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"Kylie has decided to go tribal and will be leaving ih the crowd

"She will only take these four with her," he shouted over the noise "There will be no ranted until our numbers are full Is that understood?"

Silence

"Is that understood?"

Chubs ju that, yes, it was

Clancy turned sharply on his heel without another word, heading back in the direction of the office As soon as he reached the white building, the kids around us see, turning to each other with confused whispers

"That eird"

"Why didn’t he give thes, like he usually does?"

"He’s worried if our nuh people here to protect the camp"

My eyes floated up toward the office until they fixed on Zu wavingher hand fall back to her side Hopefully never again

"Do you really have to leave now?" I asked when I reached where she and Lia The clusters of kids swar up blankets and bags of food

Zu put on a brave s her arms around my waist

"Please be safe," I told her

The next note was for me and me alone When all this is over, will you co I want to tell you, but I don’t kno to say it yet

My eyes traced every inch of her face It was so different froed this nize her years down the line, after the dust of all this hell finally settled?

"Of course," I whispered "And I’ll miss you every day until then"

Just before they stepped off the trail and into the untaave us one last wave Beside her, Hina did the saone