What It Means To Be Perfect

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Parts 4
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Reads 130
Votes 27
Parts 4
Time 16m

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"You have to let go."

"But nobody will catch me."

"I will. I always have."

"Promise?"

"When have I ever let you down..."

Once a year, all 18-year-olds are sent to the EI center to be tested. They are put through multiple tests, all testing your knowledge and reaction. They are looking for the imperfects. If they find one, they are killed. But nobody even knows what's so bad about being imperfect. All they know is that you have to be perfect. Nobody can be imperfect. Katiya is determined to find out why. And she won't stop until she knows. 

~~ This story is based on norms in modern life ~~All Rights Reserved

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