Her scream pierced the night as his thick, velvety blood spilled onto the overgrown roots of the hanging tree. - Every month, five teens are taken to the hanging tree to be punished for their crimes. There is no notice of the time they will be taken, and to society there is no such thing as the hanging tree. Where these teens go is a mystery. Until the wrong child gets taken. And she is determined to unveil the scheme once and for all. © Copyright 2015, Kaylee Everdeen. All Rights Reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. [not a hunger games fanfic; cover by worldgirlalways] | m y s t e r y / t h r i l l e r # 5 3 |

My name is Melody Higgins. Where have you heard that name before, you might be asking? Well my dad is Paul Higgins, bodyguard and manager of the world wide, top of the charts boyband One Direction. People think I'm so lucky to have connections to One Direction but in reality I've never even met them. But that'll all change very soon and my life will be turned upside down. Let's hope my dad doesn't hear about this...

"Then why did you give me the paper plane." I asked when he finally answered. "Did you ever think maybe it was a symbol or a test?" My eyes widened at this. What does he mean a symbol? "A symbol for what?" I almost screamed through the phone. I was really getting aggravated now. "Ya see, I have this theory about life Adalyn. Paper is like life. It's tested by how much weight can be put on it, until it's fragile material collapses under the pressure. You are like a paper plane. I knew this. I thought you could handle the pressure. You have handled it well, but that doesn't mean I like you. It was a test. Which you passed." he said softly into the phone. Highest Rank: #222 in Teen Fiction (12-24-14)

She smiled. “We should probably work on what we came here for.” “Good idea. Whoa, since when do you have good ideas?” I teased. “Chaste, the day you have a good idea will be the day Spongebob gets his license‒never.” ❥ ❥ ❥ ❥ Madeline Schultz comes from a dirt-poor family, and has to work hard at SEVERAL jobs. At school she remains somewhat known, but doesn't tell anybody about her situation at home, not wanting to be treated differently. Flynn Chaste is filthy rich. Popular, captain of the quidditch‒okay, soccer‒team. He's the kind of guy who likes to mess around and have fun (and by fun I mean pick up girls). He needs a good, hardworking girl to give him a reality check. A girl who can match his major level of sarcasm. That girl? You've probably already figured out by now. © 2014, Kaylee. All Rights Reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. [cover by worldgirlalwaysxx] Just going to warn you, that this is an extremely rough draft and something that I am not very proud of. The story line is okay, but there are some plot holes and the writing is just overall 'eh'. So read at your own risk!