NoCo

Chapter 5: Murderballs

Noah's POV

"Wake me up, and it'll be the last thing you do!" Duncan yelled as he entered the glass room. Chef blew his whistle and Chris began to explain the challenge. "Today's challenge, is the classic game of dodgeball, the first rule of dodgeball is-" "Do not talk about dodgeball?" I interrupted, me and Owen snickered, I'm so witty. Chris began again. "As I was saying if you get hit with the ball you're out, if the other team catches your ball you are out and they get to bring another person in." I rolled my eyes, "throwing balls gee another mentally challenging test". "I know right!" Lindsay said. After that Chris finished explaining the rules of the dumb game and told us that our team had to have someone sit out each game. "So, who's sitting out with sleepyhead over here?" Heather asked. "Sweet a way out of this!" "Alright I'll volunteer," I said, "now let's see all you keeners get out there and dodge!" Everyone got in position and I got a book out, completely drowning out the game. Every now and then I'd hear some cheering or pain from the players. I heard some girl scream but when I looked up it turned out to be Harold. I heard more cheering, Cody had won the round for us. "He's so great" I thought to myself, "If we win we'll be on the island longer together, and if we're gonna be together we definitely need more time". "Alright Noah, you're up." Heather told me. "You know since you guys did such an awesome job on the last game that I don't wanna mess up your mojo." I smiled at my remark but Heather didn't seem as pleased. "Fine" she told me. I went back to my book Cody was sitting right behind me, I could feel him looking at me. Smiling. The game commenced Tyler was throwing balls all over the place, we had to move off the bleachers so we wouldn't get hit by one. We moved back to the bleachers, Cody still sat behind me. We won the game again yet Heather decided to scold me. "Glad someone's trying today." I looked up at her trying not to care, "Oh sorry, woohoo go team! Way to throw those Murder Balls go team go!" I went back to my book. "Nice team spirit." Heather glared. That's when Duncan woke up, and we starting getting creamed, I looked up and saw our whole team down. "Come one a little effort out there people!" I shouted, Izzy and Leshawna looked at me like they were about to pounce and I cowered in fear. "Ok" Heather began again, "Not that Noah here cares, but we are not losing another game to these guys got it!? And where is Lindsey?" Lindsey had walked away with Tyler earlier both of them looking very happy I wish me and Cody were that way. Heather left and came back with Lindsey and asked wow we were doing as the team was getting crushed. "Sports not my forte remember?" She glared at me even more. "You know you could give it a shot and pretend to care." I rolled my eyes at her. "Alright this is it!" The tiebreaker game." Chris said. "Go team go!" I replied. The game went back and forth, until Cody got hit and sat down next to me, I smiled. He stayed next to me for awhile,
I wish I just could read his mind like I read my book sometimes. The game went back and forth for while. "Knock em out throw em out ra ra ra!" I felt the need to keep my spirit up every now and then for the good of the team of course. When suddenly a ball hit me and I fell backwards, "Ow!" "Your right sports aren't your forte" Heather snickered. I saw Cody take a ball for Gwen, I wasn't very happy about that but luckily it hit him right in the balls. So that made me feel a bit better about it. It was down to Owen and Harold battling it out I was sure owner would win but Harold kept dodging with such skill. "Woah" I uttered, everyone was in shock. Harold had caught Owens ball. "Gophers what happened?" Chris asked us, and of course I had to open my mouth. "What can I say? weak effort." "Oh shut it Noah!" Gwen told me. I could feel everyone including Cody glaring at me. "Touchy" I said as everyone left the bleachers. "I'm tellin you the team spirit here is severely lacking here."

Cody's POV

The challenge was over. Everyone was so mad at Noah for not participating and being, well Noah. Sure I was mad too, but I could get over it. I was used to his witty remarks, who cares if sports weren't his forte. Everyone cared, everyone but me. However it was gonna take more than just me to convince the others not to vote him off. I pleaded with several, but they would not budge, eventually I gave up. I sat down at the end of the doc and watched as the sun started to set over the water. "Hey." I looked up, it was Noah. "Hey." He sat down next to me and stared out at the water. Then he started getting very worked up about the challenge, but he wasn't mad that we lost, he was mad at himself almost. Though he would never admit it. "It was so stupid! Just pathetic! I can't believe it!" Noah let out a large sigh, "i'm sorry Cody." I looked over at him and smiled. "Just shut up" I said in a flirty way. I didn't know what else to do so I put my head on his shoulder and stayed there for what felt like hours unmoving. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry I left you in the woods, I'm sorry I chickened out I-" that's when Noah cut me off with a kiss, it was so much more passionate than the one we had in the woods, so much more natural. More thrilling fire of a kiss. We finally pulled apart and just smiled at eachother like the idiots we are. Then we get interrupted. "IT'S VOTING TIME CAMPERS, GOPHERS TO THE MARSHMALLOW CEREMONY" We both grimaced at the announcement. "Time for everyone to rip me to shreds, Noah said with fear in his eyes. We walked to the campfire and sat down as the other campers filled in. Chris began the ceremony. "Campers, you've already placed your votes and made your decision, one of you will be going home. And you can't come back, ever. When you hear me call out your name come get a marshmallow."
"Owen"
"Gwen"
"Cody"
"Trent"
"Heather"
"Beth"
"Justin"
"Leshawna"
"Izzy"
"The final marshmallow goes to, Lindsay."
"Woohoo yeah!" Lindsay exclaimed. "What're you kidding me?!" Noah said, I looked at him in shock he knew he was getting voted off but maybe he just wanted to seem tougher. "Alright see if I care! Good luck because you just voted out the only one with any brains on this team!" Everyone threw their marshmallows at Noah. "You need to learn a little thing called respect turkey!" Leshawna yelled at him. Noah just rolled his eyes and said "Whatever I'm out of here." I watched as Noah walked to the dock of shame, a single tear rolling down my cheek. He looked back at me and our eyes met. "Goodbye Noah." I whispered. He boarded the boat and just like that, he was gone.