Clash At Fatal Fields by Devin Hunter

Author:Devin Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2018-08-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 7

Grey had several hours before their mandatory bedtime, so he went over to Ben and immediately started in. “Sorry about Tristan.”

Ben nodded. “Like I said, it was bound to happen. His new squad was one of the better ones last season, and their top guy got sent home at the end. They only had one spot open. He’s lucky.”

It seemed like Ben wished he was lucky, too. “Would you have gone to that squad if they had two openings?”

Ben didn’t answer.

Grey figured that meant Ben probably would have left him alone if he got an offer. They needed a topic change, so Grey sucked in a breath and gathered his courage to ask, “So, I was thinking of asking Kiri to practice with us, maybe join if she’s not as bad as it seems.”

Ben cringed. “I don’t know … she seems like a scaredy-cat.”

“Maybe she’s totally new, kinda like me,” Grey offered.

Ben took a moment to answer, but then said, “I guess it wouldn’t hurt to offer a practice session. If you can get her to say yes. She’s got loner status written all over her.”

“I’ll meet you over there,” Grey said. It didn’t seem like there would be anything to eat, and he hadn’t felt hungry or the need to go to the bathroom, so he figured practice was about all they could do. Although even if he wasn’t hungry, he wished there was food. He always looked forward to meals.

Many more people now began to head toward the practice area than had gone there during the battles. But Kiri lingered at a table away from everyone else. Grey walked over to her, and when she noticed, she rolled her eyes. “You don’t learn, do you?”

“I have learned, actually,” Grey said with confidence as he pointed to the score board. “I’m twenty ranks higher than you now.”

She gave him a nasty glare for that.

“Look, I’m trying to help,” Grey continued. “We just lost a squad member. It’s fine if you don’t want to join, but it’s an offer if you want it. At least come practice with me and Ben. He’s really nice and he’s been here since the beginning—he knows a lot. We could all help each other out, you know?”

Kiri pursed her lips, thinking. “I reckon I better.”

“Reckon?” Grey smiled at the term. The game might have translated everything from other languages or accents, but apparently not phrases. “You from Texas or something?”

“New Zealand, mate,” she replied.

“Oh, wow, cool,” Grey answered. He liked hearing different accents and was sad hers was gone. “Well, Ben should be waiting for us. Let’s go.”

“Sweet as.” She got up, and as they walked Grey began to feel awkward in the silence.

“So, first time playing?” he asked when he couldn’t take it anymore.

“Yeah,” she said with a hint of anger. “I lost a bet to my brother and he made me try it. He should be the one stuck here. Not me. I don’t even like gaming—I like sports.”

“Oh.” So that explained her panic.

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