One day Lanie and her family were getting ready for the 12th of May, they were all scared and hoped that they wouldn't get chosen because their littlest was Jamey and she was 11. Then the day on the 12th of May Lanie, her family, and the rest of the community all have to line up to be counted. Lanie and all the people are scared because if the population of the community is over 400 then they will have to fight to death. The leaders of the community choose the youngest kids of four homes.
As soon as the clock strikes twelve the guards will go to the four houses and take to youngest children. The first house they went too was a close friend of Lanie's. The second house they went to was only a couple doors down. Lanie was unsure of who they picked for the 3rd house. Lanie and her family were scared
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Lanie was terrified. Lanie's group had to split up into different parts of the forest. The battle started when they heard a loud bell. Then the bell rang, the battle had started. Lanie was even more terrified than when she first started. She was silent and not moving because she thought if she moved then someone would hear her.
Lanie finally started to move quietly and slowly. She heard a noise coming from the trees. She looked up hoping it wasn't somebody up there and it wasn’t, it was just a couple of birds. Lanie was relieved. She knew that she couldn't hide for long and would have to start fighting soon. She also knew she would have to forage for food and make shelter. Lanie ate rabbits that she kill and made shelter out of mud, leaves, and branches.
The next day Lanie woke of with a startle because she heard something in the bushes. She was sacred. She got her bow ready just as the creature jumped out of the bush. She fired the bow quickly. It was only a dove. After Lanie was done with breakfast she set out to kill and win. She never wanted to hurt anyone but Lanie wants to survive and