I was lying on my bed, reading with my leg shaking uncontrollably from anticipation. I knew it would happen. I just didn't know when. My parents were already Gone by then, but I didn't really care. I was brave, I knew that. I was brave, but even the bravest get scared. I knew too much, that's why they were coming. They needed me, but that didn't mean they wouldn't hurt me. And then I heard it. They were in my house now. I looked at the window, as if I could retreat there, but I knew there was no way. As they were running upstairs, I felt a tear escape and roll down my face.
"Do you know who we are?" she asked me. I gave a weak nod. "Then you already know too much." And then everything went dark.
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Falling for A Greenie
Hayran KurguWhen Mia shows up in the Glade, she immediately falls head over heals for a certain Runner. But does he feel the same way?