Capture the Flag ft. Black Shoe

Black shoe, black shoe, change your black shoe. Gather 'round in a circle to fight in a competition to the death to see who has the true black shoe. Round and round and round we go, each contestant being eliminated from the standings as each rhyme is dropped. Feet are switching left and right and we are finally down to the final two. Black shoe, black shoe, change your black shoe! Looks like we have our victor! Gaby the Cheater! Winner of every black shoe ever! How does she do it? Luck? Chance? No. Gaby is in fact a cheater.

Close your eyes and imagine. You're running through the woods, twigs snapping below your feet and the sun toasting the top of your head. You hear children's voices echoing in the distance. As the voices close in, you run faster, swatting away tree branches and hopping the rolling stream. You see a red cloth in the distance. The wind tickles your ears as you get closer and closer to your target, but you see guards blocking your path. You turn to run away but it is at that moment when you realize, you're trapped. A wire fence blocks your path, prickly bushes at either of your sides with only one way to exit. Crack. Snap. They're coming. Closer. Closer. Your heart begins to races as you cling to the fence as your only security. Shadows emerge from the trees, slowly creeping up to your feet and you brace yourself. They're here.
"Got you!"
Capture the flag. An intense game filled with running, hiding and defending. The goal of the game is to reach the other team's flag and capture it back to your own side. I made it sound more extreme then it actually it, but at times it can feel exactly that way. In this particular game, Alexis and I were tracking buddies as we roamed the forest either scaring people off our side or defending the flag. There were two really exciting moments in this game. The first one was when a group of girls were sneaking down the path beside the school and Alexis and I burst unexpectedly out of the forest and gave them all a heart attack for they didn't see us coming. The second moment was when there was only two of them. Alexis flew out and scared one off but she didn't realize the other had turned back to continue. At the same time, however, she didn't notice that I was still in the forest waiting for her and I managed to get her out through the element of surprise. We happily took victory in that game and I really hope to do it again sometime.

Capture the flag is one of the few games I feel like I truly participate in. Mainly because it's not like there is one ball that everyone hogs but you can get anyone out at any time. This game is also one of the activities that make running and getting sweaty actually fun. I wish we were able to do it more because I would have much more participation (not that I don't try to participate).