Diana

"I'm new here." Diana said.

The rest of her team sighed.

The instructor turn toward her, and smile as Diana glared at him, "so?" he asked.

"How can you ask me to pull this heavy thing, I'm female, I'm not up for this." she replied.

The other has started with theirs, it's not the first time a newbie raised their discomfort, but it's the first time someone talk back at the instructor in that manner, they pitied her team.

"That's nice to hear, I didn't notice." he replied her.

Diana was about to sigh in relief when the man instructed her and her team to run another round. She also thought he's letting them run, instead of the ridiculous pulling, when she didn't sign up as a soldier.

In the end, she pulled it after running another round. After a few more exercises, she felt like her body doesn't belong to her anymore.

She started making a fuss and demands to speak with Nathan, which stunned everyone, but then someone arrived and ask her to follow him.

She entered Nathan room with a big frown on her face, she didn't need anyone to tell her how horrible her face must look at this rate. But she didn't care, she wanted an explanation for all this, it's too much and she can't cope with it.

Nathan smiled at her expression, which angered her more, she forgot about all the warning about minding her words with him and walked closer. "What's going on here?" She asked.

"Hmm, you look terrible." Nathan replied.

"I demand an explanation right this instant, how is this different from killing me? Why don't you just shoot me right now? Just kill me once and for all!" She screamed, feeling frustrated.

"Here." Nathan pulled out a pistol and hand it to her, "kill yourself and find the peace you want." He added.

Diana swallowed hard and calmed herself immediately, "how can you say this?" she asked in a calm tone.

"Because I'm too lazy to kill you and also, if you really want my help dying, take the gun and point it at me." He replied her with a smile.

"This is too much, I can't do this, I had a nose bleed earlier and now i got to…. well i don't mind running, but pulling such thing is not fair." She said.

"Seems you need to understand something human. I see potential in you, but didn't force you to come here, it was your choice. About your nose bleed, I'm sure you wouldn't sleep like your life depends on it tomorrow, course it's gonna repeat itself until you learn to let your guard up all the time. We don't give an exception, either you just arrived or not, it doesn't matter." Nathan replied her seriously.

"You can't leave after you've been to this place, but it seems like you felt wronged, so I'm gonna give an exception if you still feel the same tomorrow. So, for now go change your outfit and meet me outside this building in 30 minutes time." He added. "Also, you will promise to stay away from Ethan, i don't want my family to get dragged in this."

Diana had no idea why, but she couldn't find her voice, she looked into his eyes and found her mind drifting toward Ethan, before looking away and nodded her head, and left the room.

Nathan smiled as she left and somehow felt for her. He had no idea that summoning the courage to speak with his parents could make him feel this way, he felt at ease for a reason unknown to him. He felt different and free, it's like he could finally let go of his pain.

Diana returned to her room, took a shower and changed into the spare cloth she had in her hand bag, which she had prepared for her short stay with her grandma, before everything went catastrophic.

She tied her hair in a bun and lay flat on her bed to relax her muscles, as she felt like she got thrown down from a 15 storey building and managed to survive the fall.

She walked to the instructed spot and found Nathan sitting on and expensive motorcycle with a helmet on his hand, looking breathtaking, with his face that never rid itself of smiles.

"Hop on." He said, putting on his helmet and securing it beneath his jawline. "Are we going somewhere?" Diana asked.

"Nope, we are about to pose for a photograph." Nathan replied which made Diana grunt before pouting her lips, Nathan is just so annoying.

She sat behind him and held the tip of his cloth to support herself. She was stunned by his driving method, it's as if they were inside a maze or something. He kept driving left and right in some kind of formation after they got to a certain point on the clear almost endless field.

She might have thought he was doing it intentionally to make her hold him this tightly if not for her look, course right now, she held onto him like her life depends on it. Her arms tightly wrapped around his tummy with her head pressed against his back.

She sighed deeply after he finally stopped and quickly let go of him. "What was that about?" She couldn't help but ask.

"Their are landmines on the lands, only the senior knows the exact place they are located, so unless you wished to blow into pieces, don't near those areas," he said and also climbed down from the motorcycle, and hung the helmet on one of it's handles. "On other thought, it's an easy way to die, so if you still feel like dying, you should try it out."

"You!!" Diana glared at him as she felt horrified at the thought.

"Seems you wished to live after all." He teased, but Diana has reached her limits, she ignored him, she found him crazy, every word he utters are annoying and she's keeping her cool as she realised he had a 'don't dare' side.

So, instead of mistakenly getting him angry again, it's best to just ignore him.

Nathan smirk and walk toward the main Street while Diana tagged along, both remained in total silence.

They didn't walk far before two familiar faces appeared in sight, Diana was stunned but still find herself smiling as they approach.

Nathan chuckled at her idiotic nature, he wondered if she thinks at all. Those two are already looking around for a part-time work in the area, all because of her. He wanted to ignore them and let them wait all they want, but since Diana felt bullied with the training, he wanted her to see for herself, the length her crazy step dad could go to get rid of her. They even dared entered his territory.

"They are my friends," Diana said to Nathan as Laura and Charlotte got closer.

"Maybe." Nathan replied.

Diana's eyes widened as a dagger flashed at her from the girls hand. Before she knew what was going on, it was thrown toward her. Nathan smiled at her expression before swiftly moving her away from the incoming daggers and was stunned to see that Diana has blacked out.