Scarlet, Megan Thurston [room on the broom read aloud .TXT] 📗

buddies that you had been with your whole life. Nobody seems to notice you so you haven’t been here for very long which means you couldn’t have been drafted since you are a newbie. So why did you volunteer? You could have been safe at home, sitting by the fire and playing checkers, not even thinking of the people dying for your safety.” Wow. This girl is smart. And she would be a good ally. But I can’t tell her anything. Not until I can trust her. I choose my words carefully.

“I volunteered because I wanted to help my family out by fighting for them.” I reply carefully. Not a lie, but not the whole truth either.

“Okay. I was expecting something else but it doesn’t seem that way.” she says mysteriously. What did she mean? Whatever.

“Ok. Well you obviously didn’t get drafted either so why did you leave?” I ask.

“Why should I tell you?” she asks. I think about that. I lied to her so why should she tell me? But she doesn’t know that I lied. So why did I even talk to her instead of just saying that it was none of her business. I suddenly realized that I had a pull towards this girl. I just felt like I could trust her. Then she got up and walked away to another table to talk to an officer.

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Publication Date: 01-10-2015

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Dedication:
To my friend Tatum, for without her this book would not exist.