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Of all the things I remember from that day, the one that stands out most was the watery sunlight. I'm talking about the kind where the sky is covered in a thin layer of clouds, just enough for no blue to come through, but not enough to block out the sun, so you can still see it shining brightly in the sky. That kind of sunlight, not the full stuff, but it's still there. We were herded into our age groups, and I was placed next to Silver, a boy I'd known from school. The entire plaza was silent. This was not a day for remembering friends, because we were at District 2's reaping. Here I was, 17 years old, at my second to last reaping. I'd neve

It was the party of the century. And I didn't want to be there. We had just won our homecoming game against the Cameron Dragons. I hid in the shadows, looking for Kaitlyn. She had dragged me here, and then run off, probably hanging out with the band kids. I glanced around the huge room, I guessitmated it was about 25' by 50' and about 100' tall. On the far side of the room was a wall of floor to ceiling frosted glass windows. They provided the only light, casting a soft bluish glow over the guests. Finally, I stepped out of the shadows. I'll admit, I did look pretty nice, what with my grey t-shirt, my ripped bell bottom pants, a woven dark gr

Levi fiddled with the tracker strapped to his ankle. He tinkered with the locked settings, sighing. Things would be so much better with Alex around, but Alex wasn't around, and he was alone, cold. He closed his eyes, letting the sun and sand warming his tan skin. He was laughing, laying on the beach, the sun bright and open. Suddenly, he felt a form pressed up against him. Alex was on top of him, her hair falling over Levi's face, her lips just centimeters from his own. "Oh, get off!" Levi chuckled, throwing his sister off him. "I was just trying to give you a feeling you will never have. We both know that no girl would date you!" Alex exclai