Tyler woke up the next day still wondering what that call was about and who and where did it come from. But there was one thing that excited him, his new job. He forgot all about the call and remembered that he was working for a company that makes energy out of water. It was a new system thought of by a radical scientist, who got fired himself… but the Colony of Beijing and the NRF love it. “Yes!” Tyler shouted. He put on his shirt and called Arris to let him know he wasn’t going to school today. “Hey Arris, I’m going to be working at the Watergy plant.” Tyler said confidently. “And…” Arris replied jokingly. “Oh, I won’t be able to go to school today.” Tyler said with a smile. “That’s one less day with Mr. Hinge!” Tyler and all kids from age five and up go to school every day, except for Sunday. It wasn’t very tiring for students as it used to be, because it’s only three hours a day. They have to take the APM home, monitored by the Colony’s precious drones. “Lucky!” Arris shouted playfully as he put on his bag. All bags have to be transparent, a Colony and NRF regulation. “Alright, tell Alexa that I’m working today. See you later!” Tyler said. “OK, no problem. See you brother.” Tyler hung up and put his tablet away. “Bye, mom! I’ll be at the Watergy plant today, call me if you need me. “Tyler shouted. “Oh, wait! You’re forgetting your –“Tyler slammed the door shut, not hearing her on the way out. “Lunch…” His mom finished. Tyler took the next transport east, away from the Capital. As he went farther and farther out… he kept hearing and feeling, a distinct, but yet unusual sound coming from the back of his head. It kept beeping a bit louder every couple hundred feet. “What is that?” He asked, putting his hand on the back of his head. He could feel it. A young man next to him said,
“Do you hear that too?” “Yeah, what is that?” Tyler replied. The man, medium height with brown hair and casual clothes, replied, “I think it’s the chip.” “What?!” Tyler asked, confused. The man looked back at him, leaned in to shake his hand and asked, “Sorry, my name is Finnick, what about you?”
