The Choosing Ceremony

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"Anthenet! Not this again. You know it's the same thing every year, so why are you still in bed?" Mom's voice rings louder than the tribal dong and I'm quickly back to hating her. I want to scream back and tell her that I know I've been sold, so what's the point of me going, but then that would mean exerting more energy than I originally planned to use today. "I'm up" I groggily groan, my words partially inaudibly as my lips barely move. "I've heard that one too many times before. I want to see that you're up with my own two eyes. So either you come out or I am coming in." I've never sprinted to my feet so fast. "Here." I pull the door open much too quickly, nearly losing my footing. "Good." Her grumpy expression instantly vanishes and a smile takes its place. "Here's your dress, your

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