Chapter 2
Author's note: as of 7-2-13 at 12:42 pm, Chapter one has been updated. Please reread if you have read chapter before this time.
In a split second, my whole world changed. I went from one child of 7 to 1 of 6. From 6 sisters to 5. That's it. No more Kell. She was only 6.
After that, my best friend, Hunter, comes in. She only stays a few seconds, because she says she doesn't want to cry in front of me. She slips something into my hand…the star necklace. The star looks like the Star of David. She made it out of twigs when we were 4.
"So you'll always have a piece of me." Hunter had said. Then, she hugged me, and left.
After that we were taken to the train station. I've never been on a train before. It makes me nervous. We get on, and Citrus shows Thresh and I our rooms. I flop on my bed, and cry myself to sleep.
I wake up to a light knock on the door. "Ru-ue" Citrus says my name just as she did earlier today when I was…when I was… "time for dinner."
"Coming" I say.
I wipe my nose on my sleeve and spend a couple minutes in front of the mirror getting the crust on my eyes—that happens when you cry yourself to sleep—until I finally look presentable.
When I get to the dining car, Thresh is already there. When I sit down next to him, he squeezes my hand. That is reassurance enough. He doesn't have to give a whole speech like my dad to give me encouragement.
We feast on chicken with lemon sauce and rice with dried oranges in it. There is salad, too, but I'm too stuffed to eat another bite.
Too stuffed, that is, until an Avox brings out Cherry Pie. I eat two whole slices. When I'm done, I feel like about to puke.
I ask Citrus when the train is going to leave the station, and she laughs at me. "Ru-ue" She's saying my name like that again. "We already left." She is literally crying she's laughing so hard. Citrus is making me feel so stupid!
Thresh explains that we are going so fast you can't tell we are moving. He doesn't seem happy with Citrus either. Neither do Seeder and Chaff.
We all retire to our rooms for a good night's sleep. I'm sure Thresh got as much sleep in as I did. Let's just say every time I started to doze off I heard "Ru-ue"