The Future

Chapter 4- Joseph

All I see is her face every night, every day and every dream. My little sister eyes when I told her the news of the selection. That day was a blur, everything happening all so quick I couldn't even take her with me away from him.

My arrival was quick the plane landed on the Sky people's ground. The ground here was different, it had sparkle in it like glass. I turned around to look at my new surroundings. All I could see was glass, I didn't understand. As I turned back around a figure was moving. It was a woman walking towards me in her black suit, as she got closer, I noticed her eyes were an unusual purple.

"Welcome to your future here at SkyMore." she smiled.

"Erm.... thanks, I guess." I shrugged.

"Now, if you would like to follow me, I will show you where you will be staying." She started walking away.

I followed her as this was my new life, without my sister, it hurt my heart.

"I hope you like it here, we do our best to try and get you settled. My name is Delilah"

She opened the car door for me to get in. This is all so surreal I thought. The air smelt different here more of a fresh scent rather than a dirty smell.

I watched from the windows until we reached one of the shiny buildings, it went up forever.

"Most new comers have the same expression when they reach SkyMore" Smiling at me.

"It is a lot to take in seeing myself in all this glass" I smiled.

"Follow me please"

The entrance was so grand, it was like stepping into a movie. There was even a check in desk like the movies! I followed her into the main hall where there were three others waiting there. I glanced in their direction, two boys and one girl, all looking at me with their piercing eyes. Suddenly, we stopped that's when I realised, we had reached them.

"Joseph, this is Adam, Bridget and Callum. You will be this year's students to join our society. The rules are simple:

1. No access is permitted below level one

2. No going outside after ten pm

3. Everyone in their rooms by eleven pm

4. No questions about your families

If we all manage them, we will get along fine." She smiled.

The girl raised her hand. We all turned to look at her.

"Yes, Bridget" Delilah annoyance showed on her face.

"Can we not even contact family?" She squeaked out in fear.

"No, I am afraid people her will become your new family. Now, time to see your rooms."

The stair case was even bigger than the entrance! Must have been over thirteen levels. Not one of us talked much on the way to our rooms. But then again, we were four strangers placed in a weird new society. We reached level seven, there were ten doors all which had names across them. We reached the first stop, Bridget was first to discover what lay behind the door. Then followed Adam and Callum. The slow walk to the last door at the end of the corridor had my name on it.

"This will be your room. If you have any questions my office is based on level three." She smiled and placed the key in my hand. I waited until she left, then I placed the key in and turned the handle to discover what lay beyond.