WAR

Chapter 11

After killing Percy, Sol comes out of the bushes. Her eyes wide. "Sol you need to leave. Now. And don't come back here. Maybe when this war is over will you meet Ember. Not Now Not Here." Sol nods and runs off. I walk over to Percy. I sigh. And start digging a deep hole where he can be buried and no animal will dig him up.

As if a cat would eat him. With all the clothes and such. After his grave was dug, I rolled him into it, covered up, and then I stood up and pulled some branches over it. "Oh, Percy, no conseguirás una lápida." With those words, ('Oh percy, you don't get a gravestone.') I stand up and walked away. Back home. So I can train and plan until I am almost perfect. Then I will take over this war. "Don't worry mama, dada, I will take over this world." I, a 15 year old girl, will take over the world. Or at least this part of the world. Which is VERY VERY big. Max has at least maybe over 100's of acres of land. For freaking training. That side is starving. On River's side they have maybe 185 acres of land.

"Tienen toda esa tierra y, sin embargo, se mueren de hambre."

(They have all this land and yet they are starving.)

"¿Qué diablos pasó? Una vez fueron hermano y hermana."

(What the hell happened? They were once brother and sister.)

I sigh.

My voice hoarse after yelling. I cough quietly and move my long black locks out of my face, Tears stream down my face. And I run back to camp. Leaving the moved dirt where percy is buried underneath. In a few weeks, no one will know he was buried there.

When I get back home I turn toward the secret door. Slowing to look at it. Should i? Should I open it? Nah. Later. I train my pups. Work with Ember and my other horses. Hermosa still giving me the cold shoulder. "Hermosa."Ii try pleading with her. Then I sigh and go inside Homebase. There I work on a small paragraph that I can say to Hermosa that will have her change her mind. I will need facts, a little pull on the heart strings, maybe some tears. And i need to act like i dunno, we're in a 100 year war and a 15 year old girl and her friends, who are Dogs, and Horses are gonna defeat TWO different sides of the war. But the problem is, when I attacked Percy, I declared war on Ava and well, whoever leads Max's land. I was gonna need a perfect way to kill or well, Kill the leaders or make most/all of there followers follow me. Then I could overpower them. Or I could challenge them to a hand to hand fight. I would win. But they would cheat. They would bring a gun, knife, something small that they could fit in their pocket. Or i could to assian. Kill them one by one? Nah, people would catch on and be fearful of everything and one.

There are so many possibilities that i can not consider each and every one in this sitting. I make me some dinner,

Everything Salad

You will need,

Peaches, Carrots, Cucumbers, Cabbage, Berries, really anything you would want on a salad.

For me, I do,

(Ray Rivera)

Blueberries

Strawberries,

Raspberries,

Currants,

Bananas,

Apple slices,

Grapes,

Tiny bits of carrot

And mix it all together in a bowl.

My mother made it just for me. I kept a lot of her recipes. I don't really use them. As i put the small slip of paper back in the old small wooden box, i accandliy grab another sheet. I look at it, and it says,

Dear Ray Rivera, If you are reading this then we, Your father and I, must be dead. I want you to know that we love you and are very sorry that you had to grow up in this awful war. There are these very dangerous men roaming around the world. The group was led by a man named El Gato. El Gato and his wife had two kids. Twins. Named River, and Max. they would fight over all kinds of stupid things. One day, after their father had decided to settle down in this very woods, (Max and River were around 17.) Max and River did not like the idea of settling down. River wanted to see the world, and Max wanted power. Since they both wanted the same thing more or less, they teamed up and became very very dangerous. Together they killed their father. Their mother had gotten in a crossfire and had died of blood loss. According to the Rivera book of history. River was so mad she blamed it on Max. Max got angry and tried to kill River. El Gatos people pulling the two twins apart. River and Max made people choose their side. About half chose River. For her great beauty and kind nature. The young women chose Max. For his dark brown hair and teal eyes. You my dear, get your brown/black eyes from River. When they split, River changed her last name to Rivera. You and Ava are cousins. Your father's brother and a woman called Summer are your aunt and uncle. I hope you found this letter useful. After all this information is in your head Ray, Burn this. No one can learn what you have learned here. When Max's side called us tractors. Your fathers Mother was from his side. Be Strong. Be Brave, Be Yourself. You are more powerful than you know Ray Leaf Rivera.

-Eliza Harper Rivera & Mark James Rivera

.P.S.Together Is Better.