Paintballs and Priests

Eclipse’s View

By: Sophia Ann

Washington, U.S.A

            “OI! Jasper, I know your there!” I called out from my hiding spot from behind a bush. Jasper, Jack, Sammy, Scarlet, Seara and I were playing paintball. A red paintball flew past my head like a bird.

            “Dang it!” I heard Scarlet yell. I rolled out from behind my bush and began firing. “Ow, OW! I’m out, dude!” Scarlet came out from behind a bush, a bright green spot on her chest.

            “Show your gun!” I hollered from behind my mask. She threw her gun at me. “Why you!” I fired once more and got her in the facemask.

            “Hey, that wasn’t very friendly.” She mumbled as she skulked off the field.

            “Game over, GAME OVER!” Sammy yelled happily. I threw off my mask and jumped into the air. Seara was on the out bench, cheering happily.

            Nice game, Sis!” Jasper called to me. Seara had shot him in the leg. Jaspers team had used red paintballs, while my team used green ones. Jaspers phone wrung from inside his pocket. He fumbled with it for a minute, and then flipped it out.

            “Hello?” he paused; I could hear Aunt Becky’s voice on the other line. “Yha, we will. Uh-hu, of course. Love yha too, bye.” He closed it and put it back in her pocket. Shaking off his sweatshirt, he stretched out his arms. We pulled off our own sweatshirts and wrapped our paintball guns in them. We than pilled into Jaspers truck and headed off. We had been in a field owned by one of our uncle’s friends. Therefore, they let us barrow it for a game of paintball.

            “How was the game?” Uncle Able asked me as we walked into the church. I smiled.

            “My team won, naturally.” We ate dinner together while swapping funny stories. Aunt Becky and Uncle Eathon were swapping stories of little kids playing soccer in the street. Uncle Demetrie and Aunt Cy-a were dishing potatoes. After dinner, I retreated to my room. Jasper, Jack, Scarlet, Seara, Sammy and I would be going back to Ireland tomorrow. Each weekend we came to St. Roses, in Rome to visit our mum.

            I crawled in to bed and snuggled in my sheets. An earlier discussion ran through my mind. Samantha and I were debating whether to leave or not. We couldn’t take going from one country to the other, every weekend. I had told Sammy that I was going to move to Seattle, Washington. First, I was going to stop in Brookland. She was with the idea, but reluctant to come along. She said she’d rather stay here until our triplet brothers were at least ten. I told her that the older ones could take care of them, and that they didn’t need us. She still didn’t want to come just yet.   

Nevertheless, I had made up my mind. I was leaving. Tomorrow night.

            On our flight back home, we would separate. You see, before the plane would land in Dublin, I would hide out in the bathroom. After they checked the baggage compartments that were above the seats, I would sneak into one in the back. While I was in the bathroom, I would slip on a wig. We did this just to make sure a flight attendant didn’t recognize me. After the stop in Dublin, the plane would go to Brookland. After that, I’d just use the bit of magic I had in me to ‘Blink*’ to Seattle.

            I slept soundly, knowing I would be returning to Charlie and his horrid girlfriend tomorrow. Nevertheless, surprisingly, I was beginning to feel a little….

Homesick.  

*Blink-Being able to travel to a desired place faster than a blinking eye.

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                                  Eclipses View 

                            In the Woods

    Paws hitting the ground in rhythm... 'Now who can that be?' I think as I listen to the forest around me. Then not to far past the paws I can hear chattering like squirrels coming from some girls that I haven't spotted yet. Wait a second I listen again the paws have slowed as if they have either spotted me or those irritating loud girls. Pacing I look to see where it is. I flash of movement usually dismissed by most as a bird or a squirrel I spot it... Wait! I could swear that I saw a wolf not Karma. 'Karma?!' Doing a double take I see that it is Karma. Confused for a moment before immediately concluding he must be a werewolf as to not get confused. I then decide to have some fun. Sneaking quickly around out of his view I spot him lounging on a branch in a tree not that far off looking in a different direction than where I was. Chuckling softly I advance with a light pace then jump and change while landing on the branch right next to him. "Ack!" Karma yelped then fell. Laughing hard I jump down and ask him, "What are you doing?" He looked up then flatly said, "Seeing who is making all the noise over there." "Oh and who may that be?" I look at him knowing about the girls. "Here look over there." He points in a direction and I walk towards the noise of giggling twittering girls. "See?" He states plainly as I spot the girls. "Yeah they don't seem like they are going to shut-up anytime soon." He luaghs, "Well don't try asking them to shut it becuase I've tried they luaghed and then started to talk faster." He actually didn't look happy as the laugh in reality its as if his face was saying 'I've been waiting for a long time now and they won't Shut it!' Then I think of somthing to solve the problem. I must've had a wicked smile on cause Karma had a sly look on his face. "What do you have planed?" he luaghed merily. "Wanna dig a hole?"- You know what happens next.


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