Jays POV

"So short story short I told them about it and when deciding they couldn't fix me they wanted to kill me for treason! Kill a 4 and a half year old for something she couldn't help! Almost everyone in this god damn place is heartless..." Alayce's voice became a whisper at the end... almost breaking my heart. Suddenly she looked up with wide eyes. "I have books. Books that were supposed to be burned after the Valter serum was created. They are in bad shape, but do you want to see them?"

Quickly I nodded in excitement almost like a year 4 child who just got their bikes at the ceremony. She smiled then rummaged through her tattered bag. With all the contents out, she spread out all the dusty covers for us to read.
I opened the book with care, as I didn't want to damage it further, and read about the children from that long ago generation. Sadly the time passed with swiftness that I didn't believe possible.
So with a high five and a hug I left her, very guiltily, under her home under the abandoned bridge.

No noises were made at all as I peddled furiously to get home before curfew. Thankfully I got there at a reasonable time so I had time to properly dock the bike I had since year 11. My family looked up from the table at the same time when I entered the door. "James where were you? We felt a great concern." anybody would wince at their unloving words. They looked at me, but didn't get up like a family from long ago would to look and make sure I was okay. They just sat on the bland white couch and waited for his equally bland excuse. "I'm sorry I concerned you. I volunteered at the elderly center with Robin. I apologize deeply family unit."
They hardly moved their move up as they replied the usual.
"Apology accepted."

That's what they always said. Always so clueless that there was more than this, that there could still be more. Family's could actually love their children, elderly wouldn't be "set free", and young lovers could touch and share affections with each other. That was the biggest dream that I possibly have ever dreamed.

"Now that James has joined us, I have realized we are late for meal time."
They got up, every move synchronized, almost robotic. With more stiff movements they situated themselves at the plain table and waited for me to join them since I have not yet moved to my spot. "James are you okay? Have you taken your injection and pills today?" I nodded curtly then joined them. If I was honest I hadn't been doing either. My pills I hid in my drawers and I used some medical gelatin from the elderly center to absorb my injections each and every morning.

My "father" cleared his throat.
"I believe it's sharing time, please share your days highlights." my father said with a almost monotone voice. This was the worst part of every night, having to pretend that my feelings aren't as simple as theirs is exhausting.
My mother was first as usual.
"Today in the birthing center we had twins! We had to let one free but that's besides the point he's healthy and behaving perfectly! That makes me feel content." My little sister Kandra was next to share her days experience. She was in year 9 and just got to year 9's school. "They let the younger kids come to our playground and they took everything to themselves." my father looked at her and said, "how did that make you feel?" she paused in thought but rebounded in the end. "It made me angry that they didn't share." Everyone nodded except me.

Before father could ask, I stood up from the table, explaining shortly that I was tired then went to bed. My ceiling was dark as I stared at it. My sister patterned her way up the stairs to go to her sleeping chambers. I heard my parents whispering downstairs so I curiously listened form the top of the banister.

"He's showing the signs.. What if the counsel can't fix him? I'm worried that he has the infection the counsel told everyone about." Infection? He's showing the signs? Damn I Must not have been careful enough! Pricks of panic nipped my arms and neck when they stopped talking to go to their private sleeping chambers. I ran to my room as fast as I could, and as I was drifting off I kept a mental note to ask Alayce about it tomorrow.

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