When Haley finds out that Trevor Choi has taken on a bet and now must get her to go out with him, she makes a little bet of her own.

I froze; the guard yelled, telling me to get a move on. The unearthly screeching sent all of us into shock, soon turning into fear. Some cried the moment they reached the door. I didn't know what was coming, but it'd be painful. “Next!” I was two kids away from the cold metal plated door. I closed my eyes, hearing a scream from behind the door. The girl in front of me started to cry. “Shut up!” A guard yelled, slapping her cheek. My eyes widened and I forced myself to swallow tears that threatened to fall. “Next!” My sore bare feet scraped across the dark tiled floor as I made my way forward while the next child went in. I wouldn't survive a slap to the cheek, no matter how strong I looked. “Next!” The girl in front of me quivered and shook, her fear obvious. I cringed away from the door as a laugh echoed in the next room. “Stand up straight!” The guard yelled at me. I didn't dare look him in the eyes, knowing I'd be hit like the last child that stared at him. “Next!” My skin crawled as the door opened...

Living in a community already run by conforming zealots Ariel and Leira must hide what they truly are from the rest of their world. But when a new mass hysteria and fear brakes through their all ready intense world a cry for persecution and extermination is heard. Ariel and Leira must find a way to escape with their friends before they are caught up in the fever sweeping their planet.