I was finally back in my room.
It had taken a while to shake off the crowd. Everyone from my unit had questions, too many questions. They wanted to know everything. How it felt to fight someone like June. What happened at the Holt compound. Whether the rumors were true.
And then there were all the side questions about the rankings, the current competition between units, and what it meant for us moving forward.
I had a few questions of my own too. Like how the rankings were even calculated, or why the internal military competition had suddenly kicked into overdrive. But most of that could wait. For now, it was just fun being surrounded by familiar faces, talking, arguing, laughing.
Eventually, they all left, and silence took over the room.
I dropped onto the couch with a sigh and let my body sink into the cushions. The TV was still on, some news channel playing highlights from various battlefields and military showcases.
It didn't take long before I saw myself on screen.
