Chapter 2
TWO
BADGER
“Oh Badger! Come out, come out wherever you are,” Arrow taunted.
The team and I were working on a team-building exercise at a paintball arena.
It was down to Arrow and I, and whoever won wouldn’t have to participate in a grueling workout afterward.
I had already worked out this morning and did not want to endure Chief’s workout.
The man was a machine, and he really knew how to kick our asses.
“Eat a bag of dicks, Arrow!” I bit back, moving silently behind a cushioned pillar.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk, no need to be a sore loser, B,” he taunted.
“Get ‘em, Badge!” Buddha cheered, breaking the silence in the group.
“My money is on Badger,” Zombie confirmed.
“Same,” Phantom agreed.
“Y’all have little faith in me! Do I need to remind you who got you out, Z?” Arrow complained.
“Only because my gun jammed!” Zombie refuted.
“It’s because they know who is better!” I teased.
Movement caught my eye as I slowly moved to the next pillar. Before questioning myself, I moved swiftly behind another obstacle and aimed my gun at Arrow’s shoulder, then down to his butt. He was so preoccupied going back and forth with the team that he didn’t notice me getting closer to him.
With almost miraculous accuracy, I shot the gun and hit Arrow in the asscheek. He yowled in pain as the yellow paintball exploded on his rear.
“Fuck!” he cursed. He grabbed his cheek and hobbled around, the team laughing from the sidelines. He turned to me and frowned, looking like a sad puppy. “You couldn’t have shot where the padding was?”
I smirked. “Next time, don’t be a pain in the ass!”
The team all laughed, and for a minute, my mind was clear from all of the stress of finding Lily. Two years of dead ends and close calls, but never close enough to find her.