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Raymond Yau (male student number twelve) cowered. He had always been a quiet boy. You could know him for years but only hear five words from him. He wasn't shy; it was just that people always treated him like he was stupid. When a teacher called him Tai-Choi he never had a chance to correct them. Someone else always butted in. now he just left them to it. He had to study hard to become a doctor like he wanted. But the chances of him surviving to go to medical school were slim. He had been walking through the residential area when bullets had burst into a wall behind him. He didn't get a good look at his attacker but he was pretty sure that it was Finley Price (male student number twenty two).
More bullets interrupted his thoughts. He had gone long enough being the quiet one. He had spent too long standing aside and letting others do things. It was time to act. He shifted his grip on the gun in his hands. It was shaped like a rifle but it came with fifteen slender arrows. Loading one he took a deep breath. It was time. Leaping around the corner he got a clear glimpse of Finley before he fired another burst from his Ingram. It was accurate. Raymond was thrown backward by the force of the bullets entering his body. Some exited through his back and caused his fingers to clench sending an arrow flying through the night air. His strength spent Raymond fell backwards. He never felt the impact of hitting the concrete. His soul had already left him. Finley looked down at his foot with mixed feelings. There was pain, caused by the arrow in his foot, but also euphoria. He had killed. He had liked it. It was time to stake his claim as the rightful winner. He flicked his hair out of his eyes and fiddled with his ears. His new piercing had been itching for awhile now and Finley had been in the process of getting it looked at when the 'game' had started. He realized that even skipping school couldn't help you to avoid the program. Finley let his mind wander…
"Yo Antonio"
"What's happening Fin? Still dodging school?"
"It's that damn piercing you gave me. It's starting to itch. Think you could take a look at it?"
"Sure why not? Plop yourself into the chair and I'll deal with it in a minute"
"Thanks man". Antonio left and went into the back room to get some equipment. The piercing parlour was dirty and always smelled of piss but Antonio was the best Piercing man outside America. It was rare that anyone had any problems with his work. The bells above the door tinkled signalling another customer. Finley tensed up. He was obviously still in school so if these men were truant officers he was in trouble. They didn't look the type but Finley had noticed them following him earlier. He thought he had given them the slip but they seemed to have picked up his trail again.
"Finley Price?" the closest man asked. It wasn't really a question and Finley sensed that they couldn't care less if it was him or not. Before he could answer one of the men had jabbed a syringe into his neck. The four men lifted the unconscious boy into a waiting black van and sped off. "Ok Finley I think I know where I went wrong. Let me just- where the fuck did he go?" Antonio surveyed his empty shop, the unused equipment on a tray in his hands. The only clue Finley had ever been here was the rapidly cooling seat.
Finley made a mental note not to brood on the past. It would only slow him down in his quest for survival. Unbeknownst to him, one student had already slipped away while he was lost in thought. Rishi ran through the darkness. He knew he had no chance against the tool of death Finley had. Rishi only had a machete which, despite his strength, was no use against a gun. Running back into the forest Rishi felt the darkness envelop him and calmed down. He found a nice little bush and settled down to sleep. After all, he couldn't kill without energy.
Sarah and Kelly were still holed up in their hut on the northwest tip of the island. A single lamp was all that kept the darkness at bay. "Kelly, did you here that?" Sarah was tense and looked out of the window.
"No I didn't. Are you sure you heard something?"
"I think so. It sounded like footsteps. It was quite faint though. Let's just be careful ok."
"Yeah. Want me to take first watch?" Kelly picked up the sword that lay between them and took up position by the window.
Billy Auty (male student number twenty one) crouched down. A light was on in the hut in front of him. He gripped his stapler tight. He doubted it would be much use but it was better than nothing. Slowly but surely he made his way up the winding path towards the hut, the light barely showing him. All that showed was a flash of ginger as he sped past. It wasn't enough to give him away. Billy had two choices depending on who he found in the house. Fight or flight. It was not an appealing decision.
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