Chapter 11: (Neals POV) Stuck

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"Love is the greatest rebellion in existence" - quoets by Dr Samting

Trust me, prison food is not the greatest. But hey, it's not like I have a choice. Still, I wish I could see... Her... Just thinking about her makes waves of guilt rush over me. I was the one her asked her to meet me. I was the one who deceived her. I was the one who lied. If I could change one thing it would be my past. She still doesn't know everything about me. The secrets. The lies. Let me explain.

Born into the resistance, my parents were killed fighting in the rebellion of 3038, when I was 2, making me 19 now. (Just in case you were wondering it's set in about 3057, in the future.) I was raised by the refugee camps and was thought to be a very "statistical" resource, meaning the only reason they needed me, was for bait. Once I was 11 I ran away, to the only place I knew; Miami, where my parents were born. I had a pretty nice life, working at the Sports Enhancement arena and living in a hot, smug apartment. Right around when I was 17, I was shown the real madness of the world. Meaning that all my life I've been living in a lie. I found out that the real reason we have domes, the real reason we are treated as prisons, the real reason the gov is a control freak is because th-

"Come with me," says a deep gravely voice behind me.

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