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The Most Worthy

Being in such a low range sure knows how to set you up for a sucky life. If anyone is in the high range of points they don't have to worry about not getting adopted. When they do they can practically make a life for themselves out of the sympathy from others. They're already smart from getting better schooling than us lowlifes and they always go further in life. Sometimes they lie about how much they were actually worth which can be their rise or their downfall.

the officials found me in a sewer during a rainstorm. Tests were run and I was one of the babies in the lower range. when I was little I never thought much about points until I escaped naptime once. I ran through the halls and saw other kids my age and desks. a pretty lady with long red hair with singing to the children as they made noise with musical instruments. They were all happy and I didn't understand why I wasn't worthy of sitting at a desk and having the same opportunities they had. I would consider that was the moment my life truly began.

Though we were separated we would go outside during the same time. It was easier to tell which children were of higher-value. As I was a teenager I would often wear ripped jeans and a pink and white striped shirt. but the shirt and my shoes both had holes in them. If a girl was of really, really high value she might get a dress. I wanted a pretty purple with beads that I really wanted even though I knew I would never get it. Most wear clothes like mine but they don't have holes in them. Some of them even have the few changes of clothes if they're lucky.

And so I would study. Every year we have a test that will either make us more or less worthy. The more worthy would get more resources than us so it's hard to move up when you're on the lower end. I snatched a few books out give me just enough knowledge to move to the next level. It was difficult since I had trouble comprehending the information due to underdeveloped reading skills. I was ecstatic when I passed the test to move up to the next level. The workers were shocked that I finally passed passed after 14 years being in the gutter. when I got to the next level as giving a shirt as an award another pink one with a little alien in the corner this time. Even a meager thing like this was rewarding since I can't have any holes in it. I  devoted all of my energy into school in hopes of getting out of here.

I was able to leave on my 18th birthday since no one had adopted me. Using the knowledge I gained I decided to start raising money. The government saw my good work and awarded me points. Money I raised would go to the hospital. They don't always have the equipment they need and I want to make sure the patients on good hands. Soon I gathered enough points to carry out what I had spent years planning.

I walk through the door that once held me captive. Some of the workers do double take when they see me. Of course they found what I've become, a classic rags-to-riches story that they can tell. They know I'm here for adoption at this is my appointment. They lead me in the direction of the higher children but I go to where I once stayed.

"But don't you want a higher point child miss? It would show off your fortune well." The workers tells me.

"Any child is worth the same amount to me. I'll take every child under 300 points." I reply cooly. "I'd recommend starting the paperwork now."

I also started to raise money to build a school. The kids I bought were it's first students. I also set up dorms there and make sure they weren't any different from each other. There are a variety of different classes available and I made sure of that when I bought the entire with orphanage. I built more schools for people of different point ranges. The lower, the mediums, and the elite. When I'm on my deathbed I can probably admit that I gave the children a new chance at life. A preschool is also in the process of being built. As I sit here and write this I can proudly say my life is complete.