Chapter 3
"Thank you!" I shout, but there's no one there to hear it. I'm confused - I thought he didn't like me. Besides,my jumper was downstairs too....
That must mean one thing...
Our jumpers must look very similar. I refuse to consider the alternative.
I walk on. Soon,I come to a round, wooden... thing. I stoop downto examine it. It has rings, all different colours... I hear a whistling sound. I fall back into the snow, my t-shirt getting soaked - again.
"You might want to stay out of the way." A girl's voice instructs.
"Skye? You were upstairs,how could you've..."
"I'm Rain. Skye is upstairs." How could I forget? The Twins.
"Oh, um..." I don't know what to say.
"I'm practicing. With my bow? The competition isnext week. I'vegottopractice" She says in a long rush.
"Oh, um... Okay...? Can I have a go?"
"No."
"Please?"
"Tam, this is a professional bow with professional arrows. I don't think you're ready."
I tug the bow from her grasp and walk 100 steps away. I take an arrow from the sheath and pullth string back. Ilet go. The arrow soars! The crowd goes crazy!!!! Tam! Tam! Tam...!
"Tam!" Skye shouts. "Do you want to try again? You only go the outside ring."
I nod.
"Okay, good. I'll go and get that arrow. Don't fire anything when I've gone, It's dangerous." Sheskips off.
Something came over me. In small, animated movements, I bend down a pull another arrowfrom the sheath, pull the string back, and fire.
All I can do is to shout: "Rain!"
My: "NO!" Is echoed by Rain's scream as the arrow enters her body.
That must mean one thing...
Our jumpers must look very similar. I refuse to consider the alternative.
I walk on. Soon,I come to a round, wooden... thing. I stoop downto examine it. It has rings, all different colours... I hear a whistling sound. I fall back into the snow, my t-shirt getting soaked - again.
"You might want to stay out of the way." A girl's voice instructs.
"Skye? You were upstairs,how could you've..."
"I'm Rain. Skye is upstairs." How could I forget? The Twins.
"Oh, um..." I don't know what to say.
"I'm practicing. With my bow? The competition isnext week. I'vegottopractice" She says in a long rush.
"Oh, um... Okay...? Can I have a go?"
"No."
"Please?"
"Tam, this is a professional bow with professional arrows. I don't think you're ready."
I tug the bow from her grasp and walk 100 steps away. I take an arrow from the sheath and pullth string back. Ilet go. The arrow soars! The crowd goes crazy!!!! Tam! Tam! Tam...!
"Tam!" Skye shouts. "Do you want to try again? You only go the outside ring."
I nod.
"Okay, good. I'll go and get that arrow. Don't fire anything when I've gone, It's dangerous." Sheskips off.
Something came over me. In small, animated movements, I bend down a pull another arrowfrom the sheath, pull the string back, and fire.
All I can do is to shout: "Rain!"
My: "NO!" Is echoed by Rain's scream as the arrow enters her body.