The Coach's Daughter

Chapter 10

I stayed in my tree the whole game, waiting for the guys to run or walk by.  

Paul and Gavin were the first to come around. I sneak attacked them both and got their stashes of silly string. I hadn't even finished one bottle of silly string, and now had almost 20 bottles of it! 

I broke out of my thoughts as I heard someone coming. I listened closely. It was Alex and Charlie. Strange, I thought, Alex is merciless in this game.  

"Bro, I keep telling you, its a bad idea," Alex said. Whats a bad idea?, I wondered.  

"Boyfriend? Over-protective brother?" Charlie asked. So its a girl, I said to myself.  

"None. Its just complicated. I'm telling you its a bad idea," he said again.  

"I'll think about it. Thanks Alex," Charlie thanked.  

"No problem, but just remember: this didn't happen, I have to keep my reputation of being merciless." 

"What didn't happen?" Charlie asked innocently.  

" 'Atta boy," Alex replied.  

They both went in different directions, Alex coming my direction, I waited until he was in range, and fired away.  

"Ahhhhh!!!" Alex screamed like a little girl.  

"Stash. Now." I deadpanned. He looked at my straight face and glared at me.  

I stuck my tongue out and he said, "Better watch that tongue of yours. Somebody might cut it off." 

"I'll take my chances."  

"I'll be back with my stash." 

Alex came back minutes later, with a bag of 6 silly string cans, adding to the pile, making it 25 bottles.  

"How much do you have?" He asked.  

"25, still on my first bottle." 

"Who else did you hit?" 

"Paul and Gavin." I named.  

"Nice job," he commented.  

"Thanks, I would return the compliment, but I think your getting a bit soft with the game." I replied nonchalantly.  

His face blossomed red. "How much of that did you hear?"  

"You'll never know Alex-buddy."  

"Thats just great," He sighed.  

"Yeah. Now run along, before anybody realizes you're becoming insane by talking to a tree, or you're talking to me." I said, shooing him away.  

"Bye Anna-Banana," he called over his shoulder.  

"Text me when there is only one person left, besides me, of course."  

"Will do," he replied.

And hour later, I had hit, Henry, Danny, Allen, and Craig. I had used three of my cans of silly string, using a whole bottle on Henry, because he's Henry. We had both laughed like crazy, drawing attention from Craig, who I had shot immediately.  

I felt my phone buzz. I looked at it and saw it was from Alex. Last two, I thought to myself.  

Alex's message read: You and Charlie left. Beat the newbie.;)  

I replied: I shall.  

So Charlie must have hit John, Mike, Micheal, Silas, Ben, Jeff, and Eric.  

I waited in my tree for a few minutes, listening and looking for Charlie. When he didn't show, I stuffed two cans of silly string in the back of my shorts, like cops do with guns. I jumped down quietly from the tree, and looked around with a can in my hand at the ready.