Hey guys! Sorry, I know its probably been more than a week...I just haven't had much inspiration. I didn't want to force myself to write, because I knew that it wouldn't be my best. I had to force myself a bit to write this, so I'm sorry if it isn't quite up to the normal standards...

Anyway, here you go!

Disclaimer: The Selection belongs to Kiera Cass. All characters (so far) belong to me

Megan and I sat there, reading book after book, for hours. Megan immediately took to the Chronicles of Melissa Morado, and she was now on book seven, Melissa Morado and the Scorpion King, where Melissa and Uncle Rob have to save the planet of Soupville from the evil Scorpion King, who was…wait for it…poisoning the planets soup supply.

And although Megan was only nine, I couldn't stop thinking about why she would be here, and not with her sick mother. Maybe she's lying. Maybe she comes from a family of serial killers. Maybe they're just waiting for me to leave, so they can follow me home and- I stopped myself. Remember your therapy, Kylie, I told myself, and I was easily able to slow my heart beat.

I was reading my current book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, when I heard a gasp and the thud of a book hitting the floor. My head snapped up, and I nearly burst into laughter as I took in the scene.

Megan sat there, her expression a mixture of horror, terror, and sorrow, while her copy of Melissa Morado and the Scorpion King sat plopped down on the ground by her feet.

She looked up at me, her gaze frantic. She swallowed, thinking hard, before she blurted out her thoughts. "WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN TO UNCLE ROB WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT OH GOD NO WHY DID THEY GO TO SOUPVILLE THAT WAS A HORRIBLE IDEA THEY COULD'VE SAVED UNCLE ROB IF THEY HADN'T GONE THEN HE WOULDN'T BE POISONED AND DYING OH GOD WHAT HAPPENS NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO!"

Now, I know that I probably should've done something other than laugh in her face…but that's exactly what I did. I laughed…and laughed…and laughed, until finally I was able to calm down enough to answer her question.

"Megan, don't worry! Would they be able to have all those other books if Uncle Rob died?" I said to her.

This seemed to do the trick, because Megan calmed down. I picked up her book and put it back on the shelf, grabbing the next three books and placing them in the shopping bag that contained the food and water for her family.

"Come on, Megan, it's time you got home. We can get you some more food and water, and I can walk you home, okay?"

She nodded and picked up her back of stuff in one hand and grabbed my hand in the other. I purchased five more sandwiches, three more waters, and the next three Melissa Morado books.

We left Noka's and walked through the streets. I let Megan be my guide as we walked around the town. We had passed the wealthier side of town and had entered the slums. I saw people glance at me, wondering why Kylie Arwin, one of the top models in the world, was in the slums with some homeless kid. I ignored them as best I could, but my mind kept going to my previous thoughts. What if she's leading me into a trap? Maybe we're going to end up in some dark corner and her family is going to jump out and - I squeezed my eyes shut and forced the thought from my head. Deep breaths, Kylie…

When Megan finally stopped in the middle of the street, I gave her a confused look. She pointed to an old, worn down schoolhouse. My heart sank as we walked in and I took in our surroundings.

Inside of the one-room building were more homeless people than I have ever seen at once. They were all thin, and the entire place stunk. They all went silent as we walked in and Megan led me to her family. I recognized her twin brothers, Tommy and Danny, both seven years old, one of which was holding a young baby, whom I assumed to be Sarah. They sat around a young, sickly woman, who could only be Eloise.

I smiled at them, reaching out my hand. "My name is Kylie," I said softly.

Tommy glared at me, refusing to take my hand, while Danny just sat there, not saying anything. I pulled my hand away, not knowing what to do.

Megan saved me from any more awkward situations. She pulled out two sandwiches and one water bottle and handed them to her brothers. "Kylie bought these for us," she said softly, smiling up at me. I returned her smile. Tommy and Danny shared a look before Tommy glanced back at me. "Thank you," he muttered, before he dug into his sandwich.

As they ate, I kneeled down next to Eloise. She looked up at me. "Thank you," she said, her voice weak. I handed her a sandwich, but she waved me off. "Don't bother, I'll only puke it up. Just hand me a water," she said. I obeyed, and she gulped down nearly half of the bottle in a second.

I looked at her. "Eloise, I want to help you," I said.

She gave me a stern look. "I don't want your charity," she said.

I gave her a helpless look. "Please, Eloise, even if not for you, think of your children. Do you really want them to become orphans, sitting on the street, slowly starving?"

Eloise looked away, and I knew that I had her. "Listen, I understand, really. You want to be able to take care of your family on your own, but right now, you're in no condition to do so." I smiled at her. "How about I make you a deal?" I asked.

She gave me a curious look, and I continued. "I'll pull some strings and get you to a doctor, and as you get better, I'll keep your family fed. Once you're back to full health, I'll leave you be, and I'll only intervene if you ask," I said.

She thought this over for a moment before nodding. I smiled at her and pulled out my phone. "I'll be right back," I said, before standing up and going outside, dialing the number of my doctor.

Watcha think?

I know, not my best, but I'm not really feeling it right now, so give me a break.

Anyway...what do you think about Kylie's little thoughts? What do you think thats all about? Let me know what you think! The first person to guess it (and I mean correctly, not in-the-ballpark) will be able to ask me any one question about this story, and i have to answer it, no matter what it is.

Also, what do you think of Megan's family? I'm trying to flesh out the characters, show you what their most basic characteristics are. Basically, Megan is easily excitable and although she's mostly shy, she can get very hyper very fast. Tommy doesn't easily trust people, especially people in a higher caste than him (so anyone other than Eights). I sort of though that Tommy would be the older of the twins, and so Danny is pretty shy, just following his brother and doing what he does. Eloise is prideful, and very protective. I have zero ideas about what Sarah will be like, and we probably won't see much of her personality until maybe the epilogue (if they're even around then!) Still, if anyone has any ideas for Sarah's personality, I'd love to know.

Till next time!

~Umbreon89