Lol so every time I start to write a new chapter, I reread the chapter I wrote last week and I noticed that I said Paige instead of Price. Sorry, I'm writing a sory and theres a character named Paige. My bbaaaddddddddd.

Chapter 10

Mistake

"How do I look" I asked as I walked into Cato's room. He was laying on his bed, staring the ceiling with a blank expression. When I walked in, he sat upso he could see me.

I twirled in my dark blue dress. "You look," he searched for the word before standing up and kissing me on the cheek. "You look stunning."

"Wow" I turned to the mirror to put my pearl earrings in. "Since when did you use such an elaborate vocabulary?"

"A lot can change in a little time" she shrugged, coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around my shoulders.

"I guess it can" I smiled as I turned around. I was almost as tall as him in my high heels.

"You look great" he brushed a piece of hair out of my face and kissed me lightly.

"I would say the same," I stepped back from him. ", but you're not even dressed" I motioned to his khakis and button up shirt he had work to the ceremony.

"Yeah, I know" he laughed, turning around so he could change. He pulled on his black dress pants and switched into a white button up shirt with a black jacket while I laid onto his bed.

"We've got ten minutes" I reminded him as I stared at the ceiling, trying to find what he was staring at before. There was nothing; just a chandelier and a white ceiling.

"That's all the time I need" he hovered over me suddenly, smirking.

"Yeah, sure, whatever" I pushed him away and sat back up. "These constant galas are really getting boring" I frowned.

"We've only got ten more to go" he sighed, taking my hands and helping me to stand.

"yeah, only"

"It'lll be fun, don't worry" he kissed me again.

"We should probably get going" I pulled his hand and he followed me down the hallway and into the living room. Enobaria and Brutus and everyone else were already ready to go.

"Where's Cato?" I asked Enobaria after I finished talking to a peacekeeper.

"I haven't seen him" she shrugged, returning to dancing with Brutus.

"Thanks for the help" I said sarcastically, walking off to get a drink. Before I could reach the table, someone came up behind me and tapped me on the shoulder.

"M'lady" Jackson, the boy from the bonfire bowed awkwardly.

"Jackson? What the hell are you doing here?"

"Just thought I'd stop by" he backed me up to the punch table so I couldn't move. "Just thought I'd see how you were doing." His eyes wandered downward.

"You're drunk, Jackson. You shouldn't be here."

"C'mon Clove, lets go outside and have a little fun." he pulled my arm roughly.

"No Jackson" I tired to sound grounded, but my voice shook slightly.

"Stop being so difficult" he slurred, pulling me harder. I'm not sure why I didn't scream, I just let Jackson pull me outside. When we reached outside I noticed a truck pulled into the parking lot with the tailgate down. Four boys sat on the tailgate, al blowing smoke into the night and drinking. Out of all of them only one caught my eye; Cato.

"Cato, what are you doing, get back inside" I walked up to him after Jackson had let me go.

"I'm just havin' a little fun, c'mon don't be such a party pooper" he smiled as the boys around him laughed.

"Cato, you need to be inside."

"I'll go inside when I feel like it."

"Have you done any drugs tonight?" I asked.

"Nope" he made a popping sound with his lips.

"Okay" I nodded. "Let's go inside" I tired to pull him off the tailgate but he just fell back, passed out. "Really? Wow. It had to be tonight you chose to get wasted." I muttered angrily, but the boys that were sitting next to Cato looked at me hungrily.

"You know, since Cato's out, we could have our own little party outside" one of them hopped off the tailgate and ran a finger over my jaw line.

"Leave me alone" I glared at him. "Cato, wake up" Cato didn't move.

"C'mon over here" two of the boys yanked me farther from the truck towards an alley.

"Cato! Right now would be a really great time to wake up!" I screamed. When we reached the alley the three started tugging at my clothes and I bared my teeth, waiting for the right moment.

When one of them tried to kiss me, I lifted my leg and yanked the knife I had stowed under the folds of my dress. I flicked it at one of the and he fell to the ground. The next one looked at me with fear.

I didn't remember much, but I just remembered soiling my dress in the boys blood.. I remember thinking how can I go back tot he party like this?

"Clove, what have you done?"