America

Before the Selection

America is the middle child of five children, her older siblings being Kenna and Kota and her younger siblings being May and Gerad. She grew up living in the fifth caste in the province of Carolina at their home. America found her trade in music, being talented at singing, piano, violin, and many other instruments.

When Kota moved out of the house, America helped him move, thinking he was trying to be independent when he was in fact trying to separate himself from his family. While she was helping Kota, she got to know a Six named Aspen Leger. After careful glances and flirty conversations, Aspen gave her a card on her fifteenth birthday saying to meet him in the tree house at midnight. America went and they both confessed their love for each other. Then, America and Aspen began secretly dating and meeting up at the tree house past Illéan curfew.

Quotes

• First of all, you do need love. Everybody needs it."
• When I'm with him I feel like I'm America. I'm not a caste or a project. I don't even think of him as elevated, really. He's just him and I'm just me.
• I'm not choosing him or you, I'm choosing me.