Hunter:
I walk into a room full of sick or pregnant women, most of them dying. Immediatly I want to run back outside but I close my eyes and compose myself. This is the ward: Father had told me about it. Now I just need to get to the cells.
"Hunter! Dude!"
I whip around, swing the pistol up. Railt backs away as I point the barrel up, raising his hands in mock surrender.
"Woah, calm down, man! It's only me!"
"Right. Sorry, Railt."
"Don't worry about it, Hunter." he smiles at me.
I force a smile onto my face, but I'm impatient to get moving.
"What are you doing here?" I ask, tense.
"One of the Keepers is sick." Railt explains, "I was asked to fill in since you've been absent. What about you?"
I shrug.
"Never been here before. I thought I might as well get to know my way around if I'm going to work here."
Railt grins and nods.
"Good idea, dude. C'mon, I'll show you around."
I bite my lip, but I can't refuse. It will be suspicious. Sighing, I nod and follow him.
"Sorry, Era." I mutter.
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Running With the Wave
AcakIn a world where women are imprisoned in order to breed and are taught to fear men, fourteen year old Era discovers that she is barren, and is to be Disposed. Desperate not to die, Era does the unthinkable: she leaves the prison where the women are...
