I push the heavy door open and find the toilets empty. All except one, that is. "Hello? Boy or girl?" I call out, hoping for a reply. Nothing. I wait for a while, wait for them to come out, but nobody comes out or even makes a sound.
"The cameras can't pick up sound, you know. Just hide your face. Talk to me!"
"Boy." A muffled voice whispers.
"Cool. Which letter?"
"I. India."
"Never heard of that name before. I'm t. No name. "
"Cool."
"Come out. I won't bite. "
"I'm hiding from the matron. I just kissed a girl and she saw on the camera."
"She won't do anything. She'll punish the girl, she always does. Girls are supposed to worship the boys, you know?"
"Really?"
"Yeah, you are the "suppliers of life" or something!"
He laughs. And the door opens to reveal a tall boy with bright blue eyes and dark mud-brown hair.
"Why are you talking to me?"
"Well...you see, I..."
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Misterio / Suspenso2908. A cult is established in New London, Asia. Children of the slums are recruited, promised shelter, food and education until they are fourteen. What they don't know is what cruel things will happen to them in this zoo of an orphanage, and where...
