The Things I Write

I didn't know what to get Kriss for her birthday, so I just made her some origami cake slice boxes with colorful origami paper that my maids had managed to get from Prince Maxon. I hadn't done origami in years, since we couldn't afford origami paper. I had discovered origami when I was around nine. I was rooting through landfill with my family, searching for clothes that would fit, even if it was stained or had holes that were easy to patch up. I had discovered an origami guide that I took to read. I figured that a Five must have discarded it after they perfected it. After trial and error, I finally managed to get the hang of it again. I just needed to practice. ( Read more... )

It took three days to get ready for Queen Amberly's extended family to show up and Swendway's royal family to come for a visit. It was a full house tonight. My maids had made me dress up in a mint green summer dress with a black ribbon around the waist. They had given me a floppy straw hat that a mint green ribbon on it.

I was standing under a tree, seriously wondering if my maids loved giving me dresses with ribbons, when a girl, about ten years old, came up to me. She wore a blue dress with a green ribbon around the waist, which was sparkling. I was sure it was inlaid with emeralds. She had a little braid in her hair, matching my braid.

She was grinning widely as she stood next to me. "I'm Annalee."

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We were gathered in the Great Room, getting a history lecture. The Sevens had poor education, but from what I had managed to learn, there was a world of difference from what I know and what the other girls know.

For instance the United States president was President Wallis, who led them through the war. And the motivation for the Chinese invading the United States was money. However, what I had heard was that many years ago the Chinese and the United States were already on the brink of war and something between them just snapped.

The ASC tried to pretend that everything was all right when it was going to hell.

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After lunch, Maxon asked me if I wanted to go on a stroll in the garden, so I agreed. I got glared at by Celeste and Emmica, so I just smiled and waved. After flicking the bow around my waist at them, of course.

"So, tell me, Lady Elizabeth," Maxon started, "What was your life like, before the Selection."

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At breakfast, someone brought up America's 'date' with Prince Maxon. I wouldn't call it a date, considering dates aren't supposed to end with someone getting kneed in the groin. I had watched the entire thing from my balcony in my room. I had been feeling annoyed after breakfast yesterday and I glared at my wall for a while, which made me feel better.

Although I shouldn't be a hypocrite. One of my dates with my ex boyfriend, Haven, ended up with us getting in trouble with the police. Luckily no arrests were made, although my parents weren't to happy with me getting a public indecency ticket. It was my idea to go skinny dipping, but it wasn't my idea for Haven's best friend, Sage, to come along. I'm still not sure who called the police.

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The next morning, I was dressed in a knee-length silver dress. My name tag was pinned to the thick strap of my dress. The pleated, frilly skirt part of the dress had diamonds inlaid in it. There was a bow sash around the waist that had sapphires on the bow. Did any of my ancestors mine for these? I wondered.

Cho had put light blue eyeliner on me to make my ‘dark blue eyes pop’ and Marilyn combed out my black hair and braided a lock of my hair. After getting me ready, they wished me luck and I reminded them to ask about sending food to my family.

Once we were gathered, I looked at the gilded mirror again. It was all so weird to be pampered like this.

“Did you really pick out that dress?” someone asked me. 

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I was ushered out of my room and into the Women's Room. I couldn't help but think that the name was stupid. They couldn't have called it the Entertainment Room or Main Room since we're going to be in here longer or something?

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When Emily got home, she tore the dress off. She put on some ripped skinny jeans and her favorite band tee-shirt. She removed the pins from her hair and shook it out, feeling free. She opened the window and went to put a CD in her stereo, turned it to the number that her favorite song was on. She turned it all the up and the song Sad But True by Metallica came blasting out through the speakers.

( She couldn't help but jump onto her bed and started headbanging and air guitar. )

Daniel and McKayla had been dating during the summer before Bridget arrived.

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Author's Note: I actually never read the Life and Death book, so I'm guessing that Beau either gets a little nauseous or he helps someone down to the nurse's office. I'm going with he gets a little sick.

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Beau was sitting on a bed in the nurse's office, still reeling from the blood typing class.

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