Ready or not

Chapter two- Bella

Chapter two

"Mr. Adams? Did I not state clearly enough? That no pocket knifes or weapons where to be brought into the woods? Was I speaking in Spanish when I said we supplied some forms of defense?" Ryan Adams flushed red and handed MS Megan the Swiss Army knife. Sniggers could be heard from the crowd of year nines.

I had to step on Charlottes toe to remind her that we weren't the bad guys.

We left that to our archrivals. Patricia stands in the middle of the room with her minions right by her side. Patricia had wanted to be in my 'crew' (if that's what you call it) since year six. She truly stuck her nose up when I refused her. Every body knows she was just jealous.

I pulled my long blond hair of the base of my neck and secured it with elastic.

"The rules are simple- this year the council has given us permission to use the abandoned army bunkers in the woods to sleep in so there will be no need to come back to campus.

Each team will be given two back-packs incase you get split up, they will each contain a sleeping bag, a roll of toilet paper, a flair only to be used if a team member is critically injured, a hobo-stove with a pack of spare candles, two large bottles of water, and cans of food, they also contain a torch, and a pack of batteries plus a first aid kit." Ms. Megan stops to take a breath between her speech.

"The hunt stops once each team is back at base with all the clues answered and then deciphered into your final answer. The base changes very night and in each base there will be a tent for both you and your partner. But most of all have fun and learn to work with different people. You now have two minutes to find your partner- and no swapping partners!"

I walk over to James and take a deep breath, here goes nothing.

"Hey." I say.

For a moment I see him glance up from his phone.

"And why are you talking to me? Shouldn't you be at some nail salon or something?" he asked with an arrogant tone in his voice.

"James, I'm your partner"

"Oh." He said in and arrogant tone (again) facing his gaze to the screen on his phone again.

"James! Is that all you can say? 'Oh'"

He looks up again and I realize that if he actually tried he could be really cute. His messy black hair flopped over his startling green eyes his pale skin made them really stand out. What a shame.

"What do you want me to say?" he asked simply.

"I don't know. Ok, cool can't wait?" I suggest crossing both my arms across my chest.

"Well I would only be lying if I said any of those things." He said with a light chuckle.

Why was he so rude?

I slip my hand into my pocket and grasp my hot pink iPhone case; instinctively I open wattpad and select my favorite book right now, 'the hunt' by sugerbaby_popperjack123

I read four chapters until Ms. Megan spoke again.

"One person from each team may now come and collect two back-packs and the two maps". I look over at James and he's still glued to his screen, so I stand up and collect the supplies.

"Let the game begin" Ms. Megan grins; all I can do is roll my eyes