OBTICEO

Chapter 13: GO BACK

"SEVEN DAYS? How about him? Did he learn everything he taught you in the span of seven days? NO!" I shouted all my frustrations as soon as I entered our cell.

"Calm down" Gio is now sitting on the sofa looking at me while I am throwing a pit to that stupid work head.

"No! I can't!" I answered in an instant.

"He's being unreasonable! It's literally my third day on the training team. THREE DAYS! I have only been on the training team for three days! I haven't even learned anything about fighting. Nothing at all! Now he expects me to fight all of you who have been training for as long as I would know. What's his problem? Is this his way of welcoming me to the training team? Setting me up to a fight everyone knows I can't win?" I continued. I realized I said so many things already I got tired and sat down beside Gio who is still sitting on the sofa.

"You calm now?" he said crossing his arms on his chest.

"A bit. I still don't know what to do though"

"You'll help me find a way to win?" I continued when he didn't answer.

"I will help you with your training. Sure seven days is too short--"

"I know!" I cut his words when he said what I've been feeling the whole time. Seven freaking days is too freaking short.

"Let me finish!" His tone is now higher, he's annoyed by my tantrums I know.

"Fine!" I said shutting my mouth up.

"Seven days is short alright, actually it's just six days since today is included, but if you spend the remaining six days into training I'm sure you will stand a chance" I don't think so, they are way too trained. Way too trained.

"Do you really have no background with anything related to fighting, not even a self-defense?” I do but we all know self-defense is nothing like real fighting. I can't win through defending, I have to know how to fight. But still, seven days is still not enough.

"Well, I did self-defense class"

"Of course you did. It would be helpful for you, with your knowledge about self-defense you can last for a couple of minutes in the fight" yeah! Like a couple of minutes will make me win.

"How about fighting? Do you think I can just defend until I win?"

"No, stupid! Those guys' stamina is greater than you could ever imagine. I will help you train as mush as I can"

"You would? But aren't you supposed to train for the test as well?"

"I'm fine. I can see it as my training too since I would be recalling our past training. It's a win-win situation" I don't think so, he wouldn't be able to focus on the training he has to teach me. I am not normally thick-faced but maybe this time I will. I really want to pass.

"Let's make dinner" I followed behind Gio. He went near to the fridge to get the ingredients of whatever we are going to prepare for today's dinner. I forgot to mention that he is also teaching me how to cook different dishes so he wouldn't have to prepare them all the time.

"We don't have that much stock. What are we going to eat in the next few days?" We have been eating a lot these past few days and the food supplies are disappearing one after the other.

"Don't worry. They bring food once every seven days. The supply can usually last for eight days but we have been eating a lot lately" I couldn't agree more. I remembered Ry handing me my clothes, is he the one who will deliver the food to us too?

"Gio?" I called Gio's attention while he's busy with his shenanigans in the sink.

"Do you want to go back to Elletra" I continued when he did not respond. He would hear me anyway.

"If I can, I will" he answered without looking at me.

"Do you think if we successfully become a Kavan guard, we can go back to Elletra?" his eyes were suddenly on me when he heard my remark. A hint of a smile is visible on his face.

"Before you become a Kavan guard you have to pass the exam first" right, the exam. For a moment, I forgot about it. My annoyance about the situation resurfaced, way to go Gio.

"Tss! Gio..." I waited for him to look at me.

"Hmmm?" Our eyes met when he looked in my direction. I smiled at him and I receive one from him as well.

"I want to go back to Elletra"