{𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐑}

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It was the season that flowers bloomed in the districts: middle of summer to be exact. But unlike the other flowers, Rose wasn't blooming.

The sun didn't have much trouble shining as brightly as ever, surprisingly no cloud could be seen in the sky. Every sunbeam danced across the atmosphere as a new day dawned.

Streaks of pink, orange, and gold turned a few shades bluer by each minute. From purple to lilac to light blue, the sky looked like you could take a dive in it.

The sun was now over district 7, shining undaunted over its luscious trees and houses.

Under other conditions, someone could say that the whole scenery was immaculate, but unfortunately, that wasn't exactly the case.

As the sun continued its course over the district, some sunbeams escaped, reflecting light on the outside of Rose's window straight on her sleeping face.

The sudden uncomfortable feeling made her shift on her bed and put a hand over her face, still half-asleep, but that didn't block the light completely.

With a groan, she buried herself under her covers. Why did the sun have to do her so dirty? She thought.

It was known that Rose certainly wasn't a heavy sleeper and so, the sun was a great enemy of hers.

Out of all the things, it was the sun that woke her up. Unbelievable... Most of the time she doesn't even function properly if she doesn't get 7 hours of sleep per day—

And that's when the realization hit her.

"What day is it?"

And of course, it was reaping day.

A tragic day for the entire district.

It was a day that some parents would say their last goodbyes to their son or daughter. Rose didn't have that privilege though. Her parents were already gone for a long time.

You weren't ready to hear that, were you?

Well, actually, let me explain: this isn't a typical "orphan-becomes-star" story...

This is more of a story about a fighter that never gave up. Even if all hope was gone.

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