Tainted

Tainted, one possessing a strain or an ability unexplainable by science. Surviving the epidemic wasn't a miracle, it was a curse.

The orphans housed within the Arch orphanage are considered a danger to society, for every one of them is tainted. Kept under constant surveillance and strict rules, the only way out for these individuals is to be "shipped out".
At least, that's what the kids call it. Once a month it is announced that one or two orphans will be leaving. But no one knows for sure where they go. Are they killed? Placed with families? Sent to the front lines to be used as weapons? The possibilities are as endless as the children's imaginations.
Kenyon has lived here for the last five years, and all she wants to do is return to the home she's lost.
When the announcement comes she and her friends will be shipped out she is unsure how to feel. Kenyon quickly discovers the world is a much more dangerous place then she remembers. If she wants to reach her goals she must stay alive; but in order to do that she must keep her strain and its true nature, a secret.