Chapter 3 HUNGER ZONE

That was where and how I got my name Natalya meaning THE NEMESIS ... yeah , so when I got off the ring there were chants of my name here and there and God that feels so good ... then I noticed the commander motioned me to come closer which I did and he drew his hand out for...what! he literally gave me a hand shake and patted my back muttering "Natalya you are gonna make it big yeah,I love you style '' with that he stood up from where he was seating and exited the place ...

whatever I kinda mingled with the crowd and I noticed Tasi but before I could scream her name she motioned me over which I did without wasting time.. " hey guys this is Natalya she's my roomie and the first tier champion yeah " she said with pride... I mean who wouldn't be proud of me not after I almost got my ass whipped out there.

We stayed there for a while and the trumpet sounded again I didn't need anastasiya's help to get back to my bass I practically pictured the whole place with my head in the morning that she was leading me out ... immediately I got to bass,I drift off Immediately to a deep sleep but not long after I shut my eye somebody tapped me ... of course I already knew who it was " what is it Tasi ?,I just wanna sleep am tired."

" Natalya get your ass up there you are not yet done for today we were gonna take lunch then go for a few lap and back to the ring " she said her voice was practically growing out of patience with the way she talked.

" what do you mean by we are gonna run few lap and go back to the ring ... please don't tell me am gonna still fight again am exhausted". I groaned." I mean who the fuck stresses a thirteen years old like shit " I muttered to myself .

" I heard you Natalya and yes you are still gonna fight again today but with a different opponent we are getting him from tier three those one go to school and study same time so I think you might get your ass whipped this time but you are not to die in this one you just have to break bones like make the person not to be able to move ... though they can eventually fix it through an operation ,we have a surgeon who takes care of shit like that ...

" what Tasi did you through all this shit before you settled in this base ? I asked cause this seems to be going zig-zag.

" yeah,I passed it all cause I wasn't ready to die yet but I lost my first two inmates before you on their first trial so since you survived the first one I have a high hope that you are gonna pass other levels.''

" wait how many levels do they have ?

" just five which is almost a week each day goes to two trial and you are given a day rest before they give you the fight back to back .''

" wait how long have you been here ? I asked cause she sounds like she was already done with this base two stuff.

" Natalya am two weeks gone already so me and you are gonna graduate together if you don't die after the whole trial stuff..

" so are you a prisoner or what .. you seem tough ,I mean I have meet your age mates who aren't into mafia stuff and they are out there sticking there butt in the air and acting like babies in front of there parents... having nice sleeps and other boring shits.

" look my parents just sold me here ,they needed money to sort some stuffs so I was the only valuable thing there to sell so that's it ... c'mon enough with this pathetic talk let's hit the field " she said practically dragging me up with her .

" wait I thought you said we were gonna eat first before we go to the field...

" yeah and we both wasted the time by talking about personal stuffs ...

" don't tell me we are gonna go hungry for the day ...

" yeah exactly first time you thought with your brain that's impressive'' she teased me .

"so am gonna fight on an empty stomach with somebody who have already had enough energy" I said almost groaning I was seriously hungry,I haven't have a proper meal since last thing I had was the water Tasi gave me before the first match and now am getting the news that we missed a meal and clearly it seems the serve food only once a day ... oh gosh can this get any better... I don't see that happening .

we moved over to the field with Tasi leading the way and I followed suite when we got there ... there were already standing in line and we joined in ... the tier three seems to be special cause they were quite far from us and had same cool clothes patterns and stuff still checking them out ,I heard a voice that made move my gaze away from them.

" take it easy tiger, you are gonna get there if you survive tonight and a hell of two years here" Tasi smirked at me .

I didn't retaliate or say anything I just scanned the room with my eyes being observant of my environment ... at least I need to take a glance of it cause my hopes are not really high right now on the issue of winning the second fight am so God damnly hungry I would surely drink a blood if I was offered one now ...

Not long after we settled down the coach came in and started guiding us on what to do but I just kept falling or going out of line ... I was seriously hungry ...

" hey Natalya what the fuck is wrong with you huh you think this is a joke huh... cause you won the first stage you suddenly think training here is not worth your time huh..'' he spat out obviously fuming ,I mean what the fuck did I do am just hungry .

" Am sorry ,I wo... '' before I could complete he cut me off immediately.

" keep your sorry ass to yourself one more stupid mistake and I would make you run lap till it's your turn to enter the ring ,do you get me Natalya.

" yes sir ...''

" that's coach to you yeah ... so guys let get back to the training " he said diverting his gaze away from me to the base that were staring at him....

We continue with the exercises ... and it was my turn to show how much I learnt for the day cause we went by turn and I used the opportunity to rest my aching back .... I stood up and walked forward to the space that was kept for us to do the stuff and I felt someone feet on leg I wasn't too fast to hold my stance and I found myself tripping to the floor " ahh that hurts " I groaned still not realizing how much I just embarrassed myself just yet till I struggle to get my self up ,I looked up to see where I was going clearly then my eyes fell on commander and all the bass they were literally staring at me and it was obvious that they wanted to laugh but not without permission " oh shit " now this is what we call a worse scenario .

" cut the practice , everyone to the front bass I wanna get Natalya done for " he commanded and everyone speed up Immediately ,I wasn't even stressing myself this time I was taking my time with how I walked not unless I wanna embarrass myself twice in a day.i felt something touch my shoulder and I sprang into action immediately to take the stuff down..

" hey it's me , what was that back there huh... do you wanna get yourself killed now commander is gonna get whoever it is you are gonna wrestle with drugs so they can finish you off.. she shouted at me but it was of concern at least

" nah just hungry ,wait do they drug them to fight ...?

" yeah if the opponent seem to be hot headed like you they drug them so they could take you out without blinking twice, just please win this match for me, I just need a roomie alright ".

" yeah ,I got you " I teased her .

" you Betta" she winked at me and started walking over to where she was gonna seat and watch the match, while am stuck here with hunger pangs and frustration and whatever it is that am feeling right now am really gonna take it out on both my opponent and that shit they called drugs .

Immediately commander walked in everywhere went mute at least as far as I could remember I could hear the sound of my intestines pleading for food. he motioned on me to move to the ring which I did without hesitation at Least when am done dealing with this guy whoever he is then I could have a nice meal and enough rest at my bass tommorow wait what the fuck am I doing thinking about tommorow I haven't even seen my opponent yet .

I noticed a huge guy walk in he was sweating all over his body so I taught maybe he fought with my opponent before excorting him here or something cause I don't wanna believe am going against this giant ... I mean y'all know how it is for David and Goliath it was real lit but I think am gonna be the Goliath this night though am little cause this beast here I don't wanna call him human is gonna eat me raw dont get the wrong mindset.

he walked over the ring to where I was and was jumping up and down or panting ... I just can't get a word for it but he was hopping like a frog like the way the first guy that I broke his neck did before he meet God .

The annoying guy from the first game blew the whistle real hard maybe he wanted me to hear it one last time before I died his actions were obvious... I practically turned and faced the huge guy he ventured towards me with speed and I drafted aside and let him crash flat to the ground I mean why wouldn't he trip when he stupidly ventured towards me like that ... y'all should try a new style please am tired of breaking necks already.

I didn't rush him like I would normally do,I mean I didn't blame him much for speeding like that he ate enough food before coming for the fight and since I came hungry I wasn't ready to be hoping like a frog or running like a cheater I might trip again if I try that shit .

I waited till he got on his feet "ahhh, his too slow for my liking'' .when he got on his feet I was expecting him to go on with his clumsiness but his bro jerked me up like I was a leaf ... and practically threw me to the extreme end of the ring and my back hit the the bricks that they kept carelessly there .. " ouch, that's hurts like shit " I cursed and rolled myself into a ball at least to put my sight in other before standing up .... it took me all the remaining functioning bones in my body to stand up and the weird guy let me take me time maybe he was returning the favour of what I did for him and earlier... I placed my hand on the floor for support to stand up ...and to my surprise it didn't disappoint me maybe my hand isn't that hungry just yet unlike my stomach who was already groaning unnecessary.

when I was sure yeah I needed to be sure that I was standing fit on both of my legs .. I put my hands into a fist ready to take him but he showed me that he still had a upper hand he striked my stomach " ahhh '' I screamed it was loud enough, then i noticed something liquid spit out of my mouth it was.... blood " oh shit !.