Rosslyn I know I won't be celebrating my birthday being stuck here. So I close my eyes and make an early birthday wish. I wish for everything to go right and for us to get out of here. Tomorrow night, we are gone. I look beyond the gate, but I can't see anything. It just looks like dry desert all over the place. I hurry back, not wanting to risk getting caught. I run to the dorms, and slam the door shut once I am in my room. I calm my breathing. I try to think of the first thing I will do once I am out. Get real food. I love food too much to be stuck eating slop every day. I miss mom's warm muffins in the morning and her desserts after dinner. I miss trying all of her new creations. I don't think there was ever anything she made that tasted bad. A sad thought pops into my mind. Th

