Chasing Katie

Gone with the Wind

She smiled at me, making my heart light up. "Travis, you're being an idiot again." I was mesmerized by her smile, and she took advantage of that, hitting me square in the face with a snowball. "Cheater!!" I yelled. She laughed, running away. I caught up to her quickly, and we both tumbled to the ground. She smiled, leaning down to kiss me. I gasped for breath when she pulled back. "I love you." I mustered. She looked shocked, and for a second I worried she would say she didn't feel the same. But instead she smiled and whispered back, "I love you too."

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Travis
I sat up, banging my head on the top bunk bed and cursing. We seriously needed to rearrange. Now that we didn't have to worry about permanently housing 20 kids, we had a lot more room. I was sick of hitting my head.

But I got up anyways, knowing that this was our one year anniversary. I thought of Katie waiting for me in the strawberry fields, tapping her foot impatiently and smiled.

I rushed out of the cabin as quickly as I could without waking anyone.

However, when I got to the fields Katie wasn't there. I was excited to be on time for once, and I sat down to wait.

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Two hours later, I was worried. I figured Katie just overslept, which while unusual, happened occasionally.

But when I saw the rest of her cabin filing out at 8:00, I began to get worried.

I caught up to Miranda. "Where's Katie?"

She looked at me, confused. "We thought she was with you."

I became more and more terrified by the second. I trusted Katie, and I knew that she would never cheat on me. So where was she?

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We talked to Chiron. Katie was officially missing, with no trace of where she had gone.

Miranda caught me as I walked out of the Big House.

"Travis, I had our siblings check to see if anything was missing. Katie's gloves and armor are gone. She knew she was leaving."