Chapter 9
Today was an intensive training day. Let me explain: first there was the race. Since I'm not at the same level as the others, I ran my 10 km behind everyone else, which gave them plenty of time to rest. Then I went straight to agility drills. Usually I would have loved this, but I was already tired from my run. And now I had to fight. And since I'm not having much luck right now, I ran into Will. Spending time with Will was great, except when it came to fighting because I knew I was going to bite the dust.
"You've had more training than I have, it isn't fair," I said as we got ready to fight.
"Don't worry, I'm going to take it easy," he replied.
"Anyway, I have an advantage, don't I? I'll have the element of surprise with my eyes and I'll just have to hit them with a well placed blow to knock them out."
"Not if they see you with us. Then they'll know right away that something is wrong with their formula. Besides, your shots still need work. You can't knock me out!"
"Because I don't want to alter your pretty face," I retorted, laughing.
"That's right," he said with a smile.
Then he attacked. I tried to defend myself as best I could, dodging his blows, but I took more than my usual share of hits. Even though Will didn't really fight, for fear of hurting me, I think. But the training before had exhausted me, so my reflexes were weakened. Suddenly, he stopped.
"What are you doing?" I asked him.
"We're taking a break," he answered.
"But why? The others do not stop."
"You are exhausted Chloe, it is useless."
"But I thought that..."
"That you were put in a situation, yes," he cut me off. "If we do so much training it's to test our ability to continue despite the fatigue, but now it's not possible, so we'll rest."
"Wouldn't you be giving me special treatment?" I said, laughing.
"No, I wouldn't. But I admit that it suits me. It means that you're not ready yet, you haven't had enough training. And therefore, I don't need to worry, at least not yet, because you'll be going on your mission against the government in a long time."
"Hey, I'm going to train hard to be able to do it as soon as possible," I said.
"Yes, but I'm still not for it," he said. "And for the moment, we'll take advantage of our break time to spend time together."
"But you're a big romantic," I teased.
"You're dreaming, I think."
Then he put his arm around my shoulders and we started walking, towards the house. I never knew Will could be so relaxed and I loved that he was like that with me. Even though we were in the early stages of our relationship, I felt like we had known each other forever. And it was really nice to feel that way, as the world around us became a war zone for the government. Yes, even though I am happy with Will, I will never forget my mission and my sister's sacrifice. I never will.
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