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Chapter 23 ? 24
COPY AND HAVE NO PEACE❗❗❗
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Sports Festival Day
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Leo was seated on the bench watching the marathon racers preparing for their match when Stephanie came to join him.
“Where did you go to? I was hoping to compete with you during the beauty contest but instead that stupid Wilfred ended up standing in for you making me lose, have never lose in my life and it still em…..are you even listening to me” Stephanie said earning his attention.
“Sure” Luke replied turning to stare at her but Stephanie had followed his gaze only to see that he was starring at Valerie.
“Are you worried about her winning the marathon?” She asked as a mischievous smirk appeared on her face.
“Well you should stop over thinking cause she won’t be winning this time around ” Stephanie added.
Leo gave her his full attention on hearing what she said last.
“Why do you say so? Don’t tell me that you….”
“Yes I did some thing. I tampered a little with her aid listener, So don’t worry victory will be ours this time around” she said.
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“Is everything in check?” Lucas asked Chloe and five other girls who were participating in the marathon.
“Yes” they all replied in unison.
Chloe who felt her aid listener to feel a little strange was busy fixing it properly in her ear.
While the other girls went to the starting line, Lucas approached her.
“Having problem with that?” He asked.
“No” she answered fixing a smile on her face.
“Good cause an operator will be speaking to you through it, he will be telling you which path to take during the race, so make sure to have it on always” He said while she nodded.
“And also Bryan mentioned some thing about your leg, if you are hurting you can just quit and…..”
“No, I must do this, I need to do it and I will do it!” She said strongly turning her gaze to Bryan who was seating amongst other students watching her.
“Fine then! Go join the others” Lucas said and quickly she went to starting line.
Chloe silently said a prayer even as the whistle was blown and they all began to run.
They were on the track heading to the next lane which will lead them into the other part of M&M academy when she began to feel the pain but Chloe pushed it aside as she kept running being the first while other girls followed from behind.
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Half an hour later, Chloe and the girls were still running when her aid operator began talking to her.
“You must have gotten to the path which leads to two different direction, take the one by your left” the operator said and immediately Chloe took the left path.
She could feel her breathing receeding and hopefully pray that she gets to where water will be.
“Now take another turn ” the operator said and she did as he said.
“Now follow the path you see in front of you” he said a while later and that was she noticed some thing was off.
The path he kept telling to take seemed lonely and rough.
Whenever a Marathon takes place, they are always some sign you see on the street, like a flag or some thing but there was nothing.
She didn’t know much about the race but she did know the basics.
“Are you sure this is the right path?” She said into the mic.
“It is, just keep on going” the operator answered with much force than was necessary.
“You aren’t a real operator right?” She asked suddenly only for the line to be cut off.
Chloe pulled off the aid listener and threw it on the ground in anger.
Taking a deep breath, she began running back, following the path he asked her to take.
She got to the two path way from earlier only to see one of her team mate.
“Valerie! Why are you coming from there?” The girl asked.
“My aid listener was toyed with. Let me borrow yours” Chloe said taking hers.
“Just so you know four other girls are ahead of you. Wish you luck” The girl said glad of giving up.
Back at the sports area, Every one sat with anticipation, waiting to see the first runner to run past the camera which they had positioned on the way to monitor them.
When a girl from Team Diamond ran past it, every one from team Diamond began screaming out in excitement.
“What’s going on?” David asked on seeing the second runner who turns out to be a team Diamond too.
“Where’s Valerie?” Luke muttered when the third and fourth runner ran past and there was still no sign of Chloe.
“Let’s just wait and see guys” Lucas replied trying to assure them too.
Bryan who sat silently with out saying a thing wondered why Valerie hadn’t shown up.
Could her injury be the cause of it? He thought just as every one from his team screamed out in excitement.
Starring at the screen, he saw her ran past and judging by the way she was running, he could tell that her leg was hurting.
Will she make it?
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“You can do this Chloe, just a few more run and you will get to where water is” Chloe muttered to herself as she kept running.
She got to the table where water was kept for the runners but it was all empty.
“Why is this happening!” She murmured as she continued running.
First it was her listening aid and now it’s the water.
Wh@ťěver, she will make it even with out those two things, She thought as she kept running.
She ran past two other girls that were ahead of her and when they ran into M&M academy, Chloe ran past the third girl leaving only one left.