1 Hour later
Cynthia walks through zone Gratuiti and approaches the kindergarten where her brother studies, the school was small, so small there were only two classrooms kept separate by donated shelves. The school was built with scrapes of concrete and was painted with the white cheap paint. The school was one of the empty promises made by the politicians years ago. They always said the same thing, "We will make better schools!" "We will make Moenia a better place!" but its not like they keep their promises.
"Cynthia!" Xavi says rushing towards her "hey Xavi!" Cynthia says hugs and ruffles her brother's almost white blonde hair but when she, looked behind her she saw a man. spying on her. "hey Xavi lets go back to the orphanage" she says as they begin to walk to the train station.
The smell of sewage water, street food and cheap toys fills the air as languages from all corners of Moenia are being spoken, the markets were never quiet, and it was always busy.
"How was your day kiddo?" Cynthia asks Xavi "Good, teacher read a pretty book!" Xavi replies happily, Cynthia talks to Xavi multiple times a day, "Wow, seems nice." "how's your school?" Xavi asks, "fine" they see a vendor selling hotdogs on a stick and Xavi walks towards it smelling the good food "How much?" Cynthia asked the zone Pauperis vendor
(most vendors were Pauperis) "1$ each" and Cynthia pulls out 2$ from her pocket and gives it to the vendor, the vendor gives 2 hotdogs on a stick to Cynthia,
she hands one to her brother and as he holds the food and says "Thank you!" to the vendor.
Cynthia liked to pick up her brother it was like a break from the Spartan program and she liked being his big sister,
"Cynthia look!" Xavi says as he points to the man
selling small fish in little jars
he points the fish in amazement, the vendor points to the fish
and says:"$7 solamente" (7$ only) can I get one?" Xavi asks his sister "maybe"
his sister replies in english Cynthia replies in Spanish "Nosotras volveremos"
(We'll return) and pulls Xavi to the side.
They arrive at the train station and Cynthia holds her brother's hand as they approach the ticket station. The train station was made with concrete walls, and the rusted loading dock had beams suspending the dock over a polluted "lake" where you could see water bottles and old wood drifting below and if you can, might see a few tiny fish swimming by.
"5 dolarů za vstupenku" (5 dollars per ticket) the young ticket lady says to Cynthia. She pulls out two yellow 5 dollar bills with the photo of one of Moenia's founders who founded zone Agricultura. "Děkuji." (Thank you.) the woman says to her. "Thank you!" Xavi says waving happily.
"Are you zone black?" ( To make it simpler the people in Moenia called the zones by their color ) Cynthia looks behind her to see a girl her age, she had a light brown skin and a rounded face and brown eyes. She had her phone in hand wearing a small fitted green top paired with bright neon dyed at the tip of her dark brown hair.
inside the train and take a seat and Xavi sits on Cynthia's lap
"s čím si hraješ?" (What are you playing with?) Cynthia says in Czech "sticky pink stuff" Xavi says as he wraps the Gum he found on the seat around his finger "Xavi, to je nechutné!"
(Xavi that's gross!) and picks it off his fingers.
They pass by tall buildings painted with bright graffiti and paintings that Xavi admire. To him, this tall buildings were his trees and mountains and city streets were his playgrounds, unsurprisingly many children his age had the same experience.
After some time they arrive at the orphanage where Xavi was being taken cared of
"Hi Cassie!" Xavi says to Cassandra a zone white caretaker at the orphanage who had a dark skin complexion and always kept her dark curly hair in a bun. To Xavi she was like a mother.
"Hi Xavi! Hi Cynthia!" Xavi rushes to her and gives a big hug like he does everyday "how's college? " Yeah College is great."
(College is actually the spartan program. they didn't know) "Xavi its time for you to get changed its almost lunch!" "Wait!" Xavi says to Cassandra as he runs and leaps in his
sister's arms "Bye, Bye, Cynthia!" Xavi says as he goes back inside "Bye Xavi!" Cynthia says waving goodbye.
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Cynthia-the Spartan program
Science FictionCynthia was just 12 years old when she was forced to train as an assassin, she barely remembers her past but she can't forget seeing her guardians dead and leaving her and her little brother Xavier as orphans, she promised herself to hold those resp...
