"Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence — whether much that is glorious — whether all that is profound — does not spring from disease of thought — from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect."
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I guess you can say I was nervous. Shaky and unstable, I sat in one of the chairs in the waiting room, fiddling with my own fingers to take my mind off of the stupid test. Ten year olds shouldn't even have to worry about this kind of thing... but here I was. In a world where people are entitled by their cerebral capacities, waiting patiently to take my very first test.
I had an extreme case of what they called 'overpowering intelligence'. I had access to 11.25% of my cerebral capacities (but most kids my age called it brain percentage) - which is way more than the average. The people at the orphanage used to tell me that I could no longer stay with them, that I had to live in a hospital where they would correct - and I quote - this dysfunctional abomination of mine.
I was devastated the day they took me away from the orphanage. I had lost all the friends I made there. Especially Jisoo; she was my best friend.
But our friendship got lost somewhere over time, I guess... I quickly learned to forget about people that I ever cared about in that damn hospital.
I still remember when I was sitting on my hospital bed, staring blankly at my feet, waiting for time to pass by. I never thought I would ever have friends again. Everyone there was sick. Everyone needed those special serums they give you when your percentage is either below or over 10%.
I used to have my serum treatments every weekend - even on Holidays. I never had a break from them. I was forced. Even when I fought, even when I tried to run away at night; they would always find me and keep me from escaping.
I cried myself to sleep so many times back in the day. I never ever thought I would ever find happiness.
Until I met him...
His name was Kim Taehyung, he was 10 years old, just like me. He was a few bedrooms away from mine. We would pick the lock of our doors at night to see each other and spend some time together. We enjoyed every single minute passing by together, because we knew that one day we would be taking the test.
The damn test.
Where they calculate your percentage and decide whether or not you're good enough to live on this planet. Children all over the world have to take that test. Whether they are be in hospitals, in orphanages or even ones who have actual parents and a roof over their heads — name it; they all have to take it. If a child is caught being over the age of 10 and still not tested, he needs to be immediately executed.
