𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐬 𝐀 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧|✓(𝑈𝑛𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑)

Chapter 17

I did exactly what Mr. Patterson requested and hit an atelope. I squealed in pride and Mr. Patterson praised me. The other guys shot a squirrel, raccoon and a bush meat. It was Killian's turn and he didn't kneel or close one of his eyes

"You're not gonna get any shot in that position kid. Don't be an Uncle Thomas." Mr. Patterson warned but Killian ignored him. Killian raised his hands and I admired how his muscles flexed. He shot the arrow and we heard a growl. We all flinched at the growling hippo which he shot again.

"Holy hell." Bow gasped slowly and we stared at him in shock. He turned to us smirking and winked at me. He returned the bow to Mr. Patterson who's mouth was still hung open.

"You just saved our lives," he beamed and Killian shrugged.

"What are we gonna do with the hippo?" I asked still in a daze. What if the hippo had attacked us? I looked up and smiled at him.

My hero.

"We leave it there. Marco, Simon and Luca. Pick the antelope back to the camping area." Mr. Patterson ordered and left. I walked up to Bow who didn't stop teasing me about Killian being so strong and good in everything. If only she knew the secret behind him being good in everything. We got back to the camping area and saw that Mr. Patterson had cleared up a small space in the middle. We all surrounded him and parted ways as the guys bought in the big breathing antelope.

He took a dagger and held it in front of a girl with dyed red hair.

"Here Lisa, the antelope is still alive. End it," he ordered and she shook her head in fright.

"N-no I can't," she stuttered and I rolled my eyes.

"If you can give birth to a life, you can also take a life so do it," he said.

"What crime did she commit?" I asked Bow in a whisper.

"She was framed for the murder of her best friend." Bow whispered in return and I nodded slowly. She took the knife slowly, her hands shaking as she bent down to the fast breathing antelope.

"Stab it's neck. You can do it." Mr. Patterson encouraged and she held it close to it neck. Her hand shaking furiosly as tears leaked from her eyes. She forced it in and blood spluttered on her hands, drawing loud sobs from her.

"You did good Lisa," he praised her, patting her hair and she nodded and stood. He ordered two other boys to make a fire and roast the antelope as our breakfast. We were taught other things like staying under water for long and differentiating a poisenous plant from an eatable one which I was grateful to Killian for.

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I yawned and woke up happy. I touched my lips and butterflies filled my stomach when I thought of Killian and I making out in the late at midnight. Of course we were caught by Mr. Patterson but that didn't stop my excitement. We did the same thing. We did the same thing we did yesterday. Hunting for food and Lisa doing the dirty job. She had earned the nickname by the guys, "the finisher."

We were all walking, following Mr. Patterson to God knows where.

"What if he's taking us to a life conservation. I've always wanted to see wild animals." Valerie said and we gave her a blank stare.

"Babe, don't say a word." Marco said, saving her from embarrassment and she rolled her eyes.

"Here we are Guys." Mr. Patterson said. We were at the foot of a tall cliff and I shivered. The very thing I was scared of.

"We're gonna share ourselves with our sleeping patners and climb this cliff. I'll go first and run back to the camping area, leaving a trail for you all to follow back so you won't post your way," he instructed and I froze on my spot as Billy approached me. I needed time to gain confidence.

"We'll be the last to climb please." I whispered and she furrowed her eyebrows.

"You're scared of heights?" She asked and I nodded and looked away, cheeks slightly red in embarrassment.

"Are you gonna be fine?" Killian asked and I nodded, glaring at him. I felt like I depended on everyone. He kissed my forehead and rubbed my arm to make me feel warm but it wasn't working. Mr. Patterson shared the sharp iron rods to everyone and started to climb using his. I watched as he would stick his left rod into the body of the cliff and climb with his left leg, then he would do the same with his right rod and climb with his right leg. He did that for a couple of minutes until he got to the top of the cliff.

"Good luck guys!" He yelled and ran off. Valerie and Valentine were the first to climb. They laughed all the way up and my chest ached. I could be one of them too. Not afraid of heights. Next were Bow and Cassandra then Marco and Rhett. Other groups climbed then Killian looked back at me and began to climb with Luke. Killian dumped his rods and began to climb like a pro. Luke, Billy and I were shocked. Well I expected that.

"You go first Billy." I told her and she frowned.

"You're supposed to go first if you're scared Wren. This is dangerous," she said and I glared at her, even though she was right.

"I'll be last." I told her and she shrugged. She began to climb and I watched in minutes till she got to the top.

It was my turn.

I used the rods to climb, my breathing raged.

"Slow and steady." I whispered to myself with each climb. I got to the middle and did something I wasn't supposed to do.

I looked down.

I let out a sob in fear. It looked like I was gonna fall. I shut my eyes tight as memories began to show themselves.

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