Choices

The big test

"Mom! Come on I have to go to city hall for the big test!" I yell at my mom as I gather all my books and pencils to put in my bag. I pul my dark long brown hair back into a nice smooth pony. I run over to our run down door to grab my combat boots. I slip them on one by one over my black skinny jeens. Carefully tying the not to secure the boot.

I walk outside breathing in the air, "Oh that is so nice."

"Hey Chelse!" Hector yells out over to me. "Hey!" I yell over to him. He's my friend, we do everything together. Sometimes we go hunt together, and sometimes we hang out together! We're always together.

"Excited for the test today Chelse?"

"Honestly no not at all I'm just a little nervous for my result!". I say in a hushed voice so only Hec can hear.

"I don't want to die"

"I don't either, I don't want to die just from a test." If you fail the test you are sentenced to death. No matter the consequence.

After a moment of silence we talk again. "So..... how's it been?" I ask.

"Ok," he's answers but I know there's more,"Well, alright my family is in danger."

"How do you say?"

"Well not in danger it's just my family isn't able to pay the bills. So they might take our house away."

"That's not good! well maybe if it does happen your family can stay at our house. we might have enough rooms for all of you."

As we are walking down the road to city hall watch as everyone says good bye to there kids before the test, because once you take the test it will determine whether you'll die, or go of to a good collage to train in the military.

Finally we get to city hall right when they call, "Iffy Magnolia!" Into the speaker. I run as fast as possible. Zipping wildly past every on watching as blurs of people walk past me. Finally I reach my destination and open the door, to fond a skinny girl in her maybe late twenties. She has blond hair and a skinny face with a pointy nose. "hi."I say in a nervous voice not knowing if she heard me."Hello, my name is Patricia I will be in charge of of your test. you'll be doing a simulation"

"Ok what do I do?" I ask calmly.

"Just.... sit on the dentist chair thing and close your eyes, I will inject a serum into your arm." I feel like she is new at this brava use of the way the needle is shaking her hands and how she paused before telling me what to do.

I lean back in the chair and close my eyes, a few seconds later I feel a sharp pain In my left arm, probably from the needle.

I drift off into blackness until I open my eyes to see four tables with individual weapons-knives-bow-ax-machete. i pick up all the knives wondering what will happen next, the only thing u can think of is ill I have to fight something or someone. out of the blue a man starts running at me at full speed with an ax in hand. With all my strength I thrust the knife at him hoping it will hit him.