simipoodle
I looked up to the horizon as my horse galloped away from me. Run free, I thought. Now i just have to figure out how to survive in this desert all alone, with not even my horse as a companion.
I lace my fingers through the wire and shake as hard as I can. Surrounded by four walls with no way out. That's how it felt to be gated to college.
"Good, but next time try aiming for the target", Fred jokingly said as he wen to go retrieve the stray arrow. I sat down on the grass, dropping my bow next to me.
"It's hopeless, I'll never be good at this", I said.
"It's not hopeless, you have the right idea. But archery is like anything else, you just have to get the technique down."
I patted her up and down, making sure she had nothing on her.
"She's clear," I said while backing up. Rob stepped in my place.
"Really?", he scoffed. " And to think Simon said she'll be a challenge. Gag her."
I stepped up to the girl, the gag ready in my hand. But just as I was about to lift it up to cover her mouth she grabbed my wrist and spun me around so I was pressed against her. She slowly brought up a knife and held it against my throat.
"Crap! I forgot to check up her sleeves," I explained to Rob.
"Rookie mistake kid."
I looked around my new surroundings, taking everything in. White wall, desks, glass panels sperating everything. It looked more like a hospital than the place where the end of the world started.