The Cupcake Theory

11) How to Survive Paintball aka Hide

11) How to Survive Paintball aka Hide!

Some motivational quotes that you may hear often might include:

Practice makes perfect

Dream. Believe. Succeed

Persevere and Conquer

Success follows effort

These encouraging phrases are meant to push you to strive for your dreams. To help you endure through hard times that life may throw at you.

But they most importantly make sure you don't procrastinate.

Procrastinating can have many meanings: to avoid or postpone what needs to be done, to distract yourself with something meaningless or in my case run away from things you should be doing. I think it's called something like responsibility.

Let me start by just saying that I have, in fact, been practising shooting with a nerf gun around the house.

And before you even ask, yes. I did break stuff. But not on purpose.

So it was decided for the benefit of both mine and our antique plate collection, that the safest thing I could do (which didn't involve hitting an actual target but still technically practising) was to play video games.

I wasn't going to argue with that.

I also picked up some multitasking skills in my pursuit of learning how to aim a gun.

I can now successfully play the x-box and do homework while watching a YouTube video on how not to die while playing paintball.

Sadly my habit of losing things has not diminished in the past 17 years.

"Stupid sock goblins," I grunt while going through my sock drawer "how about taking socks that I don't wear anymore. I'll even donate them to your sock cult or whatever you use them for."

Giving up I put on a mismatched pair of striped and polka-dot socks.

My phone surprises me by going off twice. I'm definitely feeling popular today.

Zoeeeeee: Hey chicka. Good luck today. Don't get killed Okay, I need someone to make me cupcakes xo

I think that's as much encouragement as I'm going to get from anyone today, so I'll take it.

My heart skips a beat when I see Aaron has messaged me.

Aaron: I know its l8 notice but I won't be able 2 pick u up 2day. Cars full so u wont be able 2 fit in. C u there.

Sighing, I contemplate if I should write him an essay on how to type a full word or why 'late notice' is not a proper excuse.

Me: All good. I'll just get Charlie to give me a lift

I grab a spare change of clothes and chuck them in my bag while dialling Charlie.

After putting my phone on speaker I throw it on my bed as I try to find a suitable pair of shoes.

He picks up after the second dial tone.

"Hey, Charlie. My best friend. My pal. BFFL. Most amazing-"

He cuts me off "As nice as it is to hear you greet me like that. What do you want? Did you kill someone? Wait, don't answer that question."

Lacing my shoe up I pick up my phone "Are you serious? I would clearly ask Zoe to help me hide a body. You can't handle the sight of blood. Remember when I had a nose bleed and you fainted?" Charlie went silent "Anyway, that's not the point," I shake my head trying to clear my mind "I was seeing-"