13 The Decision 1 (2/2)
The girl smiled back at him, ”Don't worry about it. I'm here for Kai so you can let me in.”
Quinton furrowed his eyebrows 'Maybe she didn't hear me properly. Yes, that must be it.' He returned to his jovial demeanour and tried again ”It only starts at 10. But you need to wait till 9. When it's 9 I'll be more than willing to let you in.” He said with a beguiling smile.
Immune to his wiles she stopped smiling, ”I get that but I am here for Kai. So just let me in.” She said in a tone conveying slight annoyance.
Quinton wore a puzzled expression, 'Is she dumb? Isn't everyone coming here for Kai?” Then he smiled again this time less charming more I'm not interested anymore, ”So is everyone else coming but you can only see him at 9. The selection program starts at 10.”
The girl nodded her head which made Quinton feel at ease, 'Finally, she understands.' However that wasn't the case…
As if she hadn't listened to a thing he said, ”Don't worry about me… I'm here for Kai so you can let me in.” She said trying her hardest to be nice.
A nerve twitched on Kai's forehead. That's when his partner stepped in, ”I get you, you want to see Kai. But we as bodyguards have been instructed to only let people in at 9. Since it's not 9 yet, please wait.” He said in a hoa.r.s.e but friendly tone.
Seeing his fellow bodyguard take over Quinton regained some of his composure.
The girl, however, was not happy. She had just been denied entrance for the fourth time, ”Look you brats! I'm here for Kai, he asked me if I could come and here I am!”
Quinton lost it when she called him a brat. Quinton was 181cm and she was only 158cm but she had the audacity to call him a brat, ”Look you short sh** I'm just doing my job. So either you can wait or you can leave!” He said in fury.
She looked at him dead in the soul, ”Or I can just go through you.” She smirked mischievously.
Quinton looked down at her superciliously and unfolded his arms, ”I'd like to see you try.”
Kai heard all the commotion going outside but there was a voice he recognised other than Quinton's. So he went to go see what all the commotion was about.
As soon as he stepped outside he saw a familiar face. He saw a face of a wolf in sheeps clothing.
”Oh Emily, you are here! I didn't think you would come.” Then he looked at Quinton, ”Quinton this is my tutor, Emily Frey. She is a Razak Rank 4, Lightning-Water 2nd Generation Surpa.s.ser. ”Then he looked at Emily Frey again, ”It's my fault, I didn't tell them you were coming. Honestly, I didn't think you would come since this has nothing to do with training.”'
Emily Frey harrumphed, ”Of course I'd be here. Choosing a partner is very important. I'm here to make sure you choose correctly.” She said then walked past Quinton purposefully b.u.mping into him.
Quinton however never said a word. When he heard what her rank was a cold child (1) ran down his spine. With his eyes still bulged he thanked Kai earnestly for coming out before he got his a.s.s kicked by a girl almost a whole foot shorter than him.
After Quinton thanked him, Kai went inside. Then he introduced Emily Frey to the rest of the people inside. Then everyone went back to their positions and made sure everything was perfect on their side. When they were done it was perfectly 9 am so Quinton and co let the people who were waiting outside in. 100 girls of different shapes and sizes as well as different walks of life came in. They were told what was going to happen outside already so they just waited in the open s.p.a.ce and talked amongst themselves. As the time drew closer to 10 am, more and more girls streamed in. From 100 to 200 then 400, they were currently at 750. So Kai told Carmen to tell Quinton that he should stop letting people in. They should wait outside and then he will let them in as soon as others had cleared out.
When she left, Kai stood up from his chair and then addressed the group of girls. They were standing in a square formation, ”h.e.l.lo and thank you all for coming. I am Kai Adler as I am sure you all know. Now you all must be wondering what you are going to do. But first I need you to check yourself in. You see these tables.” Kai pointed to the tables behind him, ”That's where you will sign in. If your surname is within E then go to the table with the E paper above it. If it's within F-J you go to the table with the F-J paper above. Of course the same applies to the rest of the alphabet... On the paper is a box that says 'check in,' draw a tick there. Please don't do not draw a tick in the other boxes yet.”
After listening each row went to their respective table and signed in. Once they were signed in they filed in again but at the back of the formation until the people who started were in the front again.
Once they were done Kai came to the front again, ”Now that everyone has signed in we will commence with the program… This is a selection program. I am looking for a partner to team up with as are you that's why you are here. However, there is only one of me and 100's of you. So in the end, only one person will be chosen. I also hold the right to choose no one, bare that in mind… How I choose will be done in different stages. If you pa.s.s the stage you stay and if you don't, you unfortunately have to leave. If you happen to be one of those who leave, I just want to thank you for coming all the way for a lowly me.” He said bowing his head slightly, ”Anyway, the first stage is a compatibility test. If we are kickstart compatible then you pa.s.s. And if we are not then, unfortunately, we are not compatible and you have to go.”
That's when Kai saw a hand in the crowd, ”Yes, you there. Do you have a question?”
A slim brunette girl with a smoky voice replied. As she did the group parted from her so Kai could see her, ”Yes, actually. Why do we have to be kickstart compatible? According to statistics, there is a less than a 35% chance to be kickstart compatible with someone. Once test 1 is done more than half of us will be gone without even getting a chance to show our worth.” Most of the girls nodded their heads as they agreed, ”Like what does it matter if we are not kickstart compatible? Strength should be the determiner. For instance, if we happen to be incompatible, I could still kick all these girls a.s.ses. So then you are basically losing your strongest warrior. In battle, strength is what matters. That's why I came because your PI shows strength. So can you please explain so I can understand?”
1- I know it's a cold 'chill' ran down his spine not 'child'. But I accidentally wrote child and when I was proofreading I saw the mistake and I laughed. So I decided to keep the mistake. Think of it as a malapropism.
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