Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score you will have a charmed life; well fed, well-rewarded, spoiled. But fall below eighty and you're labelled Flawed, and life will not be so kind. Hannah is adopted by a Flawed family when her birth parents choose their social standing over their daughter and endures a life of struggle, hunger and service. One day Hannah is escorted to the regional government office and told that the Consultant who delivered her, who labelled her Flawed got it wrong! Now, she is being relocated back to her birth parents, to live as one of the Ninety-Five- all medically and legally judged as perfect. Entering this new life Hannah has an impossible decision to make which puts not only hers, but the lives of everyone she cares about at great risk. "The Numbered- where no one wants to be number one". Authors notes: -This is a first draft of my story and will be edited soon. -2013 Began writing Flawed -2015 Watty Winner/ Named changed to The Numbered -2016 Completed The Numbered -2019 Optioned by eOne for development into a TV show.

"10,000 dollars for my arrest. That's what the media says, anyway." He calls her Rusty. She calls him Blue. But Anna Blake is hiding more behind her nickname than anyone knows. She's wanted by the police. For murder. Specifically, the murder of her parents. And she has bigger issues to worry about. She's also on the run from the man who really killed them. A man who has a game to play before he kills her, too. A reckless, on-the-edge criminal. A winsome, small town boy who has a traumatic past of his own. A thrilling chase that changes both of their lives. They are both lost in their own ways, but together maybe they can stand strong again. But secrets have a way of getting out, and the truth is enough to drown her. So for now, she's just going to have to hold her breath. ~~~~~~~ Best ranking: #2 in Mystery/Thriller (8.20.16) [EDITED] [Completed] Copyright © 2016 Kelli Crockett ~~~~~~~ Reader Comments: "I literally live every day to read a couple more chapters of this book! Excited for more!" -@mesathink "God your writing is truly amazing and deep, and poetic and beautiful how does it not have more comments" -@Bleusandy "I know that everyone else is saying this, but I love your writing style." -@Hannahtheinternet "I love Rusty's personality." -@Jcmorris "This part was so depressing, sweet, and amazing... I LOVED IT" -@Christineyun5 " I am blown away by your imagery in all the chapters." -@Christinegrabowski "Awe......Blue is wonderful." -@Johnsammy52