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“Lucy? Please, be my partner?” He smiled at her.
“What to do?” Lucy sighed.
“Hmm?”
“Marshall is my partner already”
“Oh”
“What of Tasha?”
Rowen looked around. She saw Tasha with another person, who is actually her partner.
“She got a partner now. I guess I’ll go get a new partner” Rowen said.
Lucy nodded and they both parted ways.
“Marshall?” Lucy tapped him.
“Huh?” He answered.
“You’re my partner right?”
“Huh? I…I have a new partner now” Marshall pointed at a tall man.
“Oh…I thought…Never mind. I’ll go look for another partner”
“Alright” Marshall nodded and watched her leave.
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“Excuse me?” Rowen tapped a lady.
“You’re Mrs Clara, Team C, right?”
“Yes” She nodded.
“Are you probably looking for a partner”
“Yes sir” She nodded.
“Let be partners then. I’m also looking for one”
“Thanks goodness” She sighed in relief.
*Please, come close with your partner to the next room* The voice started.
“Rowen? Rowen??” Lucy screamed, running to him.
Everyone turned.
“I’ve got no partner” She cried.
“Huh? But…but I thought you said Marshall was your partner?” Rowen asked looking around.
“He said he has another partner. What am I gonna do?” She panted.
“Lemme be your partner then” Rowen said.
“What about her?” Lucy whispered and glanced at the lady.
“No! He can’t! He can’t!” Clara shook her head.
“I’m sorry but my wife first” Rowen said, forgetting the fact Tasha was near and could hear.
“I don’t care! You partned with me first! You asked for it first” Clara clamored. written by sommy pear f.
“And that was cause I thought my wife had a partner” He tried reasoning with her.
“So, You want me to díe instead of her? No! Not impossible! I won’t agree!!”
*Listen, players! No one has the right to back out of this game. No one has the right to change a partner. Therefore, Mr Rowen won’t be changing Miss Clara. Anymore words or arguments, we fire* Ava warned.
“No!.Please!” Rowen cried out.
Tasha looked away.
*Please, Take Mrs Lucy away. For the 30 of you, You’ll be led to the next room to start your game*
“No! Please! Don’t! Don’t take her away from me! What’s the need of playing when she’s gone!” Rowen cried out as he watched Lucy being dragged away by two games conductors.
Rowen tried coming close but the other game conductors raised their gúns up.
“Please…Stay back. For Darren. He can’t lose us both” Lucy whispered only to his hearing.
She shook her head as tears slipped down her eyes. She was pulled away to the room they had just left, and the huge door closed before their eyes.
“No!!!” Rowen cried.
“No…” His voice vibrated, now trailing off.
“Lucy…” He trembled.
*Please, move fully to the next room and listen to the next game rule*
Everyone obeyed. Rowen walked slowly and he dragged his feet as he did so.
*!Now, as you can see…There are smaller rooms. Choose a room, and go in with your partner. A game conductor is in each and every room*
The Team A and their partners were;
Rowen and Clara(Team C)
Tasha and Nina (Team D)
Leah and Gerald.
Marshall and Kennedy(Team B)
Fat Joe and Tim(Team D)
Kelly and Simpson (Team C)
Helen and Gavin
Karen and Harris (Team B)
Freddy and Sean (Team D)
Phoebe and Bona (Team C)
They all chose a room and entered. A game conditioner was there waiting for them, holding their gúns.
*Now, there’s a table in between two chairs in the room. There are playing cards on the table. You can choose any playing method you and your partner desire*
They all sat down and faced the table in between them.
*In this game…You are gonna be playing amongst yourself. The winner goes scot-free but the loser gets eliminated. You’ve just 15 minutes*
Leah looked at Gerald who was looking at the playing cards with a big smile.
He didn’t really grab what the rule was about.
Leah eyes were already teary.
“Oh my” She thought, holding her tears in.
“Gerald” She muttered.
“Huh?” He looked at her.
She inhaled deeply and touched his smiling face.
“Wh@tëver happens… happens to me. Bear it all,,, okay?”
He widened his eyes still looking down and sucked his lower lip, before giving a nod.
“Let’s play” She muttered and gave him half of the card.
“Are we gonna play cards?” He asked.
She nodded.
“Then, shove it properly” He said.
“Huh?” She asked.
“You didn’t shove it well”
“Oh. Okay” She said and he gave her his cards back.
She kept them together and shoved them well.
She counted it and handed 10 cards to him. She was also with 10.
“How should we play this?” She asked.
“I ha…have an idea”
“Go on”
“Let’s…Let’s… count the num…numbers on the pla…playing cards. The one with the lesser number is the lo…loser” He replied.
“Okay” She muttered and looked at her cards. There were lesser numbers raging from 1-5
“Gerald, I love you” She thought and a tear dropped down her left eye.
He didn’t see it because she was covering her face with her cards.
“Lets count, Gerald”
“Okay” He nodded.
KELLY&SIMPSON’S UNIT**
“We have no choice” Kelly muttered, breathlessly.
“We gotta play” He added.
Simpson nodded, looking down.
“How do you want us to play?”
“I’ll think of a way…But Simpson, You’re lucky though” Kelly whispered.
“How?” Simpson asked.
“You play cards pretty well unlike me. I’m not good in playing cards since high school”
Simpson looked at Kelly sadly.
“Okay. I know how we are gonna play” Kelly said and dropped the pack of cards down. written by sommy pearl f.
HELEN&GAVIN’S UNIT**
“Do we…have to play?” Gavin asked.
“What do you expect? We have to. Besides, we can’t change partners now. Its too late. Unless we will both díe if you say you aren’t gonna play amongst each other” Helen replied.
“So, How do you wanna play?” Gavin asked.
“Let’s play according to numbers and shapes… The last person to check out from the game is the winner and the other…who still has the most cards,,, is the loser”
“This is so painful. I can’t do this with you” He sobbed, quietly.
“Well, I can. At first, I didn’t care about myself. But now, I do. And…I don’t care about you anymore”
“Helen?”
“Let’s play. I’ll start first May the best person win” She said, and dropped a star shape on the table with the number 4.
Gavin inhaled deeply and placed a rectangle shape with letters 4 on hers.
She dropped a rectangle shape, number 1 but Gavin shook his head.
“I don’t have that. Either the shape or number 1” He said.
She nodded and dropped another rectangle shape, number 6.
TBC
