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Sucker for pain - Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Imagine Dragons, Logic, Ty Dolla $in, X Ambassadors.
"Shit! ", Amelia cursed, as she fell from the bed due to the sudden screech of the school general alarm, indicating it was 4am.
A muffled sound came from the figure lying on the bed beside her as Charlie woke up, sitting up and stretching. She yawned and looked over at Amelia's bed, finding it empty, her eyes widened.
"Am., where are you! ".
"Over here", Amelia said groaning loudly and finally lifted herself off the floor.
"That hurt."
"That stupid alarm surprised me so much I fell off the bed."
"Is it this way every morning?", she asked with a dark scowl in her face.
Charlie giggled, "yeah, it is. "
"You'll get used to it I guess"
"I can never get used to this", Amelia wailed.
Amelia turned to look at Charlie and frowned again, "You said you'd wake me up when you came back from prep. "
" You didn't! ",she accused.
"Well, I wanted to, but you looked so peaceful and cute I just couldn't wake you", Charlie replied.
Amelia rolled her eyes.
"Aaaaw, sorry Am. but you just have to get used to this . "
" Waking up this early is the least of your problems right now. "
"There's going to be stuff way much worse".
"Now hurry up and get your training gear on, we still have the jog to the park to think of."
"Ugh ", Amelia putting it on.
Charlie on the other hand did the same.
Their training gear was pretty simple.
It was made up of a dark green tank top with green camouflage trouser and black combat boots.
When they were ready. Amelia walked to her bed knelt down and pulled out her contact lenses and a wrist watch from the drawer beneath her bed.
She'd stowed them away the night before she went to bed.
They both took a small towel and their toothbrushes and headed to the bathroom.
Opening the room door and walking out, the hall way was in complete chaos.
Girls from other rooms were in various states of undress, some rushing to the bathroom and others to their rooms.
"Holy Molly", Amelia muttered.
"You can say that again", said Charlie.
They walked into the bathroom and managed to find an empty sink, which had just been vacated by an unfamiliar girl who hadn't even changed into her training gear.
They took turns brushing their teeth and washing their faces.
Then Amelia wore her contact lenses took a final look in the mirror and turned to face Charlie.
"Let's return these to the room and getting going.",Charlie said and started walking out.
Amelia only nodded following her.
Charlie was about to open the bathroom door when someone barged in, sending her falling to the ground.
Amelia immediately rushed to her side to help her up, when she heard a voice with an annoying chirp to it.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't good old charlio".
Amelia looked up to meet a pair of dark brown eyes.
"Samantha", Charlie whispered.
Samantha was about Amelia's height or taller she had short black hair and a boyish look about her.
Her nose looked so crooked from probably being broken repeatedly during fights.
She was slender and had an ugly scar on her left arm.
"You've gotten another friend,eh weirdo?".
Samantha sneered, walking over to Charlie and kicking her hard on her side.
Charlie only whimpered, falling back to the ground.
"Hey, stop that, you're hurting her! ", Amelia yelled angrily.
Samantha's face lit up with a twisted smile.
" Oh! "
"So this one talks?."
" How delightful Charlio, you've found yourself a protector."
"Just leave us alone ", Amelia whispered in silent rage clenching her fists so tight, her knuckles were turning white.
"Amelia, don't ", Charlie said wincing in pain.
Samantha was about to kick Charlie again.
This time on her stomach, ignoring Amelia's warning when the last warning bell rang, signifying that everyone should assemble in front of the dorm.
Samantha's foot stopped mid-way, she withdrew it back and turned around, shoving her hands into her pocket and walked out.
"This isn't over Charlio. "
"I'll be coming for both of you. "
Charlie got up with Amelia's help and began to walk out of the bathroom
"Charlie wait!. What just-"
"Hurry up Amelia, we're going to be late ", Charlie cut in before Amelia could continue.
She brushed it off and jogged after her.
They quickly threw their brushes and towels into the room and walked out breaking into a run.
They barely got to where the others were lined up in time for the roll call.
"Cadet Sanchez"
"Sir", a voice answered.
It went on and on till it was Amelia's turn.
"Cadet Snow"
"Sir! ", Amelia answered still out of breath from running.
The roll call continued till everyone's name was called, they were dismissed to get in with the jogging to the school park.
Late arrival were to be punished,so everyone had to move fast.
After a few warm up exercises.
People started leaving in groups.
Amelia and Charlie were the only ones jogging together.
They kept going on, till Amelia broke the silence.
"Charlie? "
" Yeah? ", Charlie replied with a strain in her voice.
She was breathing heavily, the pain on her side was probably taking its toll as she jogged.
"Are you okay? "
"Yes, I am"
" Are you sure? "
"Yeah", she replied and sighed realizing how harsh she must have sounded.
"Sorry"
"It's alright. "
They fell back into awkward silence and continued jogging.
"Charlie!, Amelia!,someone called, they both turned around at the same time to see Shawna and Hannah jogging towards them with Hannah waving her hands frantically in the air.
They finally caught up to Amelia and Charlie.
"Good morning ", Shawna muttered and looked on ahead.
"Morning", Amelia replied
Charlie just nodded.
"Hey you both! ", Hannah said grinning like a maniac.
Charlie rolled her eyes," Why the hell are you so happy? ."
"It's morning training, who the hell wakes up by 4am jogging in the cold and grinning like a cheshire cat?! "
" I do! ", Hannah screamed, earning strange looks from other cadets jogging nearby.
" Keep it down you idiot ", Shawna muttered and jogged ahead keeping to herself.
" So why are you so chirpy this morning? "
" What happened? ", Charlie asked.
" Weeeeeeeeell, I just found out that our teachers have all been called away for a general meeting in the commandant's house, so they put some of the upperclassmen on the Academy in charge!!!!. "
"What?! ", Charlie exclaimed.
"How the hell is that a good thing? ", she muttered grudgingly.
" You got me excited for that? "
"Ugh! "
"Well duh! ", she said looking at Amelia and Charlie carefully like she was talking to two little children.
They stared blankly at her, and turned to look at the road as they jogged on.
"You really don't know, do you? ", she sighed.
" Well, the upperclassmen are full of eye candy and those seniors are going to be training with us. "
" Oh my God, how exciting is that?!", she squealed.
Amelia just stared at Hannah, dumbfounded.
Charlie face palmed.
"Oh Lord!, I should've known it was something like this."
She gave Hannah a dirty look and snorted.
"You!, are a total idiot! ".
"Hey!, no, I'm not", Hannah replied sullenly.
Charlie sighed,again.
"Did it ever occur to you that your so called eye candies could makes us run laps and do push ups till we die!. "
"Well, you could be right but I'm sure they'll never do that to us", Hannah shrugged.
"You've never even talked to them, how would you know? ", Charlie said, letting out an unladylike snort.
" I just do, okay? ", Hannah grumbled finally shutting up.
For the first time since the conversation began, Amelia spoke up.
"Um, excuse me doesn't that mean I get to meet that weird dude again? "
"He,is, part of the upperclassmen. "
Charlie and Hannah both stiffened.
Shawna who had been jogging a little ahead of them slowed down to their pace.
"Elijah Blackwood? ", Hannah questioned
Amelia nodded.
"He is the eye candy of all eye candies but I even I, wouldn't go near him. "
"He's scary, I'm sorry for anyone who gets paired in his team for training."
Hannah suddenly lightened up, "But I'm sure none of us will be put in his team. "
"Right?"
"Don't be so sure of that", Charlie retorted.
"Now lets get moving or we're gonna get there late and you know what that means."
Hannah shivered slightly and increased her pace,everyone else following.
They continued on in silence.
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Elijah watched from afar as the girl with strange maroon colored eyes jogged with her friend, exchanging words with each other at short intervals
Her checks and the tip of her nose were red from running in the cold and her hair was getting undone from the ponytail she pulled it into.
He was drawn to her for some reason he could not phantom and it was bothering him.
He kept staring at her for a while till someone came from behind him and smacked the back of his head.
"Bloody hell! ", he seethed.
"Oh shut up Jay and get your ass moving"
"We're in charge and it's only fair we get there before our juniors ".
"Hurry up! ", Jesse chided.
Jesse Blackmore was Elijah's best friend and roommate, he was the only one Elijah talked freely with and could hit him the way he did, any other person would've been left with broken fingers.
Jesse had dark raven hair which was cropped to a buzz cut and deep azure blue eyes. He smiled a lot and was very cheerful , except in the mornings, usually mornings like this.
Elijah grunted in reply to Jesse who snorted.
He took one last look at Amelia and finally increased his pace.