Three hundred first graders being surrounded by nine thousand older students eager to gain a free flag and break our winning streak.
It didn't look good at all.
The entire situation was almost definitely set up from scratch to purposely teach us a lesson.
And to make things worse, Sheera Lin had probably guessed that it might happen, and purposely sent me and the flag away with just three hundred kids to preserve most of the first graders' strength.
"A devilish old man and a devious classmate. How am I supposed to survive to the end of the year? Woe! Woe to me!" I thought to myself miserably for a split second before my anger returned to full force.
"But against all odds, I will triumph! I will show them that it is useless scheming against me!" I curled my lips in furious disdain and started to look for a solution to my predicament.