Personal Narrative: The Paintball Game

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Prologue: Okay so here's a little background information before I get into the story. Caleb organizes paintball games usually every other weekend where we practice military tactics and strategies on each other at Caleb's acreage. Paintball guns are obviously non lethal, but they hurt!(Ask Caleb about his arm) We usually go by the “mercy” rule. The mercy rule is the player not officially out until he/she yells mercy, so until the player say mercy, others can shoot the other player as much as they like. We wear black or camouflage, even going so far with camo suits that are called Ghillie Suits. Ghillie suits are basically clothes with grass/brush to blend with the surround area essentially making someone “invisible”. Also upgrading our own guns with …show more content…

With me, I have a custom barrel and fore grip and collapsible stock. There are multiple game modes such as Team Death Match, Hunger Games, Find the Ghillie, etc. Each with their own objectives and rules. We take this very seriously, and there is no room for mistakes without risking the game remaining in our favor.
September. 2015, 2 weeks before school started. 2400 Hours
Nightfall was upon us We Gathered together in one SUV with Caleb Lillquist, Justin Rowe, Jacob Freiden and I discussing tonights plans. We decided to play a new game called “Mercs vs. Spies” On the Mercenary team there would be Jacob and Justin, both wielding paintball guns. Their objective to find and eliminate the Spies. The other team, the Spies. Their weapons were their fists, they had to eliminate the Mercs with stealth and precision. They had to disarm the mercs and terminate them. The Spies? Caleb Lillquist and Jayden Smith. The dream team. We arrived at the acreage, loaded up the Ranger (multi terrain vehicle) and drove off. We arrived at base camp( a small area in the field with a small tree) where we unloaded ammo, guns, and flashlights. Caleb and I decided to get head start,bumped