Chapter 9 - Command

• When I woke up, I was covered in sweat and shaking in fear and pain. Obviously, the pain is only my imagination, but this dream felt so real that I think I actually felt that pain in reality for a few minutes. I wanted to stop myself from thinking about this shitty nightmare but was unable to do so. Suddenly my mobile rang, and I got startled but finally answered the call with shaking hands.
• "Be on the training ground in five minutes," I heard gamma's voice from the other end, and then he cut the call. I took a deep breath and went to the bathroom. I splashed some water on my face to wake me up from the nightmare. I would have taken a little more time to overcome the feeling, but I don't have much time. So, I wore my glasses, tied my hair into a bun, and walked toward the training ground. Few males and females were already present there and were standing in a perfect line facing gamma. I went towards him and bowed a little.
• "Are you sure aadhya you want to do this?" he asked me, and I nodded in determination. "Fine, stand with them" I went and stood on the right corner. Gamma came in the middle and looked at all of us sternly. "I will train and test you for a whole month starting today. I want all of you to give your best, or I will not think twice before throwing you out of this training. You all have to report at 4 in the morning here; you will be given 15 minutes for breakfast at 9:00 am and another 15 minutes for lunch at 2 pm, don't expect me to give you even a minute more except this, and at exactly 9:00 pm you all will be allowed to go at your homes. Last but not least, latecomers are not welcome here," he said, giving us time to understand everything he said. "let's start then."... {go for it, addy. You have to prove yourself}