When my legs suddenly left the floor, I thought I've been tricked by Geo into being kidnapped by some other punks. I felt betrayed but I screamed nevertheless for help from the person I felt betrayed by perhaps he can still save my little ass.
The torches pointing sharply blocked my eyes from seeing those laughing. I don't if to feel relieved and happy that they are maybe friendly or to be sad and more frightened that they are laughing at my helpless screams.
"Welcome to training boy". When I heard this, I felt very relieved and happy that Geo did not betray me but I wanted to curse at them.
"Who the hell welcome their student to training in such a manner!. You freaking scared the hell out of me!!!" I shouted when they finally released me from where I was tied allowing me to fall to the floor face first.
"These are your teachers Mase," Geo said. Everyone was holding a torch and it gives the hall a little bit of illumination. The two people I saw on the other end of the hall previously was not a product of my illusion as I had initially thought, they're my new teachers and the ones who had given me an uncongenial welcome.
"This is Nate" Geo said pointing to one of the two people. Nate is a tall man, a little taller than Geo, his muscles are not as chiseled as Geo's but not too far behind either. Nate stretched his hand out for me to shake and I felt some kind of strong huge metal clash against my palm. It was as if his hands were eating mine away.
"Nice to meet you kid," he said and released my hand. Geo introduced me to the second person who is a female. Her name is Cara. She looks so beautiful and elegant that I was happy she is my teacher. She is not so tall, she wore a tight-fitting dress that displays her overwhelming shape, her long dark hair flows down beyond her shoulders and down to the base of her back. I really need to stop this description here. She stretched her hands and this time I was glad to receive the handshake.
"Nice to meet you boy," she said with a smile that makes my heart flutter.
"Nice to meet you too" I replied with a smile.
"Nate will be your martial arts teacher. He will try as much as possible to bring everything down to your level" Geo said "Cara will teach you how to pick locks, how to sneak around in the dark with a minimum of noise, and other things. I will be your weapon teacher. I'll teach you how to use weapons. It might be useful to you one day.
Having said that, the training will be held every night till the rescue mission. Since we can't risk letting them know that you are being sneaked out of the base, you'll leave the base after 10 pm every night when everyone is no longer on the watch. You will sneak out of the base as we did today down to this place and I doubt you'll meet any obstacle on your way here. The training wo end by 4am so you can sneak back to the base. Cara will start with you today. Pay attention if you want to save your friend." Geo said and walk to another end of the hall with Nate to their own thing.
"Look at this stick," she said after Geo and Nate left. She was sitting on the bare floor with her legs crossed in a meditating position. I looked at the stick as she instructed, it was one short stick and nothing more. I wonder what we'll be doing with it.
"You will walk to any angle of this room when I close my eyes and you'll sneak up on me and pick this stick by my side. You'll put off your touch but I'll leave mine on. So do your best". She said as she closed her eyes. I wonder why she'll want me to pick up a stick by her side. It's just useless to me.
When I put off my torch, the majority of the place became dark and the little brightness in the area is from Cara's torch. Geo and Nate left their torches on but they are too far away for it to have an impact on this side.
"When will you move" Cara said and I realized I was still standing on the same spot.
I walked to one end of the room and I stood there for a few seconds before I launched my sneak-pick move.
'It is time Knight Mase... to impress a beauty!' I screamed in my head. I began to walk as silently as ever, tiptoeing from one side to another to make sure she's not following my moves. When I got to her side still on my toes, I bent down with all cautiousnes aiming to pick up the stick and show her my prowess.
"Gbam" I heard my head screamed on it's own as it flew back and I fell on my back.
"You were making a lot of noise. All over" Cara said. I left the pain ringing in my head and walk to another angle, aiming to catch her unawares and show my prowess. I repeated my move, this time more cautiously, trying to be as silent as possible and when he got to her side to pick up the stick.. my head screamed once more.
"All over!" Cara said again.
I repeated the same move, this time much more cautious and as silent as a pin drop. I got to her side again, this time holding my breath as I thought it is my heavy breathing that alerts her, but...my head can't relate this store anymore!!!!!.
"All over"
"Gbam"
"All over"
"Gbam"
"All over"
"Gbam"
After trying for like one million times; I told you my head can't relate anymore, I refuse to stand up from the last 'gbam'. I have lost count of the bumps on my head. I tell you, they now look like those bumps on the road to our school. I was going to cry but I am a man. I laid there on the floor, refusing to stand up.
"You are not so bad," Cara said and I looked at her like she is some kind of villain.
"Have you ever seen a butterfly" she asked and I nodded. "Have you ever tried to catch one" she asked and I nodded once more. "Were you able to catch it" I said no.
We always try to catch butterflies back home, I and Jane, but the butterfly always end up running away at the last second and we tried to sneak up on it again and it keeps running away till it runs into some bush that we can't enter.
"It's because you are not calm enough. You show to the butterfly that you are going to catch it, it gets your signal and flies away. So if you want to pick the stick, take away the intent, make your foot as light as possible and you will do it. Till tomorrow" Cara said and went to join the others. I wanted to protest that she let us do it one last time but she was gone.
I was really angry, she spoiled my image and now she's just leaving without a sorry. Nate came and said we'll take the martial arts class as the last training for that day.
I guess they didn't tell me their real intention for the training because I am passing through hell. Nate gave me a ragged cloth and ask me to get it soaked in water. I did as he asked. I must tell you these teachers are the most annoying you could ever have.
Nate sat down and told me to sit down like 10 yards away from him. The torches making the place brighter. He would throw the wet cloth at me and I would dodge.I thought it was a piece of cake. I thought!.
When the training ended, Nate had thrown the cloth like a thousand times and I couldn't dodge once. The wet cloth massaged my swollen face each time it hits me and all the bumps had gone down by the end of the training replaced by a red and distorted face. They ruined my image. I wonder how Jane would react tomorrow.
"If a piece of shit is hurled at you, what would you do" Nate asked as we walked towards Geo and Cara.
"I would dodge". 'Pick it and hurl it at you' I said in my mind.
"Then if you want to dodge the cloth, look at it like a piece of shit" Nate said as we got to where Geo and Cara sat.
'Why didn't you tell me from start, Iron hand' I cursed once more.