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There was screaming coming from outside. Tatum shot up out of her sleep and they became more clear, loud and piercing shrieks of fear. She quickly ran out of the hut she was in with her sword in her grasp. She saw the village grounders running around like mad, mothers grabbing their children to keep them safe, and they were all running away from something. Tatum sprinted to follow them and the smell of smoke filled her nose. She spotted Nyko. "Nyko, what's going on?" She asked over the loud screams.
"Someone set fire to the food!" He shouted back and he took off running with the others.
She was baffled. "Fire?" She said to herself and she sprinted again, running faster that time. It was completely dark outside which made it hard to see where she was going until she turned a corner and she came to a halt when the bright orange flames of a fire came to sight.
"Faya! Faya!" The village people shouted in terror. Fire! Fire!
Tatum watched with wide eyes as woman and children and ran by her with buckets full of water. She came to a realization. "Dominic!" She shouted out loud. She spun around quickly and her blue eyes wondered around the night for the young boy. "Dominik, where are yu!" Dominic, where are you?
There was a sheer panic in her heart when she couldn't find him. She kept spinning around and looking all over, growing dizzy in the process, but then she spotted a head of curly blonde hair. She sighed with relief. "Dominic!" She shouted his name again.
The boy spotted her. "Teitom!" He shouted and ran toward her.
When he got close enough, Tatum wrapped her arms around him and kept him close. "Oh my gosh, I was about to have a heart attack!" She exasperated with wide eyes.
"What's happening?" The grounder boy asked and he looked around his village with terror in his green eyes.
"Somebody set a fire." She answered what she knew. She pulled away from him and grabbed his arm. "Come on!" She urged and pulled him away with her.
Suddenly, the sound of gunshots went off in the air and she instinctively pulled him into her again. The villagers screamed louder. "What the hell?" She muttered.
"Who's in charge here?"
Her whole body went completely numb. She felt as if the air in her lungs evaporated and her ears clogged at the familiar voice. It pierced through her like a knife but she didn't turn around. She was scared to because if she turned around and he wasn't there, that meant she was losing her mind. Her sanity was the only thing keeping her alive. But then she heard it again and Tatum forced herself to turn around. She let out a shaky gasp.
"I'll say it again! Who's in charge?"
She slowly let go of Dominic's arm and she stepped out. What she saw in front of sent her into a state of shock, despair, and bliss all rolled into one. "Finn. . ." She exhaled and her eyes shifted. She felt the knife pierce one more. "Murphy?" Her eyes watered with tears.
