Luminary

Episode 72 - Somebody's Watching Me

In some american streets, Silver was walking alone while kicking a soda can. People were passing by him without giving any bother, occupied with their lives and so he kept walking, walking all the way back to an orphanage.

Director: These numbers are horrible, Silver.

Silver: I'm sorry...

He was sitting in front of the Orphanage director's desk.

Director: You'll be making 17 next month, do you expect to keep living here with these awful sales numbers?

Silver: Maybe if you didn't raise the minimum amount of products I should sell per month on each birthday, you wouldn't be so disappointed.

Director: It's exactly because of this type of attitude that no one wants to adopt you.

Silver: Well, I'm sorry if I'm not a little kid anymore.

Director: Well, with this you achieved this month's bare minimum. So you get to live with us for a little longer. Your friend Black wasn't so lucky.

Silver: You'll kick Black out?!

Director: You know the rules, you want to stay here without getting adopted? Then complete your monthly profit quota.

Silver: But... he really tried hard to sell your products and--

Director: "I don't care if the duck is male, I want the eggs."

Silver hated that prover, so he sighed and left the office. He met with his colleagues by the front gate, all of them saying goodbye to their friend.

Silver: Black!

Black: Hey Silv...

Red: This is so unfair!

Blue: Yeah, man! Where are you going now?

Black: The bedroom maid will house me in her house at least I get a job to move out.

Amber: Good luck...

Silver: Yeah... Take care, friend...

The child named Black got his stuff and went away and, as soon as he left the Orphanage street, a police car parked at the gates. One of the Orphanage's Maids came out with a young kid.

Maid: Young ones, meet the new Black.

Silver and his colleagues look at the new kid who seemed visibly sad.

Maid: Would you guys be a darling and show him the place and our rules?

The maid simply left the new kid with the group and entered the building with the Police Officers.

Silver: Hey there, lil' fella. Welcome to Sun Garden.

Kid: Who does she keep calling me "Black"? My name is not black...

The older kids and Silver looked at him, feeling for him, and started the tour.

Blue: You see, when we join this orphanage, we are all forced to forget our old names and use colors as place holders.

Amber: So when we are adopted, they can rename us.

Kid: So everyone here is named after a color?

Ivory: Since our Black just left... You are the new Black.

Kid: But my name is Astray...

Silver: Hey, it's ok, you're gonna get used to it.

Kid: What is your real name, Mister?