"Mum, I'm scared." She pulled me closer into her arms. "Don't worry, it'll all be over soon." She told me that every night. But she didn't know that it would be over, for her. My mother made the wrong choice, the brave choice, and they decided to punish her for it. They came at midnight, quiet, deadly and vile. They took her away and killed her. A public execution. Surprisingly, those types of things happened a lot. Here we only have one rule, don't disobey the clock. ~~~ Questions get you killed. Curiosity is deadly. RANKINGS: #5th in 'corruptgovernment'

BEST RANKINGS *1st in corruptgovernment* *2nd in rebelling* They sat like that for hours, in companionable silence, wrinkles forming pathways on their bare feet. Finally she broke the silence. "I don't know what you expect from me," she murmured, "but I'll do it." +++ Reagan is a rebel leader on the run. She faces the despair of a failed revolution and the responsibility to carry it through herself. Everyone she loved has died and she carries them with her in heart: an anthem. Note: course language