Chapter 10: Survival Days
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Day 2 – The Great Cooking Disaster
Morning arrived again over the endless dunes of the Sahara Desert.
But this morning looked very different from yesterday.
Everyone looked… tired.
Very tired.
Some students looked like they had fought a war.
Others looked half-dead.
And a few—somehow—were still energetic.
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Near the fire pit…
Care, Lyra, and Ash were already awake again.
Stretching.
Doing light training.
Breathing exercises.
Meanwhile across the camp—
Alex was lying on the sand staring at the sky.
"I can't feel my legs."
Percy sat beside him.
"You walked ten kilometers yesterday. Of course you can't."
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Inside the boys' tent—
MJ groaned loudly.
"I hate this camp."
Kavin threw a pillow at him.
"It's day two."
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JJ stepped out of the girls' tent and stretched dramatically.
"Why are mornings illegal levels of early?"
Freya walked behind her.
"I miss my bed."
Rakhi nodded.
"I miss civilization."
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Then the camp instructor shouted from the distance.
"Today's task!"
"Students will cook their own breakfast, lunch, and dinner!"
Groans erupted across the camp.
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"WHAT?!" JJ yelled.
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The instructor continued happily.
"You must use your own supplies."
"Build your own fire."
"Prepare food as a team."
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Silence.
Then chaos.
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Soon everyone gathered around the central fire pit.
Bags opened.
Food supplies spread everywhere.
Instant noodles.
Rice packets.
Canned food.
Vegetables.
Spices.
Ready-to-cook packs.
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Alex held up a packet.
"What even is this?"
Cin looked at it.
"Survival food."
Alex sniffed it.
"Smells like plastic."
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Meanwhile—
Care was sorting vegetables calmly.
Carrots.
Potatoes.
Onions.
Tomatoes.
Lyra raised an eyebrow.
"You're making full healthy meals?"
Care nodded.
"Yes."
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Cole walked over and saw the vegetables.
"You're seriously cooking vegetables?"
Care looked up.
"Yes."
Cole smirked.
"That's boring."
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Care narrowed her eyes.
"Ready-to-cook food is full of preservatives."
Cole picked up a packet.
"This one lasts two years."
Care crossed her arms.
"Exactly."
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Cole laughed.
"You're acting like a nutrition scientist."
Care replied calmly,
"And you're eating chemicals."
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Lyra leaned toward Ash.
"It begins."
Ash whispered,
"Round one."
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Cole opened the packet dramatically.
"Look at this beauty."
Care looked disgusted.
"That looks like laboratory food."
Cole replied,
"At least I'm not cooking rabbit food."
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The entire group started laughing.
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JJ clapped.
"Oh this is entertaining."
Keifer smirked.
"Morning fight."
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Alex added,
"I'm betting on Care."
Percy said,
"No way. Cole is stubborn."
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Gorya watched the argument quietly while cutting vegetables.
Then she said calmly,
"Why not cook both?"
Everyone looked at her.
She continued,
"Vegetables and ready-to-cook meals."
"Then everyone can choose."
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Cole smirked.
"Fine."
Care nodded.
"Deal."
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Soon—
Cooking chaos began.
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JJ was trying to cut onions.
"Why are onions attacking my eyes?!"
Freya laughed.
"Because you're cutting them like a maniac."
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Cin was trying to start the fire.
Smoke exploded everywhere.
"WHY IS IT NOT WORKING?!"
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Matt walked over calmly.
"You're suffocating the oxygen flow."
He adjusted the sticks.
The fire ignited instantly.
Cin blinked.
"…oh."
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Meanwhile—
Kavin was stirring noodles.
MJ was adding spices randomly.
Ren watched them.
"That's not a good idea."
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Three seconds later—
The noodles turned bright red.
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"WHY IS IT SO SPICY?!" MJ shouted.
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Lyra laughed.
"You created a chemical weapon."
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Meanwhile—
Care was cooking vegetables perfectly.
Cole was cooking his ready-to-eat meal.
Both still arguing.
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Cole pointed at her pan.
"You added too much salt."
Care replied,
"You burned yours."
Cole looked at his pan.
"…that's intentional."
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Alex whispered to Lyra,
"They're flirting."
Lyra nodded.
"Violently."
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Finally—
Breakfast was ready.
Sort of.
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Half the food looked amazing.
The other half looked suspicious.
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JJ took a bite.
"This is actually good."
Freya nodded.
"Care's vegetables win."
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Cole rolled his eyes.
"Traitors."
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Gorya tasted both dishes.
"Both are good."
Cole grinned.
"Finally someone with taste."
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The entire group sat around the fire eating together.
Laughing.
Arguing.
Complaining.
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For a moment—
The survival camp felt less like a test.
And more like a strange, chaotic family.
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But far away…
Hidden between distant dunes of the Sahara Desert…
The guards from Hell University were still watching.
Waiting.
Monitoring every movement.
Unaware that the students they were watching…
Were already planning something far bigger than survival.