Me and Lilia sat on the stage, our hearts beating so loud we could hear each other's. I see my family, Justin sticking his tongue out at me. Normally, I'd laugh, but right now I'm so stressed out I wouldn't laugh if he fell down the stairs and landed in a kiddie pool filled with chocolate syrup.
The principal, Mr starkly, comes on stage.
"Parents, siblings, students, and teachers. Welcome to the 300th annual assignment ceremony. We will be calling the children up alphabetically by last name-" "oh great," I think "my last name is Zerony. I'm going to be one of the last ones up there!" I sit back, and prepare myself for the next four most torturous hours of my life.
Anderson, Ells, Jones, Fink. Finally, I hear the Z names.
"April Zerony!" I stand up, and hesitantly walk over to the podium. "April Zerony, you have been assigned a job in the health industry!" Half of my anxiety drops. "Your new career is a surgeon. You will spend the next three years studying, learning, and preparing for your new job." I try not to smile but I can't help it. I get the certificate, take the picture and go sit down. I cry tears of joy. I got the one job in the whole universe that I wanted.
Once the ceremony's over and I'm back home, we have a celebratory feast. The reason we were so happy was that the surgeon jobs are harder to get now that we have over 5,000 people working in that field.
After all our celebratings done, I go on the hologram to tell my grandparents about the assignment. Just as i'm about to hit the call button an incoming call alert shows up on the screen. thinking it's Justin's girlfriend, I answer it.
"April Zeron speaking. May I ask who this is?' "Watch your back April." "Excuse me?" "I said, watch your back. April i will make your life a life full of pain, suffering, and utter termoil if you're not careful." He hung up. Shaken, i go to my parents. We call the police and go to bed. Not that i could sleep anyways though. I was too busy thinking about that hologram call.
Who was it? Why would they do that? Was it just a sick joke?
With all these questions racing through my mind, sleeping seemed like an abstract idea. Somehow, exhaustion gets the best of me, and I fall asleep.
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FantasyIn a world in 5011 after world war 3 the survivors created a town of industries where everyone has to commit to their career with no mistakes or else they must suffer deathly consequences. April is a girl just like any other. She lives a normal life...
