The Selection without America?

Secrets Are Out

America's POV
"Kamber and I haven't been totally honest with you." I start. I look at Aspen and he's bitting his bottom lip.

"What do you mean?" Kamber sits up and looks at both of us back and forth.

"Aspen and my brother Kota were really close right?" I ask the question like she's a kid. I felt a bit bad.

"Yes. America what are you getting at? Is aspen gay? Is Kota and Aspen getting married?" Kamber asked frantically.

"No!" Aspen said quickly and waved his hands in the air.

Kamber laughed. "Okay. I was just asking. So what is it?" She asked again.

"So Aspen and I... we well we fell in love." I said quietly and looked down quickly.

"WHAT?! And I didn't know about this because..." Kamber screamed.

She screamed so loud that a nurse ran in with a big needle in hand. "What's wrong? Lady Kamber are you Okay? Are you hurting!?" The nurse asked worriedly.

"No I'm fine. It's just my best friend and my brother just told me that they love each other." Kamber explained to the nurse. The nurse looked relieved.

"Good. Just call if you need us." The nurse said and exited the room.

"Okay. Explain. Everything." Kamber said and eyes us both.

"We met in the treehouse after dark." Aspen started.

"That's illegal you could have gotten canned!" Kamber exclaimed.

"We know we could have gotten canned. We didn't care. We loved each other and we wanted to everything and anything for each other." I added on.

Aspen looks at me and smiles. "So are you two still like, together?" Kamber asked.

"No. He broke up with me-"

"ASPEN LEGER YOU DID WHAT?!" Kamber yelled at her brother.

"I broke up with America because if we ever got married I would be dragging her down. I don't want to do that to her. I couldn't give her the life she deserved." He said and looked straight into my eyes when he said that.

"What do you think America?" Kamber asked.

"Well I told him I didn't care. I just cared about him. I love him no matter what. I don't care about castes" I explained it like Aspen wasn't even there.

"America. You don't want to be a six. A five is hard enough. I- I didn't want you to live like a six. Worry like my family needs too. I want you to be happy!" Aspen is now talking to me more instead of his sister.

"I told you Aspen. As long as I'm with you. I don't care what my life is like. My life would be happy with you in it."

"I told you America you would not be happy as a six. I couldn't support us. A family."

"You are now a two Aspen. You can protect me and we can be happy like before!"

"Guys guys!" Kamber interrupts us. "Maybe you guys can discuss this later. I want to know wha happened."

"Well Aspen purposed to me before a family meal and so I invited him to stay and eat with us." I look at Aspen to explain the next part.

"Everyone was so happy with our engagement. Besides the one and only Kota. He yelled at me and told me that I could never make America happy and I could never give America the life she deserves." Aspen looked down once again. "I always knew that. But I always pushed that to the back of my mind. I didn't want to think like that. But Kota brought it up again. I already knew that I was drafted to be a palace guard."

"So why did you purpose to America if you knew that." Kamber took the question right out of my mouth. I didn't know that he knew he was drafted.

"I went home to change quick before the dinner and it came in the mail right after I purposed to America."

"Oh. How long has this been going on?" Kamber asked another reasonable question.

"Year or two." Aspen answered.

"You know I'm still so mad about you two not telling me!" Kamber said and crossed her arms.

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Kamber yelled at us for a few more minutes and then we talked a bit more about Aspen and my relationship and Kamber did ask us if we were going to get together again and we told her we didn't know. We didn't lie. We really didn't know.

I didn't know if I could trust Aspen after he broke my heart. Would he just stomp on it again? Would he break it again? I didn't know. I was scared to find out.

Aspen stayed back with Kamber while I went back to my room. I wanted to check out the pool. I heard so many stories about pools. I've never been to one though. They cost money and my family didn't exactly have extra money to pay for that luxury.

On my way back I see Maxon standing by the door to the women's room. I guess I looked sad or something. I guess I was a little. I didn't want to keep Aspen and I a secret from Kamber for so long.

"Hey America. What happened?" He asked concerned.

"I told Kamber about Aspen and I. Of course Aspen was there too." I tried to smile but it didn't reach my eyes.

"What happened then. Why are you so sad?"

"Kamber listened through our whole story like we asked her too. But then she yelled at us. She wasn't mad about us exactly just that we didn't tell her." I stated. Which was kind of true. I could tell Kamber was mad. "I feel so bad for hurting her like that. She's my best friend and I lied to her."

"It's going to be alright" He says and lays a hand on my shoulder which comforts me. I don't move away from the impact of the touch.

"Is it Maxon. Are you sure. She'll come around. Right?" I looked him straight in the eye.

"Yes. I haven't known Kamber as long as you have but I know she'll understand. Just give her time." I  engulfed him in a hug and he hugged me back.

"Excuse me?" A female's voice asked behind us. We break apart and I turn to see Kriss. She looks mad.

Then I remember about Maxon saying something about a date. "Im sorry for intruding on this date. Sorry" I said. "I'll be going now." I looked at Maxon and tried to say that we will talk later. I then smiled at Kriss. Kriss didn't really return the favor though.

I make my way to my room and I ask my maids about a bathing suit that I could where. They came out with three. I decided on the two piece. It was black and had a gold ring connecting the two breast pieces together. The bottom had the same thing but connecting the back and front together.

Do you think that Kamber has a right to be a little mad? What do you think will happen at the pool after America and Kriss realize that they both are there? Please feel free to comment! And please like!