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Chapter 2: Meetings

Aggelos tried to make his voice less meek. But he couldn't help it, "I'm Aggelos, the leader, nice to meet you…" He let his eyes drop to the ground and put his hand out. Lavinia shook it, "Nice to meet you too. Well, we should start planning this all out." Aggelos nodded and everyone sat in a circle.

A boy, who was about 17, was named Lor; immediately brought forth his case to them. "I don't agree with how much food we're allowed to bring in every month. For example, what if we brought a jackpot of food but couldn't bring it because we we're allowed, not logical." The circle stayed silent, all agreeing.

"Because if that jackpot of food was discovered by an authority, he would track you all down and you would all be executed. The limit of food is for safety." They all bowed their heads and gave it another thought. Julludo, who had Aggelos next to him whispered to him, "She's smart and pretty too." Aggelos felt his stomach knot up. The girl next to Lavinia was talking and pointing to him.

The rest of the circle didn't have much to complain or say. So they all disbanded, some went back, some stayed.

"Go talk to her, she'll like you," The guys were trying to convince Aggelos to approach Lavinia. Soon he was shoved and just kept walking.

"Hi, um, I'm Aggelos." Lavinia turned, "Hello again, um, the meeting went well?" Lavinia said it in a confused tone. "Yeah it did, yeah! I think so." Lavinia smiled, "Do you live a hard life down there? Or is it mostly relaxed?" Aggelos shrugged, "Sometimes it's hard, thinking about everything that could happen or thinking about the younger ones." Lavinia nodded. "Well I guess I would like to stay here forever, but…" She looked at the mountains and gave the same sigh as I did.

Males said goodbye to Females. Julludo and Aggelos stayed at the lake a bit more before leaving.

"I really like her." Aggelos said, "Pretty face, kind soul, yeah." Julludo replied. "She even has the same dreams as I do." "Really, interesting," they both got up and went back down the steep hill, across the cold grass.

Both tumbled down some rocks a few times, tripped on stones and held on only by the trees. "I don't think it was the brightest idea to go this way," Julludo commented. "Its fine, it's safe." Aggelos smoothly went on down. "Yeah for you it is!"

After getting down they headed back to the spot. The safe place, hidden by an alley, they moved a cloth which served as a door, and then entered a huge building, and there was something in the middle of the room. They were surprised by a bag of stuff, sitting in the center, overflowing.

Aggelos fell beside it, "From… the other clan" he whispered to himself. He found rich food and nice cloth inside. "How did she get this stuff?" Others in the building explained to him that they didn't know if they should open it or not, but they fell down beside him to look inside.

Each held and ate the goodies and food. But Aggelos was in a corner wondering how they got all the stuff. "Lavinia…" he whispered to himself, soon he said it so loud it could be heard if you were a few feet away. He let his eyes blur and his mind stop thinking.

"Catch Aggelos, catch," Julludo threw a potato at him, still warm, which brought him back from his thoughts. Aggelos chuckled and threw back the potato. He would have to thank them the next time they had a meeting.

"Are you sure that was a good idea Lavinia?" Abelina asked Lavinia. "Yes because I feel..." Lavinia looked for a creative way to express her feelings, "like my heart is going to burst." Sounds of 'oh' were echoed all around the tent.

"But, forgive me for being nosy, where did you get that stuff?" Lavinia closed her eyes and felt remorse. "I just had it all..." Glances were shared all around the tent. "Is that the truth?" They asked, "Yes," Lavinia replied halfheartedly. But she knew it wasn't the truth

The truth was that it was part of the pact she had made. She thought back to the conversation.

"You will be granted anything you like," Lavinia nodded, "you will do anything for us, and us only." Lavinia gave another sad nod.

"Yes." She replied. "Trying to escape from this deal will not have a good ending."

President Snow smiled, making Lavinia feel uncomfortable. Then he took his hand and put it on her cheek. "Good girl." Lavinia shivered.

She again shivered thinking about what she had done. But also looked into the future. She looked outside, the stars were shining brightly, which meant hope.