<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">Dark stood in the back of the crowd as the teams were made, she was going to be the last ‘picked’ like always. However, as depressing as that was, she would have time to think up how to end this chapter of her story so Kori could read it. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">“Hmmm maybe I should introduce an overarching antagonist? Yah, end it on a cut-a-way to a mysterious figure looking into a crystal ball and talking to one of their henchmen about how annoying this group of adventurers have become!” <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">she muttered with a smile, her eyes starting to glow with excitement as she pulled out a small pocket note pad to scribble down that idea before she forgot it.</span></span><br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">She had just finished writing her reminder when her name was spoken, <i>closing</i> her to snap her head up in surprise, <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">“m-me?” <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">She muttered out. This was definitely unusual, the only other time she could remember not being picked last was back in middle school, and that was because Art had been making the team. Dark looked around to make sure she had heard right, only to find everyone starring at her. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">“U-um ok.” <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">She squeaked out as she made her way up to Koir’s team, much to the shock of some, the annoyance of others, and the outright enmity of Tammy. Dark shrank to the back of the team and waited till the teams were done, <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">‘I have to make sure I don’t embarrass Kori.’ <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">She though</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">————————</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff">Once the two teams were made and they headed out to the field, the teacher met them with a smile, </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(230, 230, 230)">“well y’all sure took your time, what did y’all get into a lovers spat over who got who?”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"> He asked with a chuckle before motioning to the field. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(230, 230, 230)">“All right Kiddos, here’s the game plan, first you're going to have to lap the track five times, one lap per person, so of cores, you will have to hand off this baton.“</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#00ffff"> he said as he heled up two sticks, </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(230, 230, 230)">“then the last runner will hand off it off to a rider of a two-person carry, and that will end at the long jump pit, then the baton will be passed to the jumper, who has to clear a the premarked distend before handing it off to the next person, who will have to clear the high jump, then finally the last person will have to dash all the way across the field and up the home bleachers to hand the rod off to me. Obviously, the first team to do so wins and will get to go home early, while the losers stay and clean up! So y’all get set up and let’s get this game started!”</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>