Clove is fifteen now. Hope you enjoy.

It's movie night. I put on my pajamas. I sit on Ally's bunk. Beka sits with Zea on my bunk. We lost our old dorm. The beds just weren't big enough. So now I sleep next to Beka and Ally on my right and Grove and Prima on my left.

Enobaria arrives with popcorn. The movie starts. Ally hogs the popcorn. I wish I could have some. I just got braces. They hurt so much. Ally hands me a soda. They ran out of soda two weeks ago! My eyes widen. Ally smiles at me.

Enobaria sees the soda. She winks at us and turns away. Yes! I happily drink the soda. When the movie ends, I climb down from the bunk and go to my own.

" Come on Clove!" Ally says. " Exposure training! Are your clothes packed?"

I nod. " I'm ready." I throw on some yoga pants and a t shirt.

Enobaria walks into the room as I'm putting my hair into a high ponytail. I almost never wear my hair up. I like it better down but this is going to be hard. It's probably going to be super hot then super cold.

"Girls Let's go!" She says. She looks at me. " I like your hair up." She says. " How slow are you guys?" Enobaria asks sarcastically.

I knew it. It's super hot. We are on this long hike. Ally and I are near the front. Zea and Beka are near the middle. Enobaria is at the back making sure we don't slow down. We stop at a campground.

" I don't think that tent will fit all of us." Terra says.

" It won't. It's for me. You girls are going to make your own shelters. Have fun." Enobaria says. She walks into the tent. We stand there. " Go." She says. I run for sticks. And twine. I make a little dome of wood and pull it together with twine. I cover it with layers of stick and leaves. It's warm. But when it becomes freezing at night who knows how warm it will be.

Ally makes a tent out of wood covering it with leaves. Same materials as mine just different shape. Terra is struggling. I know Autumn would help her, but we aren't allowed to.

Dinner. What will I catch. I should be able to find a squirrel. I learned to in hunting class. I walk around with a sharpened stick in my hand. It's not dark yet. I could make a small fire.

Squirrel. I see one. I hit it with the stick. I hit it again the head. It dies quickly. I skin and gut the thing and make a small fire. Squirrel doesn't taste bad. Ally was lucky and found a rabbit.

Enobaria comes out if her tent. It just started getting cold. I shiver and go to my shelter. It's so warm compared to outside. I have nothing comfortable in my shelter. I have a leaf floor. It's better than dirt but not by much.

I fall asleep early that night.

Enobaria opened my shelter door. " Get up Clove,"

I yawn. " We're going back?"

" Yes," She says. " Get ready."

She closes my door. I put on my shorts and a white tank top. I put my hair into a top knot.

I walk out of shelter. Ally is yawning. Beka and Zea are next to her. I walk to them.

" Great shelter Clove," Beka compliments. I nod. I am so tired. I am shivering. I know the hike down will be hot. " You all good Clo?" Ally asks.

" I'm just cold." I say.

" Come on girls!" Enobaria calls.

We catch up with the group. Halfway down the mountain, I start to feel sick. I stop. I puke onto the warm ground. Some girls scream. I drink some water. I run to the front of the group to Ally.

" You look bad." She says.

" Thanks Al." I say sarcastically.

She frowns at me. We keep running.

Once we're back to the academy, I go straight to the dorms. I get to my bed. My goodness. I love my bed. I love my pillow. I love everything about this place. I hate the hot.

Ally walks in laughing with Beka and Zea. " Hi," I say.

They ignore me. Ignore me. I go to Al.

" Do I know you?" She asks. I am shocked. "What?" I ask my voice tight.

I jolt awake. A dream. Ally still cares about me. Beka didn't ignore me.

Enobaria looks at me. It's after lights out. I see board games spread across the floor. She must have fallen asleep here.

" Nightmare?" She asks. I nod. I sit up and grab my book. I turn on my reading light. I start to read.

I have never had a nightmare that had anything to do with Ally. She doesn't scare me. Or didn't scare me. But Ally didn't do anything today. Why did she scare me?

I just want to go home. I liked the orphanage. Where we weren't always competing. This place you always have to watch your back; because that person who had your back, is now stabbing you in it.

Not that Ally, Beka, or Zea have done that, but I've seen it happen. With the seventeens. One girl, Ember, was friends with Volta, but Volta ended up slitting her throat after Ember beat her in rankings. She was jealous. Her dark hair, and blue eyes got her somewhere. She was prettier. She was ruthless. She was great. She just didn't see it coming. Volta got punished though. She didn't become a victor. She didn't get to be a peacekeeper. She wasn't even sent to be with her family. She works as a janitor now. Ember's sister got to her though. She's a fourteen. Star. Looks a lot like her sister. She slit her wrists. Though Volta got medical help before the light left her eyes.

Star is on the fast track to becoming a tribute. She is as ruthless as her sister. She's supposed to be put with us fifteens. Though she is fourteen, she's great. She wants what her sister couldn't get.

It's seven when Enobaria tells us, " Star is joining us today."

Today. Wow. I didn't know that she'd be coming today. I thought we had a few weeks.

" You girls are not to ask about her sister. You girls know why. And absolutely no meddling. She will be bunking with Clove."

What? " Where will I sleep?!" Zea asks defensively.

" At the empty bunk." Enobaria says.

Zea then murmurs a few choice words under her breath.

" Who is Star?" Prima and Tesla ask in unison. They giggle.

" Not a chance." I say. " You two meddle more than anyone here. She doesn't need that. Remember what you two did to Ally?"

" That wasn't our fault!" They say.

Ally punches Tesla in the face. Tesla cries out. Ally blows her knuckles.

" And that wasn't my fault." She says. " You want to test that theory too, Prima?"

Prima backs away. Ally moves closer. Enobaria moves behind Ally. She puts her hands on her shoulders.

" Ally. Calm down." She says. Prima relaxes. We all know that Ally would've put her in the infirmary if Enobaria hadn't stopped her.

" Ally, Beka, Zea, and Clove, you will be welcoming Star." Enobaria says.