The snow melted and the chirps from the migrating birds woke spring. Not that weather mattered in the first district with all its barriers, it was a nice change in the scenery. Within the classroom in the first row, I observed the blooming flowers at its peak.
"The four of you will be the school's representative for this year's annual competition. Are you listening, Rika? Daniel walked up to my desk.
I nodded my head, "it's because of our performance at the charity ball."
I already knew about this before the announcement. Both Claire and Yulian came to visit a week ago, letting us know we were chosen. Normally, the annual competition was where all the students from up to the fourth district were chosen from each district to compete with each other. Struggling to survive in school, Luke
