04/05/2026
My name’s Kendall, I just turned 12… and I’m pretty sure I just had the best birthday ever.
I didn’t want some boring party this year. No bowling. No arcade. I wanted something actually insane.
So my mum goes,
“What if we just do it at home… but bigger?”
I didn’t really get it… until the day.
A vehicle rolls up.
Two fully clad Camo dudes with facepaint and everything jump out. I mean they had rifles, pistols tactical vests and you name it!
And then suddenly—
💥 MY BACKYARD TURNED INTO A WARZONE.
Camouflage tents went up everywhere.
Caution tape around the whole field.
Flags up.
Tables full of awesome gelball blasters.
We just stood there like…
“Wait… this is OUR house?!”
My mum was grinning.
Then my mates showed up.
“BROOOOO WHAT IS THIS?!”
“ARE WE ACTUALLY DOING THIS?!”
I always wanted to do gelball but was too scared.
We got split into teams. Masks on. Quick safety briefing.
Camo dudes go:
“Alright listen up! First mission — CAPTURE THE FLAG. You get hit, you’re out. Play smart.”
I grabbed my blaster and looked at my team:
“Alright… we push left. Stay low. Don’t rush the middle.”
They nodded like we were in a real squad 😂
Game starts.
Straight away—chaos.
Gelballs flying everywhere.
I hear:
“CONTACT FRONT!!”
“GET DOWN!!”
“I’M HIT! I’M HIT!!”
I sprinted behind a tent, slid in, peeked out—
Enemy team rushing centre.
“GO GO GO! PUSH NOW!” I yelled.
We flanked them hard.
My mate Jake dives behind cover yelling:
“COVER FIRE!!”
(It was not accurate at all but sounded epic 😂
Next game — DOMINATION.
Three points. Hold them.
INSTRUCTORS yell:
“CONTROL THE FIELD OR YOU LOSE!”
This one got serious.
We were actually planning stuff:
“YOU TAKE LEFT!”
“I’LL HOLD MID!”
“DON’T LET THEM PUSH RIGHT!”
At one point I was crawling through the grass trying to sneak up on their base.
I whispered:
“Stay quiet… I’m going in…”
Then I jumped up:
“NOW!! TAKE IT!!”
Full send.
The final round was totally epic.
💥 LAST STAND.
Everyone vs me and two Camo instructors!
Camo guys go:
“Kendall… survive as long as you can.”
Everyone else just starts laughing like:
“THEY ARE SO DONE.”
I hid behind a tent. Heart pounding.
I hear them:
“He’s over there!”
“Spread out!”
“Don’t let him escape!”
I waited…
Then popped out—
“SURPRISE!!”
Started firing, ran to the next tent, ducked, rolled—
“YOU’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!!” 😂
THEN... Out of nowhere these two army looking dudes sprang up and eliminated the entire field!!!
I lasted way longer than I should have.
When it was done, everyone just dropped.
Sweaty. Laughing. Destroyed.
Jake goes:
“That was actually insane.”
Someone else:
“Best party ever. Easy.”
Then we just chilled.
Pizza. Drinks. Talking about who got who.
“Bro I tagged you like 3 times!”
“No way, I dodged that!”
“You wish!”
Best part?
Didn’t have to go anywhere.
Didn’t have to wait for turns.
Didn’t have to deal with other random people.
It was just us.
My battlefield.
My party.
Yeah… I’m 100% doing that again next year 💥
