Posy's POV -
I felt someone tap my shoulder and I unlinked my arms from Luke and Josh before turning around.
"You two go on ahead. I'll be there in a minute." I told them as I stared at my interrupter.
"Pos are-" Josh started.
"Josh. Go." I told him in a steady voice. I heard him sigh, but then I could hear his heavy footsteps pound against the concrete as I stared at the person in front of me.
"Come with me." I told them, before linking my arm with theirs and pulling us away from the high school and towards an tool shed used by the grounds keepers about 200 hundred yards away.
We reached the tool shed and I opened the door and pushed the woman in before following her and locking the door behind me and turning facing her.
"Mother. What are you doing here?" I asked her. She sighed happily and came to stand directly in front of me. She brushed a lose strand of hair behind my ear and smiled down on me.
"I didn't get to see you yesterday." she told me as she kissed my forehead. I kept my mouth in a firm line, desperate to not show any emotion.
"Well there was a reason." I told her quietly as I looked down at my shoes.
"I know, sweetheart." she told me as she lifted my chin so I was peering at her. She smiled sadly.
"Why wont you smile?" she asked sadly. I looked sidewards towards the walls of the of the shed. They were peeling and the nails were rusted, but I couldn't meet my mothers eyes right now. "Posy, I know you are having a hard time with Gale leav-"
"You mean walking out on us." I asked defensively, "You mean, leaving us, because he couldn't suck it up and deal with the fact that his school yard crush didn't pick him over my boss?" I finally did show emotion on my face, but it was one of anger.
"Posy, you know just as well as I do that Gale di-"
"No, he didn't have to. He did it because he wanted to." I snarled back.
"Posy Juliet Hawthorne, don't you use that tone with me." my mother told me back sternly.
"Is this why your here? To say hi and then confront me about Gale?" I asked her in the same tone. She looked at me like I had just said the lords name in vain.
"Posy, don't you dar-"
"Did you? Or do you have some other reason, because I have to get to homeroom." I told her in a deadly tone. She didn't speak at first and I stepped back as best as I could from where we were standing in the shed and unlocked the door.
"Goodbye, mother." I told her harshly, before opening the door and walking out and slamming the door behind me.
I walked to the front doors of the school and marched inside, I was going to be late to homeroom if I didn't get moving. I dodged around other students who were running late and dashed through a few hallways until I reached my homeroom classroom. I walked in just before my homeroom teacher came out into the hall and closed the door. I walked to my desk which was right in front. Josh was sitting at his desk on my left and Luke on my right. I slipped into my desk and tapped my fingers on the solid oak waiting for Mr. Hawkin's to start yapping about whatever it was we were learning about today.
Gale's POV -
Standing on the porch of the Apothecary, I watched in a small mirror as my younger sister came into the square. At first she was talking to this brown haired boy who looked about 16 maybe 17 and protectiveness surged through me instantly. Who was this boy? And why the heck was he with Posy? When she was about 10 steps into the square I saw her become cautious in the slightly busy streets. She bowed her head and I saw her eyes flitting back and forth over the square and carefully moving around as if she was trying to snoop around.
Finally the boy said something to her and she jumped and put her hand to her chest and actually gave a small smile. It was the same small smile I had seen just before that night.
Posy and I were sitting at the small kitchen table in the compartment. She was currently coloring in a picture of a flower that looked some what like a daisy, except that the petals were black and the stem was brown and the leaves were bright yellow. I watched as she colored in her work of art and thought of ways how I was going to tell her that I wasn't returning home. She finished after a few minutes and handed me the picture.
"What do you think, Gale?" she asked excitedly as if giving me a picture and asking my opinion where very important.
"It's very pretty Pos." I told her, "Just like the girl who drew it." And then ruffled her hair like my dad use to do with me, Rory, and Vick when we were younger. She gave me a small smile and revealed her missing front teeth.
I sighed and continued to watch as she talked for a second and then her face went blank and I saw her go stiff; her smile no where in sight as she stared at me through the mirror. I panicked for a minute and thought that maybe...just maybe...she knew I was watching her. I watched her for just a second and then the boy noticed she was looking at us and walked in front of her, blocking her from my view.
"Rory? Whats going on?" I whispered ever so lightly.
"There just standing there." he whispered back. I nodded slightly so only he and Madge would notice. I focused my attention on the mirror again, Posy had spun around on her heel and was towing the boy down the street and past the apothecary with her head low and walking on the balls of her feet making her almost silent.
I watched as they past the bakery and a few other shops then Posy pulled the boy behind a fruit stand and I could see her watching me from behind the fruit stand. She was checking to see if I had noticed her yet. The answer to that would be yes, but she apparently was satisfied, because I saw her gesture something to the boy and then she quickly sprinted across the street dodging people and was out of sight. I handed the mirror back to Madge who placed it in her pocket. Why was she looking scared? And why was she looking scared of...me?
Rory's POV -
After Posy was out of sight we sat there for a minute. Gale looked stunned, confused, and worried at the same time if it was possible. Madge was looking pleasantly at Prim while Prim was telling her about this recipe for peanut butter cookies, while I thought about the conversation with Gale I had last night.
"Rory?" my brother's voice resonated from the trees. I was currently sitting on a log by the lake that Gale had brought us too to go swimming. I thought that maybe Posy would be here, since like Gale, the woods were her second home. I didn't quiet understand why she moved into our old house or went to the woods all the time, if she has a hard time being in town or in our new home, "Pleasant memories, Rory." I remember her saying to me when I asked her about it. I snapped my head around to find Gale leaned up against the trunk of a huge pine tree. He had his old bow slung over his shoulder along with a seethe of arrows.
"Hey." I told him as I turned back to the lake, "Remember when you tried to teach us how to swim?"
"Yeah. I thought you would never learn." he joked as he came and sat next to me.
"No. I picked it right up. Vick was the one who was scared he was going to drown." I told him with a laugh.
"Uh-huh. Sure. And neither of you picked it right up that was my Posy." he told me proudly. Of-course. After all these years he was still proud to call Posy, "my Posy" or "Rosy Posy" or when we were little "my little flower" or "my flower". I rolled my eyes and shook my head as I laughed.
"Yeah, she sure did." I said quietly. Gale sighed. I knew he missed our sister. I could tell it hurt him so much to see his Posy hate him. To absolutely hate his guts for something he could have prevented.
"Do you think she will ever forgive me?" he asked me out of the blue. I took a deep breath and thought.
"Maybe." I told him.
"I really am sorry for it all." he admitted.
"I know."
"But, why doesn't she?" he asked. That was a good question...which unfortunately I knew the answer to. You get benefits when your wife happens to be your little sisters therapist and healer.
"Because...Because Gale she lost her everything that day. You were her everything. You were her best friend, her father figure, her teacher, her soul, her happiness, her pride, and her joy. You were her older brother who could do anything and you were her hero. She lost it all that day." I explained as I turned to look at him. His face was stone set as he chewed on his lower lip. I knew he did this when her was trying to not show his emotions.
"You didn't see her Gale. She was scared. She was scared that everything would just up and leave her. That's why she moved back into the seam house. That house made it through bombs and storms and three growing boys, and it still leans sidewards slightly." I joked. The corners turned up slightly when I mentioned the fact that everybody noticed when they first came; our house always leaned a little to the left, therefore looking slightly lopsided.
"And did you know she comes out into these woods frequently?" I asked him. He shook his head.
"She does. She feels that these trees can't leave. She knows their roots go really deep into the earth and they will probably always be here." I told him, "They can't leave her."
I let him think about that for a few minutes. It was true. As much as she loved Vick, Ma, and I, Gale was always her favorite until 5 years ago at least.
"But, why isn't she mad at Vick? He lives in the Capitol and last I talked to him she calls him a lot and writes." Gale asked me in a melancholy tone.
"Gale, you just left her hanging. You sort of ditched her. Vick told us all about his opportunity. He told us about it a while before he left. He didn't wait until the last second. He told her that he would try to get her an opportunity when she was old enough. He promised he would be there when she needed him, Gale. He did the smart thing." I told him casually. I probably insulted his pride, but I didn't care. He wanted an answer so I gave him the answer.
"Okay." he told me, "You're right. I was being stupid there and I didn't mean to ditch her. I was scared to tell her. I was scared that she would hate me. I was scared that she would never forgive me."
"Well, that's exactly what happened." I told him.
"I know." He was quiet after a few more minutes passed.
"So, what has she been up too for the past five years." he asked. I smiled.
"Well, I will help you out with that tomorrow. I have a guy who can get us some school records." I told him as I gave a devilish smile and raised my eyebrows. I knew Gale had always made us go to school and he was passionate about making us, especially Posy, get an education. I knew school records would be the place to start.
"Come on, Gale." I told my brother once I got out of my flashback, "The coast should be clear now." I gave Prim a quick kiss goodbye and Gale did the same with Madge, before we walked down the steps and into the busy square.
4 Hours Later
"I thought you said you had a guy?" Gale asked as he tried to stretch out the best he could sitting in the small janitors closet next to the GYM.
"I do." I told him.
"Then why are we hiding in a janitor's closet?"
"I didn't ay he was part of the school board." I told Gale as I looked down at him the best I could from where I was hiding up on one of the shelves. He luckily got the floor and could stretch, but I had a metal shelf that I was surprised actually held my weight and I was cramped up into a fetal position and couldn't stretch at all, "Just be happy you can move."
"Fine, but how much longer do we have to stay in here?" Gale asked as he peered up at me.
"I don't kn-" I started telling him, but then a knock came at the door. Two knocks. Three knocks. Pause. One knock. That was my signal.
I carefully rolled off the shelf and onto my feet and peered through the crack in the door. Paul Ericson was standing across the haul in the gym uniform for District 12, waiting for us. I grabbed Gale and pulled him to his feet, before opening the door slightly and looking both ways , before going into the almost empty hallway.
Posy's POV -
I dressed out in my gym clothes which consisted of charcoal black shorts and a gray brownish colored t-shirt with the words, "District 12 High School" on it and a pair of white sneakers, in the girls locker room waiting excitedly for gym. It had been a long day of school so far filled with boring classes on only boring topics. According to the announcements this morning we had rope climbing this morning, which happens to be the easiest gym activity we had for me since I was always climbing trees. I know Josh hates this activity along with everybody else, but when you are like me and can climb it in 54 seconds flat it becomes a fun activity. When the bell rang signaling we were aloud to leave the locker room, I stood straight up and walked hurriedly out into the gym doors, where most of the boys were already sitting in the bleachers with Coach Nutter standing next to the rope hanging from the ceiling.
When everybody saw me walking out towards the bleachers some of the guys who didn't mind this physical activity started to cat call to me.
"Hey, Hawthorne. Today is the day!" Charlie Burbitch called down.
"Yep. Today is the day we are going to crush your time." his friend Derek Petears called to me.
"Hawthorne. You are going to learn today how to make a time of 54 seconds even." Paul Ericson called to me as I came and sat in the bleachers a few rows in front of them.
"In your dreams boys. You all know that you say that every month and always end up with a higher time than me." I told them in a sing song voice that annoyed them all equally.
"We'll see about that today, Hawthorne." Charlie called to me. I rolled my eyes at the ceiling as I waited for the rest of the class.
Girls trailed out from the locker room as a few of the stragglers came from the boys. I saw Josh come out of the locker room with a pale and blank face and I knew he was dreading today's assignment. I waved him over and I could see him shaking in his shoes and his fists clenched as he walked rather slowly. I smiled reassuringly to him and that seemed to make him look a little faster. When he was almost to the bleachers, he passed the rope from the ocker room doors and I could see him literally gulp as he closed his eyes tightly and marched forward. He got up onto the bleachers and sat next to me. He was sweating as if he had just ran a marathon and I knew he was scared to death about the height, so I unclenched his fist and put my hand in his trying to reassure him it would all be okay.
"OH. MY. GOD! Is that Josh Spitz and Posy Hawthorne! Holding hands!" one of the popular girls teased. All of the populars laughed and I gave them a death glare that shut them up good and tightly. I turned back and Luke was just coming out of the locker room wearing his new gym clothes, that I noticed fit just right on him. No, I was not checking him out. I was just making a mental note...for future reference.
Luke came into the bleachers and as I heard something about how hot the new kid was. I turned my head slightly back to the populars and they stopped talking. I didn't even have to look at them, they just shut up when I started to turn my head. Coach blew his whistle and Josh jumped in surprise since he still had his eyes shut tightly.
"Alright, maggots. Rope climb today." he called into the bleachers that had come silent, "Who is up first?" He looked down at his clipboard and hoped that he would choose me first.
"Joshua M. Spitz." Coach called. I looked at Josh who had gone deathly pale.
"C-c-c-coach-h-h"Josh asked through a stutter, "C-c-c-an I-i-i g-g-go l-l-last?"
"Nope. Get up here, Mr. Spitz." Coach called up not even looking up at Josh. He nodded and I squeezed his hand reassuringly as he got up. I let go of his hand and he marched down the bleachers slowly; prolonging his fear of heights.
"Whats wrong with Josh?" Luke whispered to me. I looked towards him and he looked worried for my best friend.
"Fear of heights." I told him. He nodded in understanding and I turned my attention back to Josh who was facing the rope.
"Ready" Coach asked him.
"No." Josh squeaked back.
"Go." Josh grabbed the rope and started to pull himself up. He got about three feet of the ground and started to panic.
"Ah." Josh moaned a he looked at the ground.
"Josh. Go up a little bit further." I called down to him. He looked towards me and then at the ground.
"You have 7 seconds Mr. Spitz to climb as high as you can." Coach called up.
"This is as high as I will go." Josh squeaked back and then let go of the rope with both hands and feet, falling flat on his back from 3 feet off the ground.
"Zero, Mr. Spitz." the coach told him. Normally, Josh was a straight A and B student, but when it came to rope climbing, he would take the zero without a complaint.
Josh got off the floor and came back to his seat next to me as Coach called down Emily Kofford who was one of the populars. I watched as she climbed about half way up the rope during her 2 minute period and complaining about her nails. I rolled my eyes at her complaining. Who cares about their nails during Gym class. That is like saying, I hope I don't look like a customer at the bakery. She climbed back down and coach gave her a 60% percent.
Next was Amelia Doth, who usually did pretty well. She ended up getting an 80%. Then, the name that I wanted to hear came out of the coaches mouth.
"Posy J. Hawthorne." Coach called up to the bleachers excitedly. He loved watching me climb since I was actually good at it, "Ready to beat your record, Hawthorne?"
"Absolutely, Coach." I told him as I climbed over Josh and walked down the bleachers and coming in front of the rope. Coach smiled at me his challenging smile and then asked, "How fast do you want to go?"
"As fast as I can." I told him.
"I like that. Ready Hawthorne?" he asked as he got his stop watch ready. I nodded and rubbed my hands together.
"Go." he told me and I lunged at the rope. I pulled myself up the rope as fast as I could ignoring the pain in my hands as I did. I let my feet dangle in the air as I used my upper body strength I had gained from years of experience using the bow and climbing trees.
"25 seconds." Coach yelled up to me when I was almost to the top. I could actually beat my time. I pulled myself up faster and faster trying to get to the bell.
When I was almost to the top I reached for the bell, when I felt my hand gripping the rope slip and burn. And next thing I knew I was falling through the air. I screamed as I closed my eyes and fell to the gym floor.
"Posy!" I heard someone yell and then somebody caught me in their arms bridal style with a grunt. I felt my arms go around their neck and my body lean into them as they caught me and I opened my eyes and blinked out the tears that I hadn't even known I was collecting in my eyes to see the familiar seam gray eyes of Gale Hawthorne.
Gale's POV -
The boy named Paul pulled open the gym door and stepped inside. Rory and I followed and followed his lead by hiding behind the bleachers.
"Posy J. Hawthorne." I heard the coach call with...admiration. Crap! Posy jut had to be in this gym class. Great, I was going to make things even worse. And why doe he sound admired?
"Ready to beat your record, Hawthorne?" he asked my sister. Record? What record? Hawthorns were not by any means admired for records...at least that I knew of.
"Absolutely, Coach." I heard my sister's voice say proudly.
"What's this record?" I whispered.
"Dude. You're sister can climb up a rope in 56 seconds flat, only using her upper body strength." Paul whispered back as he peaked around the side of the bleachers.
"Really?" I asked proudly. My sister could do that? Oh man. What else have I been missing?
"Yeah." Paul told me.
"How fast do you want to go?" the coach's voice challenged.
"As fast as I can." I heard Posy tell him and I knew she was smirking.
"I like that. Ready Hawthorne?" he asked my sister and Rory and I moved up so we could see. Posy rubbed her hands together and placed them on the rope ready to climb.
"Go." the coach told her and she immediately pulled herself upwards with out hesitation, moving crazy fast. I watched with pride and amazement as my little sister moved with such grace upwards. When she was almost to the ceiling, she reached for the small silver bell , but then her hand started to slip. I felt my heart stop for a moment. She was going to fall.
Just as I predicted, Posy's hand slid further and she lost her grip on the rope, crying in pain as her hand let go of the rope. She started to fall through the air; screaming bloody murder as she went. I felt my body freeze for a second and then spring into action.
"Posy!" I yelled in panic as I raced from behind the bleachers and to the where the Coach was standing awestruck at what was going on. I stood right underneath her and held out my arms to catch her.
She fell fast than I would have thought and caught me off guard. She landed hard into my out stretched arms and I grunted in pain as I tried to stay on my feet. She immediately put her arms around my neck and keeled into me as she stopped screaming and tried to catch her breath. I looked down on her trying to see if there was any damage. When I was studying her face she opened her eyes and looked into mine.
At first they were of confusion and vague happiness, but then they grew with realization and anger. She let her arms fall around my neck and slipped out my arms.
"Are you okay?" I asked concerned as I took her face into my hands and studied it more closely. She ripped her face from my hands and then glared at me.
"Thanks." she muttered and then ran to a door at the end of the hall with the words, Girls Locker room on the wall next to it. Well that went just wonderful. I stared at the locker room door and then made a quick decision. I walked to the locker room and was about to go inside.
Posy's POV -
Gale. Gale caught me. GALE CAUGHT ME! At first I was confused and I was actually sort of happy to be in my oldest brother's arms again. It brought back the good memories of when I was a little kid.
I sat at the kitchen table practically falling asleep. It was late and I begged Mom to let me stay up and wait for Gale to get home. After an hour long of throwing tantrum after tantrum and begging, she finally gave in and let me have my way. I could stay up for Gale. When I was almost asleep I heard the front door open. There was only one person that could have came in and that was Gale. I blinked a few times and slid out of my seat at the kitchen table and ran to the front door.
"Gale!" I cried happily. He had been out hunting for what seemed like forever. I hadn't seen him this morning since he and Rory and Vick had to get up earlier and go to school and after school he always headed straight for the woods.
"Posy? What are you still doing up?" he asked tiredly as he got on his knees just in time for me to slam into him and give him a hug.
"Gale! I missed you today. Do you know what I did today with Mama. We baked some bread and did some laundry and-" I told him as he pulled me up off the floor as he stood. He walked over to Ma's rocking chair and sat down with me in his lap as he yawned and I cuddled into his chest. My brother made me feel happy and I loved when talking to him. I felt safe and worry free when I was around Gale and he made me smile all the time. I proceeded to tell him about my day, what I was going to do tomorrow, what I did yesterday, and what I thought about cooking spatulas. Gale listened to me the whole time as he sometimes yawned. As I talked I started to drift off into the world of sleep in my brother's warm arms.
"Are you tired, Pos?" he asked. I shook my head tiredly.
"No. I am as wide awake as Vick after he has a bath." I told him through a yawn as I started to close my eyes sleepily. I felt my brother shift under me and then he stood up, with me in his arms.
"Lets get you to bed, my little flower." he told me quietly as he carried me in his arms.
"But, I'm not tired." I moaned sleepily as I rubbed my eyes. He didn't listen and I watched through my half closed eyes as he took me into the bedroom I shared with Mama and Vick. Vick was sprawled on the floor with a blanket covering him snoring lightly and he looked happy.
Gale sat down on the bed I shared with Mama with me still in his arms.
"Good night my flower." he told me as he tried to set me down on the bed. I clung to his neck.
"But, I'm not tired." I complained. He leaned over so my back was on the mattress and unwrapped my arms from his neck. I pouted and tried to get up but he gently pushed me back down.
"Gale I'm not-"
"Shh. Its time to go to sleep Rosy Posy. I love you and I will see you in the morning." he told me and then leaned down and kissed me on the forehead.
"Gale?" I asked as he started to get up.
"Yes, Pos?" he asked gently as he sat back down. I got up my courage to say what I was going to say.
"Gale. I can't sleep. My feet are to skinny." I told him seriously.
But, then after I got out my slight shock, I remembered everything that had happened the past six years. I felt cold and angry thoughts about him. About how he had left me and how he had killed innocent children with that bomb of his. I was Disgusted. With a CAPITIOL D. I slid out of his arms and he immediately took my head in his hands and searched my face. I jerked my head out of my hands. I couldn't show him my face. I couldn't bring myself to cry from shock, anger, happiness, and many other emotions in front of him. I told him 'thanks' and then bolted for my place of refuge. The girls locker room. I dressed quickly back into my jeans and took off my gym shirt exposing my blue tank top and pulled the white button down over it. I wanted to get out of here.
I was about to close my locker door, when light footsteps echoed on the floor. Maybe another girl was coming in. I closed my locker door and when I turned around, I came face to face with Emily Brandley. She was my age and she had the seam look. Dark brown almost black hair and dark gray eyes with pale skin and high cheekbones.
"Hey." she said quietly.
"Hi." I told her back. She smiled lightly as she sat down on one of the benches and patted for me to sit.
"Posy. Posy Hawthorne, if memory serves me right?" she asked. I nodded.
"Emily. Emily Brandley?"
"Yes. I saw what happened. You took a pretty hard fall." she told me. I nodded and shrugged my shoulders as if it was no big deal. I bit the inside of my cheek and started to tap my fingers on my back pack that was still sitting on the bench next to me.
"Yeah. I guess." I said absentmindedly. She nodded slightly and then we sat in silence for just a minute.
"Well, I better get going. I'll see yo-" I started to say as I stood up, but I was interrupted by Emily.
"Who was that? You know, that caught you?" she asked carefully. I sighed and took a deep breath. I found it hard to try and keep my emotions in control. I wanted to cry. To cry for my older brother to come and hold me. To protect me from himself. But, I also wanted to punch my older brother. To just sock him; straight to the nose and not give it a second thought. But, I also wanted to find Josh, leave a note, and head to District 4 and never ever look back and distance myself from Gale. Then again, I also never wanted to distance myself from my brother ever again.
"My...my br-..." I tried to choke out. I took another deep breath trying to remain calm, "My brother." I felt tears prick my eyes and I spun on my heel and grabbed the strap of my back pack as I sped towards the Gym door.
"Posy?!" I heard Emily call after me, "Did I say something?"
I flew from the gym and out into the hallway, not bothering to low down for hall monitors or anything. I wanted to be alone. I had to run. I couldn't stop. I wouldn't stop. I ran and ran. Past classrooms and the front office and out into the square, before I finally thought of where I wanted to be. The woods.
I ran into the seam and past people and children. I ran past my home and past the mines and to the big electric fence that hadn't been torn down yet after six years. I tossed my backpack over and quickly crawled underneath the metal chain link into the small meadow that ran into the thick forest of trees.
I picked up my backpack and tossed it over my shoulder as I sped towards the trees that I knew would never leave me. They would always be here, until the end of the earth or until the end of time. Which ever came first, I guess.
When I was safe a few meters into the trees, I let myself start to tear up. The hot sticky liquid pricked my eyes and made me blink causing them to run down my cheeks and onto my neck. One after the other. I walked further in and took a deep breath. Smelling the pine scent from the surrounding trees and the fresh air that the trees supplied. It seemed to relax me a little as I walked further and further into the woods. When I came to the tree where Katniss use to hide her bow, I reached in and grabbed my bow and the sheath of arrows, before stuffing my backpack in the small cut out hole and taking off deeper into the woods. Maybe I could do a little hunting. Maybe I could just take a hike. Neither sounded right to me. Then a thought came to me. I'll go for a swim.
I jogged silently to the lake where Gale had taught me, Rory, and Vick all to swim when we were younger. I had picked it up right away and barely needed Gale's help at all. Rory was okay. He didn't mind swimming, but he had a harder time with it. However, Vick, was the challenging one. He was always scared he was going to drown if Gale let go of him, even when he was floating. I laughed in my mind as I ran at the thought of Vick when we were younger. I remembered how hilarious Vick's face was.
I reached the clearing and sighed as I walked to the same boulder that Gale had gone to all those years ago. I quickly stripped down to my tank top and gym shorts that I had kept on underneath my jeans and walked to the edge of the water leaving my bow and clothes next to the rock. Looking at the water with tears still in my eyes, I jumped into the cold water. I surfaced and shook out my hand as I let myself fall backwards and started to float. I let my tears that were still running run down my face and breathed deeply.
I don't know how long I had stayed like that, but when I had almost fallen asleep I heard a branch snap. I sat up quickly and looked around. I couldn't see anybody at first and then I made out the form of a person. I took a deep breath and slowly sank lower into the pond so only my eyes were showing above the water as I watched the figure come closer. I was finally able to make out sandy blonde brownish hair, sea green eyes, and the appearance of Josh Spitz. And then I realized somebody was behind him. It was also a the shape of a man. I stayed where I was watching until I came to see the form of...
A/N: (What do you think? I know nothing really new happened in this chapter, but a big chapter is coming up soon. More with Gale, Rory, Luke, Josh, and maybe even a little Vick. Also, I am putting up a poll on my profile as to who should appear in the next chapter. Vote and let me know. I will give you three days to vote and then I will close the polls. Also, if you guys want to learn a little bit more about me. PM me questions and I will answer them and post them on my page. So, Anyways. Review, REVIEW, REVIEW! It makes me happy! And it makes you happy, because then you get another CHAPTER!)
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