I'm in my room sitting on my dresser busy fixing my bloodied knuckles . I'm wearing nothing but a tank top and sweatpants my hair in a very messy ponytail . My bedroom door opens swiftly and I grab my gun next to me and aim it at the door . " If you dare come in here I will shoot you " I say frustration breaking in my voice . Aaron comes up inside with his hands up in mocking surrender . " Can I at least come in ? " he says earnestly , I set my gun back down next to me and go back to fixing my hand . " You're already inside " I mumble frustrated . He walks up to me " Whoa Clara what happend  ? " he asks shocked ". " Its not important " , I say cleaning it with alcohol and wincing as it stings into my flesh . He gently takes my trembling hand , puts a ointment on it and covers it with a band aid rubbing it gently with his thumb . " Who did this to you ? " . " I did " I reply swallowing . Aaron turns my wrist around and sees the cut marks on my pulse . " Clara " a broken whisper " Please don't start with this nonsense again , you can't do this you're only 16 " . " I'm sorry " I whisper " I relapsed " I say putting my head in my hands . He pulls me closer and caresses my back . " Clara there is a God bigger than your weakness " I swallow the sting building up in my throat " I'm not sure I can believe in that fairytale anymore Aaron "

He tilts my head up to look at him . " Please Clara just try , you are one of the few good people left in this world and your faith made you even better . IGNITE Clara IGNITE . I sigh and drop my head . He hugs me and plants a kiss on my temple . " You better get ready for dinner , I'll stay here and wait for you . " I nodd and jump off of my dresser .

I'm standing in my bathroom looking at my blurry reflection in the mirror . I wipe it clean . And stare at my tattoo right underneath my hip bone by my thigh in fine cursive that says " By your stripes I'm healed " and the other one on my ribcage that says " IGNITE " , me and my brother got matching tattoos when I was 13 and he was 16 . What a day I think to myself I put on black stockings and a fitted black skirt with a slit on the side . I put on a black sweater and black boots . My hair was down with a black headband . I did my make up spritzed on my perfume and headed out . " You ready ? " Aaron asks as I'm already halfway out the door . I nodd as we walk side by side to the dining room .

Anderson is enjoying his meal Aaron is nervous toying with his food and I just sit there staring at them  . " Did you find anything ?" Anderson asks . Aaron is lost in thought.  "Son" Aaron looks up in surprise " Yes ? "

" What did you find , when you searched her room today ? "

He exhales leans back in his chair " Broken glass , a disheveled bed , her arimore hanging open , a few  clothing pieces and undergarments gone . Nothing else was out of place . "

Anderson pushes back his plate

" You still don't know , where they might have gone ? "

"  All I know is that she , Kent and Kishimoto are together , Clara says they stole a car but trace disappeared abruptly at the edge of barren field . We've had troops on patrol for days now and haven't found anything . "

" And where do you plan on searching next , do you think they escaped to another sector ? "

Andersons voice is off , entertained . Aaron glances up at him I glance back at him . Anderson is testing him , mocking him .

" No " he says sternly " They won't do something so idiotic like cross another sector they don't have the access , means or capacity to do so . Both men were severely  wounded, rapidly loosing blood and in need of aid , they are probably dead by now
and the girl is most likely the only survivor "

I start loosing interest in the conversation until  Anderson brings me back to earth.  "So , Clara I heard my excellent daughter beat up one of my soldiers today " he says clearly amused and somewhat proud ? He leans back in his chair and places his ankle on top of his knee " I'd like to hear what drove sunshine and rainbows Clara to break private William's nose " I choke on my food and cough " What ? " he laughs " Yes my dear you broke somebody's nose , William is in the medical wing . " Aaron looks like he'd just gone deaf AND I think I might get sick