Scapegoat

Hi. I'm Mahogany. My birthday is in two days and turning 16 is the equivalent to death in my case. I was never supposed to be born and according to the law I am technically illegal. Married couples are only allowed 3 children, but I am a fourth. I'm a mistake. I should not be here. I should be dead. But the corporation has rules against killing an innocent child without reason, even though that's what they do to 14 of us every year. They tell us sins, only to send us out to die so they can feel the weight of theirs sins lifted off their shoulders. And since I will be eligible to be selected to go and have myself slaughtered, they will now have a way to kill me.