Bonita had finally been allowed to sleep in since Archer was the merciful one and practically kept Jeff locked up until 9 am, to let the poor girl get some sleep.
When she awoke, it was to Archer legitimately kicking Jeff out, letting the door hit him in the arse on the way out.
Archer looked to the girl, nodded, and left.
Bonita hadn't changed out of her clothes the other day and just decided to wear them again.
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"Okay, Bonita. We're going to chase you through the woods, while you have to hide and outrun us. You need to do this for four hours per round. The timer starts now."
Bonita turned and ran, pelting into the woods.
Four hours left
Bonita was running, grazing past trees and pushing off them with her hands for extra speed. She didn't know when they would start chasing her, but she took off as if it would be any moment now.
Spotting a rotting log hovering over a river with a small tunnel, she crawled inside through the mud. She did her best to breathe quietly, trying to stay hidden.
And that's when she waited.
Three hours and thirty minutes left
Bonita could hear the voices of Archer and Jeff walking by, searching for her. They weren't doing a good job themselves of hiding.
"Where is she?"
"I don't know. I don't think she'd be dumb enough to get wet with it being so cold out right now, nor fit into any tunnels down there. Let's go across, maybe she went towards the thicker area of the woods."
She heard the log groaning under their weight as they ran across, leaves crunching underfoot as they ran forward.
After a few minutes after the noises disappeared, she crawled back out and hoisted herself up onto the opposite side they went across to and ran.
Three hours left
They had found her, and she was taking a break for it.
She could hear them getting closer, and she needed a diversion.
Taking a sudden turn, and hiding behind a tree near a bush, she watched them run past, yelling in confusion when they didn't find her at the dead end.
So they turned the same corner she did and kept running, and she waited.
Two hours and thirty minutes left
After she was sure they were gone, she got out from her spot and ran. She knew she'd have to head closer to the mansion since the time was growing lower and lower.
One hour and thirty minutes left
When she got closer, she realized she could hear them coming closer in the distance.
Looking around, there was nowhere to hide.
But then, Bonita looked up and smiled.
Grabbing onto a branch after jumping a few times, she hoisted herself up into the treetops to wait the remaining time.
Thirty minutes left
She saw them looking for her everywhere, confused as to where she had gone. She had seen the others watching from the Mansions roof now, looking at her hiding spot and then down at them with a chuckle.
Five minutes left
When they finally went to the back of the mansion, Bonita climbed down and booked it. Running inside, she got to the kitchen right as time ran up and they were waiting.
"Congratulations. Guess you passed after all.. Where were you for the remaining hour and a half?"
"In a tree."
"God dangit. No wonder they were looking into the treetops."
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Born from the Ash
HorrorTHIS STORY IS ABOUT MY OWN OC --- Bonita Hamilton is a short 18-year-old girl with ginger hair. All throughout high school, she was made fun of for having her hair incredibly long, to where it reached her mid-back. She loves fire, and thats what mad...
