Amanda's POV. This chapter was written by me.
Jase and Emily were happy, yet they didn't notice the portal. Before we could warn them, they were gone.
Everyone was shocked. Silence surrounded us as we tried to figure out what had happened.
Jayden took a step back and walked out of the room.
Darien followed.
"What happened?" I asked. "What could have caused this?"
"If anyone knew, I think they would say," Lillyona said. "Man, they're really upset."
"I would be too if I lost Amanda," Cameron pointed out.
"We need to fix this," Joseph said.
"How?" Ryan said. "There's no explanation that they could've gone in, so we are far from seeing how they could get out."
"We know they are in the Hunger Games," Sarafina said as she picked up a book. "I remember seeing Emily reading this last night before she went to bed."
"I'm going to talk to Jayden and Darien," I said, walking out of the room.
Jayden and Darien were outside, as far apart from each other as possible.
Jayden was leaning on a tree and looking up at the stars.
Darien was sitting in a tree and staring at the ground.
I didn't know who to talk to first: Jayden because he was also a leader or Darien because he was part of my team.
Both boys were looking away from me, but they turned as they heard my footsteps on the stairs.
"Amanda," Jayden said.
"What are you doing out here?" Darien asked.
"To see how you two are," I said. "You both lost a sibling, and I know it's hard."
"How would you know? You never lost Cameron," Darien said, jumping down and walking to me.
"You think he was always part of our team?" I asked. "No, he wasn't. He left with Mom for several years. Even though I didn't see eye-to-eye with him, I still missed him, and I didn't know if I would ever see him again. That's how you are like now."
"You don't understand," Darien said. "You wouldn't ever understand."
"Leave her alone," Jayden said, walking next to me. "We were about to see our sibling's wedding and they suddenly disappeared. That is something no one can feel except if it happens to them. Don't get on her back because of how you feel. I miss Emily just as much as you miss Jase. I bet if we work together, we will be able to get them back, but it will only work if we are a team. You with me?" He held out his hand to shake on it.
Darien turned from us and thought for a moment. He looked up at the moon. "Jase loved to see the stars and the moon," he whispered. He turned back around. "Deal." He shook Jayden's hand.
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