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Page eleven. Written with speak to text. " without further ADO here are the names." " Jordan white, sixteen" " scarlet sanders, fourteen" " Arii Snow, fifteen" " Misty jones, twelve" "Katana Williams, seven." "Nina Snow, eight." " Emily Ballar, thirteen." " Lauren fuller, seventeen." " Lilly Blossom, fourteen." " Abby Waller, eleven." " Anna Rice, ten" " Peach Carme, seventeen" " grace Micron, fifteen" " Sally vent, twelve." " Becky flat, nine." " Hannah Jones, seventeen." " Taylor flat, sixteen." " Kerry flat, twelve." " Sky Williams, seven." " Fallon light, ten" " blue guy, thirteen." " Ivy guy, sixteen." " Riley g

Their eyes darted around like the pens on their clipboard. They have to rate us one to ten, ten being the island, one being a first-class flight to a better town. One of the judges makes his way over to me. I know I'm going to die sooner of later, so I smile and stare him in his eyes. The strange man walked down the isle, away from us. I beant down and hugged my sister. "I'm so sorry, Nina!" Time passed and the judges handed in their clipboards. "Now we call the names!" the girl shouted. She gasped and tears welled up in her eyes, i'm sorry she mouthed to her sister. The head officer noticed in seconds, grabbed her by her hair and heldher bef

I pushed a coin in Nina's hand. Not one of the small, flimsy ones of our time, A real one. The coin wa from a time years before ours, A time when military and governmant were two different things. A time of democracy. This quarter meant there once was a time of freedm. We came to the city center and they closed the gates. Just on time. The small, shy girl they bribe each year made her way to the stage."Hello and welcome." she whisperdint othe microphone. I set down ina and looked at the mud on her hands. "What do I do with this mud?" Nina said. "Wipe it on something... be quiet!" My sister of corse, not knowing what I meant, wiped it on he

I mean... The world will have arguments, what's new? Scarlet glared at me with a mixture of death and fear in her eyes. The bells started ringing faster and I realised we had to go.... NOW! I burst into the house, spraying purple petals everywhere. "Arii, why is there mud?" Nina inquired. The horn started to whir, our five minuet warning. I Pick Nina up and start running. "Nina i'm so sorry!" "What are you talking about, Why are you muddy?" "Not now, Nina. Listen, If I get picked get the best job you can, only buy from Gladys." I run over to the cliff and heave Nina up. I climb up wit hthe help of scarlet and the city building comes into

The only way to make the time is a shortcut. "We need to take the cliff."I shout. The cliff is a three foot drop leading into a steep hill. I quietly lead her to the jump. This will make a difference of five minuets, all the time we need.This we had to do. My sister had no idea where to go.I ran. We jumped. I tripped. We fell. The fall was painless. It is what happend after what harmed our chances of survival. We rolled, we landed in a huge puddle of mud, and rolled right through it. There is a sick, twisted, rule about the island If you don't look rich, powerful or improtant you are sent away. I don't think mud helps our case. The militar

Pg 5 Flowering wysteria cover the door of the small, hand built home. I knock twice, signaling it's me and set my pack on the table. It is one o'clock. We have five hours untill they decide who live and who goes. I take out the dumplings from the bag and set them on our small table. Nina revealed herself from the corner of the wall with fear in her eyes. I can tell she is scared, this is practicly the only year she knows what is going on. Wheree as, I am only in the running for two more years! I brush through the knots in me and my sisters hair and help her get dresses. I feel so much like my mother. Seven years ago, I was ten, My mom helpe