Falling in Place

Unfamiliar Sites

After dinner we were lead to buildings which I would believe were hostels but there was no gender

difference. Both boys and girls were to stay in the same room. The girl I had seen earlier seemed to be

in the same room as I. Looking at the wall near my bed the lady leading the group of girls and boys

stopped by at the door and said in a loud unfriendly tone

"lights out"

I sat down on my empty bed which was big but felt unnecessarily cold. I had no change of clothes no

pillow nothing. I just laid in bed with my eyes on the ceiling and wept silent tears.

"As long as your in this camp you do all I say or you'll all end up dying"

Those were the first words we heard after being woken up as early as 5am by Paco, and immediately

someone burst into tears. Ignoring the cries Paco continued his speech

"I'm Paco Brace and my second in command is Margaret Claw, this is a survival camp and we are

training you for the war to come" Turning his head he looked at the soldiers behind us and said

"Start the ritual"

Margaret finally spoke up her words clawing at our backs " LOVE DOES NOT EXIST, FORGET YOUR

DEAD PARENTS CORPSE and finally if any of you were to find your ways out of this camp that would

be the day we would become enemies and you would be hunted down dead. Giving the soldiers a

sideways glance they approached us and each soldier held a child captive.

"Begin the ritual" Paco spoke up again and each soldier holding a child tore all the items of clothes on

each child's body. So everyone stool butt naked in-front of each other. Next thing we knew the sound

of scissors clipping away things were to be heard. So everyone had the same haircut. Everywhere

around her children were crying in pain and tears of there lost hair but Jade sat down in silence only

rebellious thoughts filled her written in her mind and heart.

Next thing was the marks, things she thought were marks but actually tattoo being done by a soldiers

holding hot iron. "Jade Johnson" her name was called next. Margaret suddenly picking the interest in

Jade. Taking the hot iron and pressed the iron on Jade's palm and above her undeveloped breast.

Looking at it she observes the number written. was '126'.. Whattttt has that been what was written on

her hand and she slowly came to understand. The soldiers poured a bucket of water on them and

gave them mini or clothes suitable for there body size.

Giving them a very satisfied evil grin Paco says "next the Anthem"