Prologue
"Daddy! Where are you hiding? I give up! Come on out." I hear my youngest daughter, Adeline, say. I hear her tiny feet pad around the room. My little girl, who is only six now, spots me hiding behind my desk. She runs over and tackles me.
"I found you, Daddy!" She says, giggling. These are the days I miss most, with her other siblings all grown up. Her eldest sibling, Amberly May, is now 18, and refuses to play with her. Then there's Devan, who is now 16, who is too busy trying to be a good future leader for Illea that his has no time to do anything else. And finally, there's Clinton, only 9. Refuses to do anything useful, only cause trouble. Then there's America, my beautiful wife.
"Yes, Addi. You found me! But how? My hiding spot was the best one in the castle." I say to my beaming child. She just giggles. Then I hear another set of feet enter the room.
"Father, what are you doing?" I hear Amberly say. Clinton and Devan come up behind me and laugh.
"Playing hide-and-go seek with Addi. Where is your mother?" I ask, fearful. Ever since America and I got married, I have been so worried about her. That the rebels could come at anytime and take her from me. Even after twenty years of being married, I still fear. I set Adeline down and walk towards the door, then America comes in, but the rebel alarms go off. We all jump. I run back towards the children, grab Clinton's and Addi's hands and run. We run up the hallways to the nearest safe room. I open the door to the passage way and I usher the kids down the hallway, till we reach the safe room.
Within the safe room, America is holding Addi, and the rest of the kids. I need to find a way to distract them.
"Do you guys want to hear a story?" I ask, sitting down across from them. America smiles my favorite smile at me.
"Yes, Daddy!" Addi yells at me. I smile back at her.
"What story will you tell them, Maxon?" America asks.
"Well what story do you guys want to hear?"
"Oh, I know!" exclaims Amberly. "I want to hear the story of how you and mom meet."
"If the rest of you want to hear it." I say to my other 3 children. They all nod. America smiles at her children.
"Alright, how should I start?" I say. Not knowing how to describe my Selection. "Oh, I know. It all started a few days before my Selection. I was in a budget meeting when the alarms went off…"
Hey everyone. So this is it. I will most likely put up chapter one within the next day or two. I hope you guys enjoyed it. Please please please review. Thanks again. Until next time!
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