Earlene is showing me more of her herbs. She treats them like they're her children. And where does she get these? She doesn't leave camp often. I notice her arm when she grabs some more herbs to show me. She has one life. How? I swear she had three yesterday. Maybe I should pay more attention.

  “Mallory, don't turn around but there is someone behind you,” Earlene whispers to me suddenly.

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  “Of course, I want to turn around now!” I whisper back. I slightly turn my head but Earlene slaps my hand. “Ow!” I yelp but then I hear footsteps behind me. I freeze. I turn around and attempt to stab them. I miss. I realize how close they were to me. If I hadn't turned around I would've been dead meat. But as I was thinking the person goes up to Earlene. I go up to him. I push him back and he stabs me. Everything turns black around me. When I come back my body is all healed. I look at my arm. I only have one life. This is not good. As I was gone the guy had cut Earlene’s arm off. Jacob is tending to her and I see the guy is dead on the ground. I rush to Earlene and I see her face is pale and her eyes are closed. “Earlene, stay with me!” I cry.