The Bryne Runaways (Updated)

Chapter 9

It is morning and I had to return to my station today since my day off is over. I close the door to my cabin behind us both Uncle Ben and I. Uncle Ben kisses my head goodbye and is off to his station early then I was heading to the cafeteria since I woke up late.

"Goodbye Uncle Ben" I say to him who looks back and waves me. I head to the cafeteria with my backpack behind me and my eyes to the pathway.

I make my way in the cafeteria and when I enter I immediately spot Bones sitting down at a lonely table. Where is Margaret, Jacob and Dean at? They're not there just Bones himself. I look around and no one doesn't even dare to make any type of communication with him. I then decide to take a dreadful risk and make my way over to that table where he sits. I knew this is a bad idea but I'm all in for it. I had to apologize for what I did yesterday. Throwing the knife was uncalled for.

Once I'm really close to him my legs stop, this is gonna be harder than I thought. I go in slowly and take a seat on the other side of him and he looks up at me with those dark eyes that's when I feared I'm gonna end up injured. I'm gonna end up in Dr. Meredith's office.

"Hi Bones, I saw you sitting alone so I thought that I should sit with you" I say a bit more afraid than I thought I could keep in.

"What makes you think you can sit with me?" The words come out of his mouth sounding rough and dangerous.

"I don't know" I shrug my shoulders and still look at him.

"Well you're no longer existent to me, so quit talking to me" Says Bones and I nod ashamed and embarrassed about it. Why am I such an easy target?

"Wait, but I threw the knife" I say to him regaining the memory of what I did yesterday.

"No you didn't, you threw it at the tree"

"It's still something though" I look at him directly.

"To the rest of them, but not to me" He says firmly how he always is.

"Something isn't enough" Says Bones to me then gets up leaving the table upset as ever. I know now to remind myself not to try anything with him anymore today.

"What's with him?" Jacob asks coming from behind me and takes a seat next to me with Dean and Margaret coming with too.

"He got mad because I sat with him" I say and just sit there with Jacob.

"Oh yeah, he does that often" Jacob says.

"So Norman, what station are you from?" Margaret asks me with Dean already eating his breakfast hungrily.

"I'm a developer" I say to them.

"Cool, we got a smart one for once" Dean says with food in his mouth being chewed around but earns a glare from Margaret due to his insult.

"I meant as in the boys, we all know you are always the smart one" He rambles.

I'm already considered in their group even though I didn't want anymore friends. I just wanted Jacob as my friend but them is just too much. I need to talk to Jacob about that.

"Yeah, well I have to go to my station already. Bye guys" I say to them and they dismiss me as well.

I leave the cafeteria and start heading my way to my station. I wanted to be alone really. Or either with Uncle Ben. And that's when a lightbulb went off. I should go see Uncle Ben at his station. They do let others into other stations. It isn't against it in the camp. I quickly turn my heels and go to the training center where probably mostly everyone will be at training for the grand game. I go quickly excited to see Uncle Ben at his station. I really don't ever go to Uncle Ben's station but I'm desperate to see him and I didn't want to wait till later on to see him.

I make a turn to the different pathway where it leads to the training center. The bad thing about me leaving the cafeteria is that I didn't eat breakfast. Ugh I can really kill for some chocolate. The sad thing about here is that there isn't any chocolate or any type of candy in this camp. I craved some or at least coffee. Yeah those two are top ones that are constantly on my mind.

I open the training center doors and I'm right when I said that due to the games they'll be a lot of training, in this training center a bunch of campers are here training for the game. Mostly like tricks and stuff. I didn't find Uncle Ben right away because there's a bunch of people. When I begin walking I start to hear the snickering of some campers here. They had their hands crossed or trying to hold their laughter in. I ignored them, to me they were just showoffs.

I hold my backpack closely and keep on looking for Uncle Ben in this center with other campers holding weapons or weights. I was gonna stop looking and go back to my station until I finally spotted him. He's shirtless showing his fit body. He's training with someone using his axe. The weapon he always uses to hunt animals or anyone. I go over to him right when he is about to go again when I call his name. He stops when he heard me and turns around completely puzzled.

"Norman?!" He walks over to me.

"Uncle Ben"

"What are you doing here bud?" He asks me and he's sweating.

"I don't know, I wasn't hungry and I had nothing to do, so I came to see you" I say to him as he wipes the sweat from his forehead with his arm.

"That's cute kid, but this place isn't for you, you can get hurt here. It's very dangerous being in here. I think it would be better if you stayed outside Norman" He says and my chest feels like I caught a raging fist.

"But I have nothing to do that's why I came here"

"Okay fine, just go and sit over there and watch, and please don't leave my sight" He says and motions me the spot. I go and take the seat and get comfortable while the others make their way to their positions. Preparing to train. I never seen Uncle Ben train and to me this is exciting.

"Babysitting Ben?" The man who speaks contains a fresh shaved face, thick vibrant hair in a small bun, muscular, and a strong confidence.

"Yeah, let's put it like that"

"Is this that nephew you were talking about?"

"Yeah that's him" Uncle Ben says already to go.

"Ready?" The guy clutches his mighty lethal sword high.

"Let's do it"