Chapter 0027


    “You ready Sky?” Delta Kyle calls out to me. I nod my head without looking away from my target.


    “Ready? GO!”


    A torrent of soundes from the kids. Several charge my way as I run towards them. Just before


    they reach me I break left towards the side walls of the arena and jump to the ledge continuing to


    run without a missed step. I go as far as I can and make arge broad jumpnding on the tips of


    my toes on the top of the curved climbing bars leading up to the main tform of the obstacle


    course. I continue running and make the same leap to the ropes that Sam did. The only thing I did


    differently is jump from the side collecting 2 of the three ropes in my legs while reaching for the


    third. I climb up taking the extra ropes with me so they can’t follow. I get to the top and grab the g,


    stuffing it carefully in my sports bra. I look around to assess where the kids are. For the most part


    they are starting to swarm the ground where the ropes wouldnd if I let them go. I choose to pull


    them up over the support beam and walk across the support structure like a gymnast. Making it to


    the cargo before any of them can make it around, climbing only as low as I need to jump to the


    arena wall on the other side, almost missing my footing. As soon as I’m sure, I take off as fast as I


    can. I know I have to be close to time. They made me run more than in the past. They are starting


    to learn to trust their instincts and learn my habits, weaknesses and strengths. Kyle and I decided to


    not let them win this without a fight to make them build their long term observation skills,


    anticipation, tracking and learning from past mistakes. I jump from the wall, the kids hot on my tail


    and run like my life depends on it over the finish line. I didn’t get tagged, which sucks for the kids,


    but I want to know if I maintained my time.


    I look expectantly at Delta Kyle, my hands on my knees while I am bent over panting, trying


    desperately to ignore the looks on the faces surrounding him. He just stares at me nk faced. I am


    ready to cry from anticipation. He looks down at the stop watch and back up at me a couple times


    before taking a deep breath in.


    “52 seconds.” His face breaks out into the biggest smile I have ever seen. I let out the breath I didn’t


    realize I was holding and matched his smile and then it’s like someone turned the volume on full


    st. Cheers and yelling surround me with all of the pupsing up to congratte me.


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    Sierra wades through the crowd of kids and gives me a hug. “Why are they so excited, they lost?”


    “That was my fastest time yet and they put the g as high as it could go. Today was hard, they put


    up a good fight.” I say patting a little boy on the back, while one of the girls is trying to hug my leg.


    There is just amotion of words. I catch bits and pieces, but you would have thought the kids


    had won the challenge the way they were retelling it. “Did you see that jump? It was at least 20


    feet.” “No way, it was more like 30, we could totally do that.” “I’m going to remember that rope trick,


    it was crazy good.” “I think she’s part cat not wolf, the way she ran on those walls.” “I bet she’s


    faster than a cheetah.”


    “Nice work today.” A deep booming voicees up from behind me.


    I jump and the kids go silent. “Alpha Lucas! Hi! Thank you. It’s a game we have been working on for


    a while, so I’ve had some practice.” I say blushing again. I don’t think my cheeks are ever going to


    be normal color again.


    “I wasn’t talking about the game, although that was impressive. I will be having you show us some


    of the training you do to be able to move like that, I think you should join the trainers and help them


    n,e to think of it. No, I was talking about the fact that you got the entire future leadership


    team out of bed before 6am on a Saturday to teach a ss with you and they participated fully. That


    my dear is pretty close to a miracle.” My eyes just go wide and I am speechless as the rest of our


    leaders collectivelyugh at their sons. “You are also a very skilled teacher for someone so young,


    you are a natural with these kids. No wonder Delta Kyle praises you so highly.” And there goes my


    cheeks again and I’m pretty sure the blush is creeping down my neck too.