. i'm sitting next to kally and every time she moves our frames brush. i'm trying to get over her. focusing on the game. focusing on how to be better for ken. for my people. its easy to let it go when i don't have to think about it all the time. but that's the thing.
when i push off thinking about it i dream about it. her saying she wants me back. it's pathetic. and i won't let it get to me. i have to be able to get over her and move on. i have too much going on.
but before i can solidify my resolve the shuttle stops and before long she's leaving me like she always does and my resolve is shattered.
why her?
of all the people to fall for, she is the one that could never see me as an option, so there's no point in wanting to be with her.
within no time we are expected in the auditorium. we file in small groups at a time filling the large arena. the leaders speak to us about how important it is we invest in the game. they talk about all of the job options that exist for those who score well in the game. it makes me think of what one of the other healers had said about something that heals a large group of people or kills a large group of people.
i guess i know what i need to be focusing on for the next level of the game. the speech continues mentioning those who exhibit leadership qualities and why? they tell us about our next few weeks of classes before the next level. they're giving us two days off before class starts again.
my body is so sore from running around i could take an entire week off gladly.
lastly the man puts up a leaderboard, stating that by the end of the game the next leaders of the council will be fully selected.
this sends a shiver down my spine. there are several members of council that have graduated in the last few years but i never thought the list would be completed so soon. i gulp.
if i can't perform in the game i can't grow into the future with my friends. and that, is a terrifying thought.
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General FictionBOOK 2 WARNING: VIOLENCE/DARK THEMES/GORE/DEATH All of us come face to face with death in our lifetimes. Betrayal, lying, and the vulnerability of choosing our dreams over what others want from us. We never fit the plan, and that is what this book i...
