121Alyssa’s PovDay after day, I began to train so hard that even sometimes, Ethan would plead for me to stop, but there was no way I was going to stop when I had so much at stake.At times, I’ll pretend to have stopped when I saw how worried he was, but it was only for me to go somewhere else to continue my training.It was never really easy, but I had to continue and the only thing that kept me going was the fear that I would be eliminated from the school.“Hey, you should have taken a break since tomorrow is the D-Day.” Ethan said as he escorted me to my dorm.“More reasons why I should train more.” I replied him, looking less bothered by the strength it was going to take me.“Come on. Even if you wanted to train today, you could have stopped since afternoon, but you trained up till evening.”I understood Ethan’s worries. He didn’t want a situation whereby I could drop down while trying to win the obstacle race tomorrow, but I was in great fit and I could feel energy flowing throu
120Alyssa’s Pov“It’s time to leave. The school has called us all back.” The guys informed me as they trooped in.I ensured to avoid eye contact with the triplets as it felt so cringe to look at them right now due to the dream I had about them twice. I just hoped this would be the last time I would have this dream because I can’t bear this feeling anymore, neither can I keep up with it every single time.I rose to my feet and found a corner to change into my usual clothes and then we hit the road.Soon, we got back to the school and we were all gathered at the hall as there was an important announcement to be made.“I wonder what they have to say to us.” Ethan said as he stared at the podium which hadn’t occupied anyone yet.“Same here. I hope it’s good news.” I said and let out a sigh.Suddenly, the triplets appeared out of nowhere by my side and I felt so much tension that it became difficult for me to breathe and think right.Gosh. Why do they have to appear now? Don’t they have a
119Alyssa was really happy that she had someone who had her back anytime and any day. It felt more like the moon goddess’ blessings for her and she was glad that she wasn’t left alone here.Soon, they managed to get all the fruits they needed for breakfast and when they got back to the others, they shared it among themselves and ate until they were tired of eating it.Alyssa was beginning to feel sleepy as she had had enough of the fruits.“I’m going to take a nap.” She informed them, and they all nodded except for Reynold who winked.Alyssa felt her cheeks go hot, so she turned away immediately and went back into the cave. Her heart was beating and she didn’t understand why Reynold would suddenly do that.“Do guys wink at each other or he’s just messing around with me?” She said to herself and shook her head to get her mind off what he had just done.She leaned her back against the spot she once laid on and slowly dozed off.~Dream State ~Alyssa found herself in a garden at night a
118Alyssa’s PovI rose to my feet and walked to the mouth of the cave. The rain was still falling, but not as heavy as when it started.There was no possible way we could leave the wilderness because it was already late in the night and it could be dangerous by this time and even especially as the rain fell.“Gosh. Why did I have to have that dream?” I said under my breath, not liking the way it made me feel disturbed.I looked back at the triplets who were sleeping soundly like they had no troubles at all.Oh, how I envied them.They really didn’t have any cause to worry about. I’m certain they are wealthy.People like and respect them, and they had their strengths. But as for me, I had to hide right here just because the outside world is very scary and my enemies could still be searching around for me.I let out a sigh and continued to watch the rain fall until I felt a little tired.“It’s time to sleep. Tomorrow will certainly be a long day and I’ve got to prepare mentally and phy
117Alyssa’s PovIt had been for what seemed like over 15 minutes and the rain had not reduced, neither had anyone come back for me. Or could I have really wandered far away from the right path that they didn’t think I could have stayed?“Gosh. It’s so cold out here.” I said under my breath with a trembling lower lip.“Ale!” I suddenly heard my name, and my eyebrows went raised to express my curiosity and the fact that my hopes were raised.“I’m right here!” I screamed out as I rose to my feet and I began to wave my hands.Soon enough, I saw a figure approaching me and I squinted my eyes to find out who exactly it was only for me to realize it was Ethan.“Oh, my goodness! It’s you, Ethan!” I voiced out in joy and hugged him badly, feeling happy that someone had finally found me.“Yeah, the others should be here soon. We were all looking for you. I’m just glad you’re okay.” Ethan said with a smile and held my hand.Not long after, the triplets got to us and they seemed happy to see me.
116Alyssa’s PovI quickly ran somewhere else and hid and while I hid behind a huge tree, I unbuttoned my shirt and unbuckled my pant as well, then pulled off the corset completely.“Gosh. How could you want to put me in trouble?” I said under my breath as I began to wrap it around my breasts again.While doing that, I was looking left and right to be certain that no one was looking at me or that would be another doom for me.“Where’s Ale?” Ethan raised his voice as he discovered I wasn’t there.“Has she been taken by a wild pig?” Reece said, and chuckled.Tsk! He could still make fun in times like this. That was just so annoying.I continued to wrap my corset around myself and just when I saw that they were all heading towards the tree where I stood, I sped up in wrapping the corset around my body until I was done.I also quickly put on my shirt and buttoned it immediately.“What are you doing here, Ale?” Reynold asked and when I turned to look at them, I discovered that the four of