Chapter 3

    ( A week later)

    Vera's P. O. V

   Aiming for the target, I tried to concentrate so I could make the shot. Jeff was teaching me how to use guns, just like Commander Snake had commanded. We had already left the rundown place to a much better apartment, and I already shopped for clothes. They've been quite nice to me, but of course, they came at a price.

  I sighed when I saw I missed the target again. I glanced at Jeff, and he didn't look pleased with all.

  " You aren't focusing Ava..." He complained, walking up to me.

  " I'm sorry..." I muttered, breathing heavily. " A lot is going on in my mind," I admitted. He took the gun from me and aimed at the target, pulling the trigger. I closed my eyes as a result of the noise it made, but when I opened it, I saw the hole. It went right through it.

  " When you use the gun, you have to tune out all thoughts. It's just you and the trigger. It's