Sunkissed

Chapter Fourteen

Day break. The sun shone through the cracks of the pyramids, one ray, made it inside of Leroy’s tent. Leroy woke up, with a sweaty face, and warm eyelids. Not a great sight for him, and to his bunk-mate, whom he exchanged awkward good mornings to. He finds her attractive, which made the situation all the more worse for him. Leroy reached for his supply bag, given to them when they got settled in. It contained essential toiletries and other personal hygiene goods. He grabbed his towel and toothbrush. After attending to his needs, he joined the others in the mess hall.

Jack was talking over everyone, while having breakfast. “ So, for today’s agenda, in the morning, we’ll finish setting up those computers. Don’t worry, I got still got the instructions with me. He laughed. And everyone else moaned or indifferent. Leroy looked at Piatt, who seemed calm while drinking his coffee, beside him, was his roommate. They exchanged looks at each other at smiled.

“ You two seemed to be getting along. Good for you.” Piatt commented, while they are carrying crates to where jack instructed them to. “ Oh- you meant- yeah, you can say that.” A small hint of pride swelled within him.

“Just put it there, and there’s a few more at back.” Jack pointed where Leroy and Piatt should place the crates. Jack hunched over, to the man that is currently sitting on the floor, fumbling with wires and various electrical components. He smiled “ You got this.” The pencil-thin man, responded in a chuckle and affixed his glasses, and continue to open a few more of the crates. “ I want this sat up before dark. I leave things under your control while I go back in town.”

Jack was preparing everything for his small trip back in town, when he chanced upon Piatt and Leroy. “You two, come with me. We’re going to town. Boss’s orders.”

Piatt and Leroy was surprised to see that there is a fully equipped garage inside of the Pyramid. Jack hopped on one of the two jeeps. The two followed. Piatt rode shotgun. Jack pressed a button on the dashboard, it opened the garage door, crudely affixed onto the pyramid.

On the road, Piatt asked “ Why are we going back to the campus?”

“ We’re to escort the candidates to be the maiden to their dorms.”

“ Sounds easy. Hey, what’s up with the computers?

“ Special effects."