Chapter 16

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Florence woke up to the birds chirping. A smile made its way across her face, she was happy here, with River, Dawn, and Chervil. River soon woke up. "Morning" River meowed. "Morning" Florence replied, touching her nose to River's. She walked off to find the lake. When Florence finally found it, she looked into the water, she saw some salmon swimming around in it. Florence carefully placed her paws over the water next to the fish, being careful not to let her shadow fall over it. She unsheathed her sharp claws and fast as lighting, they swiped into the water, scooping up a bunch of fish. Florence took her paws out of the water. She looked at them, pleased. There was a fish hooked by it's tail on each claw. She picked the fish up in her mouth and ran back to the others. "I caught some fish", she called. "Good, and I've picked some mangoes.", Chervil replied. They all went back to the village to eat. "Don't you want some?" Chervil asked River. "No thank you, I'm allergic to fish," River replied, "I'll just get some from the pile on the platform". She went over to the platform. Just as she was about to reach for a large mouse, "what do you think you're doing!?" The wisecat snarled. "Um....getting a mouse" River meowed back. "Don't you DARE touch that pile!" The wisecat hissed. "Leave her alone!" Florence growled. The wisecat bared her teeth before backing away. River picked up the mouse and ate it. River licked her lips, "thank you" she said to Florence. "No problem" Florence replied. River sat down in the dry dusty ground "Can't wait to get outta here." she huffed and placed her head on her paws. Florence nodded and sighed "Florence.." she muttered "So much has happened in the last few weeks." she placed her paw to her head and winced "It's so much and we're so young, remember our first dream?" River sighed "To travel the world." she answered. Florence looked up to the sky "We've got a KID now." she continued "my whole tribe HATES me, no one wants You here, everything is wrong...I just wanted to have fun, be carefree, be YOUNG!" tears rolled down Florence's cheeks. River rose up "Well it was YOUR idea!" she snapped. River was angry, angry at everything, angry at Florence's tribe for hating her for no reason, angry because her tribe hated her, angry because she was always the one to offer advice, angry because she had problems too, angry because she had a life too. "All you ever think of is yourself, what about me huh? Ever think of me Florence? Dragged along with your stupid plan just because I loved you. I have a life oh, I'm sorry HAD a life before I went along with you and killed it. What's so good about you anyway?" she burst into tears. "I can never do anything right." she finished. Florence looked at her helplessly "River I-" Florence said River glared at her "Go away." she sniffled  "But-" Florence started. "JUST GO!" River yelled. Florence whimpered before turning and running away.

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