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Prologue

Freshman year, September

Clove stood with her friends at the District two mall, making fun of an obese old woman.

"Fat ass!" Carmen, Clove's second in command yelled

"Why don't you lose a couple pounds?" Clove said. "Or maybe a hundred!" And then the four girls burst out laughing.

"Hey, Carmen," Clove said. "Do you think Weight Watchers would even consider her?" She said loudly.

"I don't know. What does she weigh, like 500 pounds?" Carmen replied.

"More like 550!" Casper said. Casper was the newest mean girl recruit.

"Ha-ha" Clove laughed, and high fived Casper.

"Maybe she is really a baby Beluga!" Said Carley. These girls were cruel.

The old woman started crying. The girls laughed even harder. Clove ended up squeezing her slushy so hard, it squirted all over Casper's new wet seal top.

"Go get me a new slushy, bitch!" Clove said laughing. The newbie did as her leader said. Clove looked around with a smirk on her face. Her smirk grew into a grin as she saw someone coming towards her. Marvel. Her boyfriend.

"Well, if it isn't the Four C's. Where's the newbie?" He asked before kissing Clove quickly.

"Casper is getting me a new slushy." Clove said returning the kiss. But before she could, Marvel's friend grabbed his arm and pulled him away saying they were late for Football practice.

Clove frowned as she watched her boyfriend be carried away. Damn.

Sophomore year, September

Clove walked through the halls, her growing group of minions following. There are now six of them. Clove, Carmen, Carley, and Casper, then Casey and Collet. The six of them ruled the hallways. Girls feared them, boys loved them.

Carmen pushed a blonde, blue eyed boy out of Clove's way. Clove glanced at the boy, her nose pointed up slightly. The boy stared into her eyes, and Clove was lost. His eyes were like the ocean. She had only seen it once, when she visited District four. She could dive into that boys eyes and swim in them. She was entranced.

Suddenly, the boy looked away. She snapped her head forward, and continued on to science class.

Junior year, December

The second Clove stepped out of her father's car, he sped away, splashing Clove with muddy water. Her old friends, Carmen, Carley, Casper, Casey and Collet, laughed at her. Carley was the second in command. Carmen was dating Marvel, little bitch.

Actually, Clove could have sworn she saw Collet give her a sympathetic look. Clove looked away, and started walking. She didn't want anything to do with them anymore. They were now her tormentors.

End Prologue

Senior year, May (present tense)

As I finish writing my notes, the bell signalling the end of sixth period goes off. Next I have PE, and then I am off to my house.

I am failing almost all my classes. This is the only class I am good at. History. I put my notes in my binder, grab my bag, and make my way to my locker.

In PE, we play dodge ball. I get hit about ten times at once. Great.

Later that day, Cloves house

"Get away from me!" I scream at my father, Jefferey.

"Get back here, you little bitch!" He screams back.

I had hid in the bathroom under the stairs and am now locking the door. Jefferey pounds on the door, a baseball bat in hand. "Never!" I yell.

"I swear on your mother's grave, Clove." He starts hitting the door with the bat. "If you don't come out, I'll fucking kill you!"

I don't believe him. I stay where I am. Jeffery manages to pick the lock somehow. The door swings open.

"I told you, little girl!" He screams. I jump back in fear, and then the beating comes.

Cato's POV

I walk down the sidewalk, thinking about what my life would be like if I lived in these apartments. This is the poor side of the district. I would be starving most of the time. I wouldn't be able to train to be a Peacekeeper. I would-

My thoughts are interrupted by screaming and the sound impact coming from one of the apartments. I look over to it, and recognize it. A girl I know lives there. I tutor her. She used to be one of the mean girls, until last year. Now she has a target on her back.

I walk up to the door, and knock. The house goes quiet, and then I hear someone mumble something. I hear a lock click, and the door opens a crack.

"What do you want?" I hear a voice say.

"Clove? It's Cato." I say. The door opens a bit wider, and I see one of her blue eyes that is surrounded by eyeliner.

"What are you doing here?" She asks quietly.

"I wanted to see if you could hang out." I lie.

Clove turned her body, accidentally opening the door wider, and revealing her arm. It is black, blue, and covered with cuts. Without thinking, I push the door open to find a middle-aged man standing behind her holding a bat. I see Clove fully now, and her entire body matches her arm.

"What the hell?" I yell.

"Cato, leave now." Clove hisses.

"Get out of here, kid." The man says angrily. No way I am leaving Clove.

Clove's POV

I can only imagine what this looks like to Cato. I see anger in his face, which scares me a little. All the sudden, I am being pulled into Cato's arms and he is leading me away from my house. Well, we are more of running. Fast. My father leaps out of the front door, chasing after us. I can't even imagine what he'll do to Cato.

"Faster, Clove!" Cato whisper/yells.

"Where are we going?" I say in equal tone.

"My house." He says even quieter