The Model
She heard what everyone said about her.
She heard the King, telling her that she must prevent the five from winning.
She heard the secrets that America and Kriss whispered behind her back.
She heard the rumors, the speculations that the maids passed around about her.
She heard the cruel words coming out of her mouth, and forced herself to continue spitting them out.
She heard the King's approval and threats in the back of her mind constantly.
She heard in he imagination the tortured screams of her parents, of her friends if she didn't do what the King told her to do.
She heard the disapproval in Silvia's voice every time she was reprimanded for fighting with Silvia's star student.
She heard Maxon telling America about the only reason he kept her around.
She heard the King, telling her she was failing, telling her that Maxon was in love with the five.
She heard the wails of her best friends as the King carried out the first part of her punishment for failing in her assignment.
She heard Maxon's authoritative voice as he dismissed her, with his 'regrets and best wishes'.
She heard the screams of her parents as the King killed them one by one, forcing her to watch.
And the last thing she heard was the gunshot that went through her head, and the King's whispered words in her ear:
"You failed.
You are a failure"
But even though she was only a model
She was stronger than anyone knew.
