Chapter 5: The Obstacle Course
Alex had just finished her breakfast when Miss Hanson called everyone out to the field. Alex got up off the chair and then walked away not bothering with her tray. She is far too focused on the next thing that she would be forced to do. Once Alex made it outside, she noticed an obstacle course. 'You've got to be kidding me.' Alex thought, not to thrilled about the thought of doing an obstacle course. Then Miss Hanson started to let people by and let them get through. As soon as all but Alex were on the course, Miss Hanson came over to Alex. "You can clearly see what they're doing so move it Cadet." Miss Hanson said.
Alex looked at the course, sighed, and then looked up at Miss Hanson. "No thanks Hanson I'll just watch and laugh at those who mess up." Just then someone fell off of one of the bridges. Alex started laughing loudly and pointing when Miss Hanson's body blocked her view. "Hey, I'm watching, move it."
Miss Hanson laughed slightly and then picked Alex up by the collar of her Pajama's. "You think its funny Cadet."
"Uh yeah, she just fell off a bridge. You really don't know humor do you?" Alex asked.
"Fine then let's see how you like running the course three times over. Fall once and you start over. Now go Cadet." Miss Hanson yelled and then threw Alex toward the Course.
"Rude much." Alex said walking toward the course. Alex saw it and then took her time stepping into the old tires. Once she made it past the tires, she went across the bridge slowly and then went down the steps and back onto the ground. Soon Alex came up to a wall and looked up and down it and then went around it. "I hope she doesn't think that I'm going to run this." Alex said coming up to some wire that is just above the ground giving her enough space to crawl under. "I'm not doing that either." Alex once again went around the obstacle and then came to another bridge. "More stairs, I'll just go around." Alex went around and once on the other side of the bridge she found a small tunnel made of sewage pipe. Alex once again went around an obstacle and came to another wall. After about ten minutes, Alex had gone through the obstacle course three times sort of. "So what now Miss Hanson." Alex laughed and waited for her to say something but the smile on Miss Hanson's face discomforted her.
"Here's what's going to happen miss lazy, you're going to go through this course until you run five times around. If you don't run it once, you'll run it six times, you don't run twice and you run it seven times got it Cadet." Alex nodded and then moaned and started toward the course. "Oh and if you walk around anything, you will take an extra two runs around, now move it Cadet." Miss Hanson yelled over to Alex.
"I hate her so much." Alex said running through the tires but tripped. Alex quickly stood up and then ran toward the bridge and up the stairs but found the bridge to be wobbly and fell off. In the distance she heard Miss Hanson say to start over or she'll be running an extra two laps. Alex ran to the beginning of the course and started over. Once again she fell off the bridge and had to start over. Alex whined as she ran back to the beginning of the course. "I hate this." Alex finally made it past the bridge and then came to the wall and grabbed onto it and only made it a few inches off the ground and fell to the ground. Alex groaned as she got back up and climbed back up and fell once again. Finally she made it over the wall and then came to the wire. She got onto the ground and then started to crawl under. Alex made it to the other side of the wire and finally stood up. Her pajama's torn and muddy and Alex is now breathing hard. Alex came to the other bridge and sighed. Alex almost made it to the other side but fell off. When she stood up she saw Miss Hanson pointing to the tires. Alex's eyes went wide and then whined some more and started over. Eventually Alex made it back to the second bridge and then made it across Alex came to the pipe and climbed in and got across and then climbed over the bridge. "This is so tiring." Alex whined but continued not wanting to run more then she had to. Alex was on her last lap when she came to the pipe and climbed in. Inside she saw a small lizard. Alex smiled evilly and then picked it up and put it in her now very ruined pajamas and went through. "There I'm done, happy?" Alex asked angrily. Alex could feel blood running down her back no thanks to the wires.
Miss Hanson noticed her back and then smiled. "Next time Cadet, get in the mud deeper. Now it's lunch time since you took all morning to run a few laps."
"That was all your choice you know." Alex snapped angrily and pained. Her muscles ache everywhere and her back is soar from the climbing and crawling. Her hair is caked in mud as well as her face.
"That's what happens when you show no respect and besides, I could watch you all day. It's time for lunch so go change before you eat. We don't want you getting other people bloody." Miss Hanson said.
"Screw lunch, I'm going to bed." Alex said limping off.
"You'll eat because you're not done for the day Cadet, You have a lot of make up work to do." Miss Hanson said causing Alex to turn around.
"No way am I doing anything else today." Alex said turning to leave again.
"You will because I won't let you sleep." Miss Hanson said following Alex back to her cabin. Alex simply groaned as she walked toward her cabin.
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