Part One, Chapter Twenty-Four
Courtney's Pledge
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Courtney walked outside. She looked out at the ruined fields. She began roaming them until she found a radish in the ground. In her hungry state, she ate it, but spit it back out as she fell to the ground, sobbing. A moment later, she picked herself up and put her fist in the air.
"As God is my witness," she said. "As God is my witness, they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this, and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folks. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!"
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A/N: And thus concludes Part One. Thank you for reading this and sticking with this, so far. There will be no chapter tomorrow. Consider that the intermission. I'll probably write tomorrow, so there should be some more chapters on Friday.
