After Savannah and Erica got here, we pack our bags with weapons, paint, parts, and extra things we would need like flashlights, snacks, water, we even got walkie-talkies.
"Guys, it's almost 3:45, we should head to the school," Savannah said glancing at the clock. She didn't change unlike Erica and I. Erica wore a floral print crop top, a pastel blue skirt, and white converse. She threw half her hair up and left half down. I wore a black and white, long sleeved crop top; maroon ripped jeans; and black timberlands. I left my hair down and follow Erica and Savannah out the door.
"Ready?" Mom asked when we loaded into the SUV. Mom and Dad were in the from, Savannah and Erica were in the back, while Justin and I were in the middle.
"Yeah," us girls replied. Mom turned on the radio and turned it so it played the CD's that were in the CD drive. It played my SoMo songs that I had made in not too long ago. He did covers of many popular songs, like Adore You by Miley Cyrus. My favorite was his Young & Beautiful by Lana Del Rey cover.
I mutter the lyrics while watching the scenery pass by. It didn't take long to reach my school since we didn't live far. When we pulled into the parking lot, which was full, Savanah, Erica, and I piled out and waved bye to my family after grabbing our bags.
After checking our guns with the secretaries, we filed into the gym where they had pulled out the bleachers. We sat down, like we were told, and waited for Principal Matthews.
A young girl, definitely not a senior, came up to us. She had pretty brown eyes, brown hair with purple tips, and was wearing a pale pink crop top and black skirt.
"Are you...uhm...Juniper...Miller?" she asked thinking about my name.
"Yeah, why?" I asked back.
"I'm Nevaeh, the principal's daughter. Dad told me to stick you tonight," she said.
"Okay, have a seat and -"
"-JOIN THE PARTY!" Savannah cried, cutting me off. It made Nevaeh giggle as she took a seat next to Erica.
"What are your friends names?" She asked nodding to Savannah and Erica.
"I'm the cat in the hat and the girl over there is Thing Two. Miss Juno is Thing One," Savannah said before Erica and I could reply.
"Who can I be?" Nevaeh questioned, tilting her head slightly.
"Fish," Savannah nodded and Principal Matthews started talking.
"Hello and welcome to Columbus High's annual paintball war. Winner gets a week off school and they will go to Hawaii. They also get a load of extra credit in their classes. If your teachers didn't tell you, my daughter is participating in the war. She gets a half hour grace period while everyone else gets a two minute grace period.
"A bell will ring at the end of the grace periods, any paint ball guns and ammo you have brought from home should've been authorized, if not you will not leave this gym until it is. Next, if and when you get shot, you are to go to the main office, the secretaries will lead you outside, then you may return home.
"The security camera's have been disabled so there's no cheating and Mrs. Hubber, our counselor, will be waiting in the main office watching them. No shooting in the lunch line, you will be disqualified. Anyone who survives until seven, dinner will be served then. It will be a half hour grace period. The bell will ring notifying you of this time. Since I know it will happen, there are condoms-" a lot of girls blush when he says this, "-in numerous locations throughout the school, so don't be silly, guys, and wrap your willy. No one can sleep with my daughter either.
"Finally remember there are first aid kits everywhere, it's everyone for him/her self, but if you form groups and win, then you will all go to Hawaii. Maximum number of students that can go is ten, so good luck with that. Don't light my school on fire or do anything super stupid.
"Thank you and enjoy your war. Do not leave this gym until the starting bell has rung. Wait for the second bell before you start pelting each other, if not you will be disqualified," Matthews waits ten minutes so people with 'illegal' weapons can sign in, then leaves along with the secretaries, making sure the doors are locked tight.
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The bell rings, and the games begin. Nevaeh, Savannah, Erica, and I run out of the gym in search of a place to hide out. Let the games begin, I guess.
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Sorry this chapter's a lil' short. I needed a filler chapter, plus this explains the rules and such.
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