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2024-10-29 19:42:56Their first spurt was not bad at all. Their first runner is fairly fast, and passes the baton to the next runner without any problems.
Artemus is now feeling anxious and nervous while he is waiting for the next runner to pass the baton to him. He has so many questions in his head right now.
What if her fails to get the baton? What if he drops it? What if he started falling down?
His train of thoughts stopped in a halt when he heard their second runner's voice.
"Artemus, here!" Jennifer calls out for his attention.
As soon as Artemus got the baton from her, he started running like crazy A few seconds later he could see Kai waiting for him and he needs to successfully pass the baton to him.
But Artemus unintentionally slowed down when he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his leg as if someone stabbed him But he still forced himself to run however the pain on his thighs got worse.
The next thing he knew he collapses unto the ground while gri
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After a few minutes."Okay, guys, get into your positions!" their PE instructor quickly announces, as soon as he made sure that all of the students have gathered around. Artemus shared glances with his other classmates, as they give each other encouraging looks. There are also other students who are giving their doubtful stares..."Okay, just pretend that there is no one around watching you, Artemus. You have to concentrate. And don't worry, we can all do this." Kai gave him a last piece of advice, while giving her a pat on his shoulder. “Okay. No one else is around. No one is watching you... Only you and your teammates are around." Artemus tries to encourage himself.A few minutes later, their Instructor raised the toy pistol that will be used as a starter. Artemus took a deep breath, while calming himself... He is going to be the first runner, and then she will pass the baton to Jennifer."On your mark... Ready. Set
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The crowd cheered for him. He nodded at his teammates, and the other three started playing their own instruments...Nick and his band members started with their performance. Artemus and the rest of the audience are familiar with the song. And as a result, she started singing along, until Nick started singing the chorus part. And when the song ended, he noticed that Jennifer is screaming at the top of her lungs, as if there's no tomorrow. Artemus can also sense that there was something going on between her and Nick.His gut feeling is so strong, and he can't help but to feel a bit disappointed and kind of hurt, but surprisingly, it doesn't hurt that much anymore."Thank you everyone! Enjoy the rest of the evening!" Nick smilingly said, then afterwards, he and the others left the stage... Wooh! You're the coolest, Nick!" cheered Jennifer, and she looks obviously happy and proud.Artemus just lets out a smile, while watching her.
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