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I wake up to a closed door, normally I leave it open, I guess my mother might have closed it. I haven't noticed how fast this month went by. I stare at my calendar, today is Saturday, wow! As I get out of bed I see a envelope. I am to nervous to open it, but I know if I don't know mother will just make me open it later. The envelope reads, 'From the Testing center. To Ms. Tia Jones.' I know I shouldn't, and that it's a very slim chance of this, but I hope Rylie is one of my matches. I rip it open and skim the list. I see a Robert and a Reagan, but know Rylie. My hope deflates. I stumbled toward the bathroom with all black clothes. I step into the shower. I don't remember when I began to cry, but I feel tears run down my face mixed in with the water from the shower head.Why? Why, cant I have him? I get out and walk to the door, not even stopping for breakfast. I just need to get out. I'm fuming as I walk to the park. What do I do? This month me and Rylie got very close. I feel in love though I knew I shouldn't have. I knew this would happen, but I couldn't stop myself. I sit on the swings, and pull the list, which I shoved in my jeans, out of my pocket. Going over it again. I don't know what I expected to find. Maybe I was hoping that Rylie's name would magically appear. I even looked on the back to see if I missed any. I didn't. I hear someone walking up to me. I look up to see Rylie. I try my best to smile but it comes out weak. I sits down on the swing next to me, looking at his shoes.

"Hey" I say.

"Hey," he says with a pause. Maybe a moment to think before say, "what's wrong? You look down Bree."

"I am down."

"Why?" He says with concern.

"Because I got this stupid list." I say turning away so he can't see the tears the brim my eyes.

"What's wrong with that?"

"I didn't get the person I wanted most." I say as some traitor tears fall.

"Oh!" He sighs. We stay like that for awhile before standing. We walk together. I'm not looking at him but I can feel his gaze. I feel him grab my hand. I smile. I'm really gonna miss this.
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"We are going somewhere to day, before you go on those dates." Rylie says out of the blue. We have been talking on the phone for hours about random stuff mostly.

"Where?"

"That's for me to know, and you...to find out." I can hear the smirk in his voice, "I'm coming to get you know. Put on a bathing suit." Curiosity fills me. I go to the bathroom and put on a red, one piece bathing suit with a diamond in The middle of the front. I shove my legs into black shorts, my arms through a white tank top.I walk out, and hear Taylor's muffled sobs. She hasn't stopped crying since she saw her list, and she also won't talk about it. I rush downstairs and see Ry pull into my driveway. I hop in his car. I must have dozed off because when I wake we are at the beach. I see Ry pulling off his shirt. I try really hard to to gawk. I pull my shirt off also, not caring if my shorts got wet.

"Race ya." he said smiling.

"Your on." I say though I know I will lose. I've never been a fast runner, so of course he makes it to the water a little bit before me. I jump on him as he is about to put his foot in, and we fall in together.

"I guess it's a tie."

"You cheated." he huffed.

"You never said the rules." I said beaming. We stay there for a while. The sun has begun to set, and I can feel my toes prune form being in here for too long.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Ry says after a while.

"Yes." I say.

"Um...Tia"

"Yes?" I say answer with a concerned look.

"Never mind." I wonder what he wanted to say. after a while he speaks up again, "Have you ever wanted to leave?"

"Yes, when I was a child. I always dreamed of what it would be like." he smiles at that.

"Tia..I...I'm not from here," he says looking worried.

"What do you mean? Of course you're from here."

"No, I'm from there." he said pointing at the gates.

"What?" I say standing up.

"Tia..."

"Your one of them?"

He looks down, "Yes."

"And you chose now to tell me."

"Yes."

"OH my god." I say pausing before backing away, "Get away from me"

"Tia..I"

"Go away"

"Don't do this." he says, but it's too late, I'm already running. I walk into a restaurant and call Nessa. I feel a pain in my heart.
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Hey guys, almost forgot, but I didn't hope you enjoy

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