Истории Amputees

On a planet just like ours, with people just like us, a disease breaks out and kills a three fourths of the population. This forces all living people from all walks of life to congregate in Itrandonea, the Common Trade nation. When it's discovered that those affected with the disease were initially people with physical defects, anybody that doesn't fit the "ideal" is shipped to the country south of the common trade. Over the years, more people are subjected to removal from the central city, and forced to live as a Defective.

Saryah Williams finally has her dream job as a social worker for the military. During a visit home, she meets Sergeant Ben Campbell, a wounded warrior and combat hero. But they don't exactly fall into love at first sight. In fact, they can't stand each other. A series of mishaps and accidental meetings will pull them into the other's life, and they will learn what true adversity is before they are finally able to pursue a love worth having.

We were sitting on the edge of a building, twenty stories up, lit candles surrounding us and cheap wine bottles littering the rooftop. "What are your desires?" I asked him, as I held his hand and we thumb warred idly. "To be free of this bondage." He gestured to his metal arm. "I get that." I tapped my new leg. "Tell me a secret." He smiled covering my thumb with his. "Cheater, uh... I'm sort of a... Uh... Trekkie." I blushed. "Kirk?" "No, Spock all the way, I'm a Vulcan lover." I grinned. "I already knew that, your turn, nerd."I covered his thumb and grinned triumphantly. "If you could be anything, who or what would you be?" I asked. "Yours." He smiled after a second. "Cheesy." I laughed. "Only the cheesiest." He took a swig of the wine and kissed me.