Challenged. (open)

Mimi sprints all around town, trying to get to a hiding place. She was so stupid, she knew she'd get caught. Obviously, she did. Mimi isn't the sneaky kind of person, she can just annoy the crap out of you. But really, stealing corn? That was punishable by death. Now as great as that sounded to Mimi, she just couldn't leave everything behind, now.

Mimi slows to a jog once she sees the high school. She heads down an alley between the school and an abandoned building. Mimi looks down while she runs, it's just a habit. But when she does look up, Mimi sees a person, a girl. Mimi saw that she was older than herself and a little intimidating. Nothing intimidates Mimi though. She stopped and said,"Who are you?"

The girl smiled at Mimi as she replied,"I'm Syn. You?" Syn. Mimi decided she likes this name. She also decided that this might be a new friend opportunity. If Syn can stand Mimi, that is. Mimi was excited to meet someone new, especially someone older! She replied,"Mimi me!! I mean I'm Mimi."

Mimi blushed. She wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, but saying what she just said made her feel like an idiot. Mimi looked down expecting Syn to loose interest and walk away like everyone else she has ever had a conversation with. But maybe, just maybe, this Syn girl will actually like Mimi. Maybe.

The conversation kept going. Mimi was shocked that Syn had actually wanted to talk to her. Her smile had stayed on Syn's face as she said,"Hello Mimi. What kind of trouble are you in?" Trouble? The weight of three cobs of corn in her satchel reminded her of the theft. Mimi barely got away with it, but at least she has dinner.

Mimi looked around, searching for peacekeepers. Absolutely no one was around. She opened the satchel and pulled out the corn. Mimi showed it to Syn while saying,"I stole some corn when the peacekeepers weren't looking. Well, one of them was. I think they forgot about me though. Or at least I'm hoping they did." The corn wasn't perfectly ripe, but it was still pretty good. Mimi's favorite crop was the corn, and she looked forward to the harvest every year. It's only a few weeks away! Mimi looked up at Syn, her new found friend, and waited for a response.

A sob bowls up in Mimi's throat as Syn tells Mimi they might shoot her if she's lucky. Should she just hide in this alley for some time? Should she go home? Tears swelled up in Mimi's eyes as she looked down at her ears of corn. Maybe she could return it, and act like nothing happened. The only problem with that was that she didn't want to return it. Mimi fought the sobs and cries back into her throat, she didn't want Syn to see her cry. Mimi was now terrified for her life, although now that she thought about it, death isn't so bad. It's an escape from this cruel world, into a more pleasant one. Heaven. Mimi smiled at the thought of three or four meals a day, her own mansion, and God. Does she really believe those fantasies? Why yes, she has to. There has to be some sort of hope.

Now Mimi's eyes were dry and she realized it was sort of rude not to ask about Syn's adventure. Mimi needed guidance on what to do too. However, Mimi thought it could wait. Instead of asking for help like she should have done, Mimi said, "What are you out here for? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" Now Mimi knew that was supposed to be in school too, but she always ditches and no one seems to care, so Mimi doesn't care. Mimi looked at Syn, suddenly interested to hear her story.

Mimi laughed at Syn's interpretation of school. Mimi's was quite similar, school was pointless if you will not use the knowledge you learn. All anyone will ever get to do in their lives in District 11 is work in the fields. Then Syn mentioned execution again and Mimi stiffed. Mimi didn't want to die. But if her Syn died together......... that wouldn't be too terribly bad. Mimi liked the Syn girl, and she doesn't ever like anyone.

Syn sat down and leaned against the wall behind her. Mimi sat down too, right across from Syn. She asked about Mimi not being in school. Mimi answered,"Well I usually just ditch school to work in the fields. I like being outside, not trapped in a desk. Then when I thought I saw a peacekeeper see me steal the corn I took off, and ended up here." Mimi sucked in the crisp, fresh air of autumn. A wind picked up and tickled Mimi's skin. The weather was so nice today, Mimi sighed softly. "I absolutely love being outside." Mimi said.

"You would do that?" Mimi asked. Why did Syn like her? Mimi wasn't very sweet or adorable, I mean, she just stole three ears of corn! People don't like Mimi, and Mimi doesn't like people. But Syn is...... different. It's like she understands Mimi in a way no one else does or cares to try. Mimi has never had a friend, and she was ok with that. Now, Syn wants to help her with her problem. Most people wouldn't do anything, they already have enough problems themselves. Whatever, but Syn wants to help Mimi get away with a crime punishable by death. That really meant something to Mimi.

"How would you figure it out? I mean if you walked straight up to a peacekeeper and said, 'Hey did anyone steal corn today?' wouldn't that seem a little suspicious?" Mimi said, hoping to hear that Syn has some awesome complex plan that will save the day. A plan that will save their lives.