This was inspired after I watched The Hunger Games. Plot summary: a group of us stuck in the woods try to outwit a bloodthirsty maniac that no one knew had escaped from a mental hospital, not even the prison guards or cops. I know it's not original. Think Predator with a Friday the 13th feel to it. All characters are based on people in my life but with different names except me and my girlfriend Liv, with accurate portrayals and real names. It's a long story, with some sex and passion but mostly focused on survival and trying to escape this lunatic. Hope you like it.
Part 1
I sighed and ran my hand through my hair, bored to death. A group of us, 8 total, were going on a training exercise teaching survival skills and teamwork, courtesy of our parents' insistence that we get out more. Seven of us were sitting in the bed of our instructor's truck, a Chevy Silverado, on our way to the area, a giant clusterfuck of woods. I looked around at the rest of the group. They all looked the same, bored as hell and not wanting to do this. Before I go too far into the story, here's a list of all the characters:
Me- My name is Matt, 18 years old and a college freshman, 5'8"-5'9"ish, dark brown hair, gray eyes, rather large, hook nose, broken once when I was 14. I was looking up through the sunroof of my dad's car as he went over a speed bump. I did a face plant into the roof. Ouch! I was pretty quiet and shy, but I defended myself. My uncle was an army ranger in the Gulf and taught me hand to hand combat. And just for the sheer badassness of it, he taught me to throw knives. I also played guitar in a band and baseball. I had a very dry and sarcastic wit that most people found funny. I was in ok shape, not ripped, but not fat either.
Liv- My first and current girlfriend, dating for 2 years. The only girl I've ever loved. She was 18, about to turn 19, and in her sophomore year in college. She stood about 5'3"-5'4". Light brown hair, hazel eyes, light freckles across her nose. She had a body that most guys, me included, drooled over. She was recruited for college soccer. She had gorgeous, toned legs and a perfect stomach with a belly button piercing to match. Liv also had a decent rack, maybe a 34C. However, my favorite feature was her ass. Incredibly firm and tight, but still soft. She looked amazing in pretty much any pants or shorts. She was pretty talkative and outgoing once you got to know her. What I loved about her was her sense of humor and vocab. She was a girl but not ladylike at all. She swore a lot and talked using crude terms that even my guy friends didn't use, mostly sexual terms. Blowing me like a pro was a nice bonus too. Just an amazing girl to have.
Coach Kay- The athletic director at my school. Maybe in his 60s, but big, like 6'3". A former Green Beret and probably a Vietnam vet. He was picked to lead this trip, given his past with special forces. He was quiet and reserved. Until you pissed him off.
Nate- My close friend. He had just turned 18 and was a big guy too, like 6'2". Brown hair and green eyes. An avid video gamer and motorcycle junkie, he was a nice kid that I met freshman year. There was also an old joke that his mother was a MILF. You'd think so too if you saw his 30-something mother wearing a bikini and getting shitfaced at his birthday/4th of July parties. He was single but looking to get lucky.
Cody- Another friend. He was about 3 months older than me but was quite short, at around 5'7". I'd played baseball with him growing up and knew him better than I knew Nate. He had light brown hair and green eyes. Cody was also thought to be part ape, because he was so hairy. His arms and legs were a fucking forest of hair. He was chatty if he knew you. But if he didn't like you, he had no problem saying it and could be a dick to you. He was fine with me, so I'm guessing he liked me. He was also single. My friends also thought girls would only date him for warmth.
Nick- Probably the most irritating kid I've ever met. I went to school with him but tried to avoid him. He never shut up and was constantly following me around school, probably because no one else talked to him, for obvious reasons. I didn't think anyone liked him. He was about my height but much fatter, probably outweighing me by about 50 pounds. He had light brown hair and brown eyes. He was single. I can't imagine why.
Bre- I didn't really know her, but I got the impression that she was a skank. She had a different boyfriend pretty much every week and had piercings just about everywhere. I had also seen her smoking on the way to school. She was about 5'5" with darkish eyes (I'm not really sure, I'd never got close enough to look. Thank god). She had black hair with red streaks. What a babe she was (sarcasm).
Steve- I was in middle and high school with him. He was the oldest in the group at 19. He was a little taller than me, maybe 5'10" at the most. He was not a good looking kid. He had black hair and beady dark eyes. No one liked him. I even heard my teachers talking about him. I had a history with him. He started picking on me one day in 7th grade during gym class in the locker room, verbally abusing me. I didn't care about that and ignored it. Then he got physical, slapping me and stabbing me with a pencil. It ended with me finally turning around and clocking him, laying him out on the locker room floor. He never touched me again. Nate was there and still talks about it. We still don't like each other, even though he stopped coming to class, and probably dropped out of high school. I had to explain to the principal what went down but still got suspended anyway. Horseshit. I'm trying to avoid him on this exercise. I don't want any trouble. Now back to the story.