Sevens

Chapter one

Sevens

I didn't mean to commit the crime, I thought wearing shorts were a fashion statement, nothing more. But it wasn't. I had committed the sixth deadly sin, lust. It's not like I wanted him to put his hands on me, but as the rules state, it was not the fault of the rapist, it was mine for making him want me. He may walk free, I will face the charges.

I've known the justice system off by heart since I was eight years old. I memorized it when my mother turned me in for gluttony after eating too many chocolate bars. I had to go in for testing to see if gluttony was dominant over any of my virtues, if it was I would be sent off to live with the "Sevens" sector with the people that had dominant sins in them. Thankfully it wasn't, all my virtues were in balance with my sins. That day I remember breathing the biggest breath of relief I ever did, I remember my hands still shaking two days later. Nobody wants to be a Seven. The conditions in The Sevens are inhumane. Sevens are given tiny rations each day, impure water, no education to stop them from taking jobs from the Virtue Sector and they are not allowed to have a partner, so that they don't reproduce. I was never cut out for that life. I remember in the seventh grade, I was never any good at making friends my own age or gender, so naturally my best friend was a boy named Harley who was two years older than me. No one ever knew I was best friends with Harley and I liked it that way. He was the golden boy of the ninth graders, me being friends with him meant I was taking away the shining star of the older girls. Bad news. One day Harley came over to my house and somehow a girl he was romantically involved with saw him there. She didn't care about fighting Harley because obviously no one ever attacks the hot jock. She assumed I was stealing her boyfriend and took all that out on me. For months I dealt with it, until she sent one of her many boyfriends to leave thousand of 'slut' notes on my locker. That part tore Harley apart. He went into a rage and beat every single one of those boys up. Of course the society didn't see that the boys were hurting me, they only saw that Harley reacted violently. And that was enough to have him sent off to Sevens.

The door to the test room opens and a tall man with a dark beard beckons me in. I read his nametag, it reads Abel. The room smells as if it has been drowned in hand sanitizer, it's completely white and it's cold. How could anything good happen here?
"Amaro Justice," he says, "Sit in the chair and put the earphones in. It will play a chant that will put you in a trance where we will be able to see how you react to a series of scenarios. You will not be able to see or remember or even think about what you are doing. Good luck child." The man says.
"Okay," I respond and put in the earphones.

For a moment I blackout. Then I am woken by a high screech. I know that screech, it marks the end of a visual. As I open my eyes, I see Abel's face, pale as a sheet. My heart races, what could be wrong?
"Ms Justice," Abel starts, "Your results, are unusual. I haven't seen this in all my years of work. We actually declassified this sin a few years ago due to its rarity. Miss Justice you possess "Mercy to the evil."

I breathe a breath of complete relief. Mercy isn't something they can send me away for.
"That doesn't sound too bad. Mercy? I mean is that not a virtue?" I ask smiling.
"No, Miss Justice. Not just mercy, mercy to the evil. That is classified as the highest sin of all. In your simulation you helped a girl that showed lust whilst she was being punished by one of our Virtue members. I'm sorry ma'am. But a car has already been sent to collect your belongings. You will now be classified as a Seven."

*Authors note*

Okayyyyy so that was the first chapter of sevens. Please cue the screams of excitement. I really hoped you liked it because I will be attempting to post every week!!!! 

Okay so I know that the story is kinda hard to follow right now but just bare with me. It will all make sense soooo soon. If you did enjoy it though, leave a comment and maybe vote🙄 until next time young ones.