Welcome readers. Behold this new chapter.

A shoutout to SibunaMockingjay (guest reviewer). Thank you for the kind words, and I'm glad that you feel the same way I do (although it's still a little sad).

Check out my new story, titled "Inside the Mind of the Dark", or if that's not your thing, read my other HoA story, "Silence after War". See you next time, and smiles.

Amber

I am now in a taxi, as I am now heading back to Anubis house after seeing my father in town. I guess he missed his favorite daughter, which by the way, was me. He also gave me my monthly allowance, which he told me specifically to 'shop for the best stuff out there'. I guess he really knows what I like to do, shopping. Speaking of shopping, once my father left, I have been in a wonderful shopping spree, with lots of new makeup, new clothes, among other things, and it only cost me a third of my allowance. It was a wonderful day, but with no one else to share it with, I now headed home. You get tired at some time, and by some time I mean I almost spent the whole day outside.

It was already past 5 in the afternoon when the taxi I was on stopped on the road. I realized that we had made it to Anubis house, and I began unpacking my things from the taxi. At that very moment, I saw Patricia and Mick heading home from the direction of the school gym. They were laughing about something I did not know about, but that was not what I was wondering about. I was wondering why they looked sweaty and tired, and why they came from the school gym.

"Hey, Trish! Hey, Mick!" I call out to the two of them, in which they look towards my direction and they wave back. They walk towards me as I unpack the rest of my things from the taxi.

"Where have you been Ambs?", Mick asks me once they get close. "It's clear where she has been, Mick. Look at how little she has bought.", Patricia adds sarcastically. "Whatever, Trish. I do like shopping, you know. Not everyone is as hostile to shopping as you are." I answer back, as Patricia rolls her eyes. "Need some help with those, Amber? Patricia and I will gladly help you, right Trish?" Patricia nods, but she looks at me with narrowed eyes. I acted as if I had not seen her reaction, as I say with a happy tone, "Off to my room then, shall we?"

I walk towards the house, Patricia and Mick right behind me, and I open the door for them. It was the least I can do for them. After all, they were the ones holding my shopping bags. Once inside, I look towards the living room and see Eddie eating already. Mick and Patricia see him too, so I had to ask, "Is it dinner time already?" He shook his head in reply, "Nope, I just slept through lunch, so Trudy left me some food to eat when I wake up." "So you just woke up?", Patricia asked him, at which he nodded. She commented, "Nice hair…" at which Eddie realized that his hair was a mess.

"Let's just place my bags on my room, shall we?", I ask the two of them, at which Patricia grumbled, "I just wanted to have some fun." We walk up the stairs to my room, and once we reach the door, Patricia leaves the bags outside and just leaves. Mick does the same thing, so I had to get it all inside by myself. Mara was not in our room, and Nina was fast asleep. I fix the new stuff I just bought inside our cabinet, when Mara comes in.

"Ambs! Where have you been?" Mara asks me, seeing that I was fixing a lot of stuff. "Oh, I just went shopping…" "Oh? How did it go?" "It was great, Mara. Want to see what I just bought?" "Yeah, sure!" Mara comes closer to me and we both look through the stuff I just bought. It was one of our favorite pastimes. I tried to fit in some of the clothes, and Mara commented on how good I looked. Finally she gave up and said, "It's unfair, Amber. You look good in anything you would choose to wear." She looked a little sad, so I tried to cheer her up. "Come on, Mara. You look pretty in these dresses too." She brightened up. "Really?" "Yes, Mara. If you want, you can try some of them on."

I hear Nina stir up from her sleep, as I hear a yawn. She looks at us and asks, "Is it a dress-up party? I would like to join." "Sure, Nina. Take your pick."

We spent an our dressing up and commenting on how each of us looked, then another hour or two trying my makeup on. At least, that was how I felt it took. Then we hear Trudy call out, "Dearies, it's time for dinner." We walk down the stairs a little while later and sit on the dining chairs. Then we start eating dinner. As always, Trudy's cooking tasted fantastic, and everyone seemed to agree, judging by how much food was on their plates, specifically Alfie's plates, which looked like a mountain of food items. After eating dinner, we gather all our plates and place it on the sink. I head up to our room to start on my assignment, while singing along to some songs I had on my phone. Nina and Mara follow some time later, so I took off my headphones to talk to them. What followed was a girls' conversation about some stuff that came off our minds, but mostly it was about Nina telling us about what she was up to before arriving here at Anubis house. After that, they fall asleep. It was going to be a long Sunday tomorrow. There was nothing set to do for tomorrow, that was until I had an idea for tomorrow. I'm not sure that the others may like it, but I set my mind on it.

I count on my mind. I, Mara, Nina, Joy, Patricia, Eddie, Mick, Alfie and Jerome. Well, that's only nine people. I need one more person to complete 10. Then I remember, Victor will not let us all out if Trudy will not come with us, so that makes 10.

I search the internet for the best place for us to play some Paintball (or Laser tag, but I personally prefer Paintball, as it had limited bullets). You may not believe me if I told you that I loved playing shooting games, but I do. And I love it. I'm not bragging, but I'm sure I'm an expert player when it comes to these things (although I only play every once in a while now, as paint was messy and it takes a long time for me to clean it up.) Nothing better to do on a Sunday than that.

Now that I found a place which promised a good area for us to play paintball, all I had to think of was how to invite the others in such a way that they will accept playing with me. I smile, then I fall asleep, dreaming of how I will surely win this thing.

Amber loves Paintball (and shooting games in general). Does that come as a shock to you?

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