The Floor School

That Game Is Dumb

   "Lexi, that game is dumb. Whoever thought of it is dumb. And whoever plays it is dumb. Do you want to be dumb?" I asked my friend. She was stepping on certain colored tiles on the floor.

   "Oh Emma. You don't know what will come next. This game, is freedom," Lexi argued.

   "Getting to walk wherever you want is freedom," I told her. I rolled my eyes.

   "Remember what happened last week, if I see anyone playing that dumb floor game again, you will be punished!" Our teacher warned us. Great, we aren't in middle school yet! We are only in 5th grade. We can still play whatever we want. I might even start the Floor Game myself, no. Definitely not. But I was still protecting Lexi from the people trying to kill her. That is what I do.

   "What if we just play it calml-"

   "No!" Our teacher interrupted a student's question. I'm sure everyone will still keep playing it, without the teacher noticing.

   At recess, Lexi and I were swinging,  like usual. She twisted the chains of her swing and spun on it. I did the same. Then some kid came up to us from another class.

   "So you play the Floor Game?" He asks us.

   "She does," I nodded towards Lexi.

   "Then you better come with me, both of you. The creator's of the game have an announcement to make," the boy said. We followed him. She he stopped, we saw a crowd of people surrounded around Drake and Laura, two best friends and the creators of the game. Drake was about twice as tall as all of the 5th graders, and got in trouble a lot. Laura got in trouble a lot too, but was the same height as the rest of most of us.

   "Alright, we all heard the teacher. No floor game. So what do we do?" Laura asked.

   "New rules! So, whenever the teacher is near you in line, you can walk normally. But as soon as she is far enough, you start again, alright?" Drake said.

   "Right!" Everyone shouted. Including Lexi.

   "You are dismissed," Laura told everyone. And we all left. Lexi and I headed back to the swings.

   Soon, it was time for lunch. On the way in, Lexi passed the first blocks of squares. She stepped in lava, I told her and she cooled it off. It was time for the next set of blocks.

   Lexi jumped for the blue tiles, but just as she was in the air, I saw the blue tiles in front of her turn to real water.

   "Lexi!" I screamed. But it was to late, she fell in.