Chapter 10 “Welcome to your first Close Combat class,” Coach Tillman said to everyone, while standing up on the stage in the lecture hall. “During these classes you’ll call me Professor Tillman, and as such, I expect questions, but once your gym period begins it will be […]
Chapter 11 Every single freshman student was on the combat cell level, even those that didn’t have a match-up today. Coach Tillman had set up the schedule like some prize fight, with the lower ranked matches going first and several running at the same time, and ending the […]
Chapter 12 Three o’clock Monday morning, James woke up for the third time that night. The electricity just wouldn’t stay still, it felt like a swarm of bees flying around in his chest and if he focused he could calm it; it wasn’t so bad when he was […]
Chapter 13 “So where are you going? That’s how you decide what to wear,” Hope said to Jennifer on Friday before her date. She and Allison were sitting on the bed while Jennifer was rummaging through her closet. She really hadn’t brought too much to college with […]
Chapter 14 Carter had watched the scene unfold between Jennifer and the black haired Sandy on his security monitor; the system turned on anytime someone came to the front door. And he was a little surprised when she headed to the basement door rather than heading upstairs. He’d […]
Chapter 15 James didn’t get challenged Sunday, however Sandy did. Fortunately, she was able to get Coach Tillman to give her the earliest timeslot so that she and James could go out later in the day. Her challenger was Tom Peterson, a big muscular guy, taller than James, […]
Chapter 16 There was no set order for the seven to meet with the staff therapist, so Jennifer volunteered to go first, since it was partially her fault. So Wednesday after gym found her down on the range level looking for an elevator to take her back up […]
Chapter 17 “So what are we doing for Halloween?” Hope asked excitedly a few days later once everyone gathered for dinner. “College students do stuff for Halloween?” James asked sheepishly. “What!? Really?” Hope asked, “An excuse to drink, party and dress slutty…that is the definition of college!” “We […]
Chapter 18 Sam had tried to challenge the full three spots to go for Valerie, but she had declined. It was kind of scandalous since it was the first time someone had declined a match for the purpose of hanging onto a rank; others had declined matches so […]
Chapter 19 The rain was pouring down the morning of Sam and Jackson’s match, but once they were down in underground complex the weather became irrelevant. Unless you happened to be someone who was hoping to get a little sunlight to top off your tank before a big […]