CHAPTER SIX

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CHAPTER SIX “Brooke! Brooke! Brooke!” The crowd is cheering my name. My heartbeat races. My palms are sweaty. I start to tremble as I raise my bow. I poise, holding my stance, whispering a silent prayer under my breath. Then I let my arrow fly. Bull’s-eye. I hit my target dead center. Flooded with relief, I turn to face the audience and squint against the spring sunshine. As my eyes orient to my surroundings, I remember where I am. Not in an arena, but on the firing range in Fort Noix: a big grassy field, beautiful and tranquil, peppered with the first flowering buds of spring. I’m not fighting to the death, but taking part in Fort Noix’s annual shooting competition. Beside me, Molly takes her own shot, hitting the bull’s-eye too. “Molly, Molly, Molly!” the crowd chants. My competit

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