This is my lazy texting version. But yes, the story has good grammar;) here goes nothing: So USA is in decline bc of this raving infection called the Height. The Height is said to make you rebellious ferocious and insane and will kill you. That's what the new president (who's corrupt) is telling people. But really it's like a boost. It does something to your brain that reduces the chemicals that make you shy or embarassed. It makes you confident, driven, passionate and pretty much everything people nowadays want. It's making people rebel against the newly evil gov. The US got really scared as it spread EVERYWHERE so they conducted the Height Sweeps. The height sweeps were intense Height removals which involved the ban and killing of all hight infected people in the states who had the most money. Only six did. NY, FL, DC, NC, SC, and NH. The Height Sweeps also replaced almost everything in the states borders that might induce or contain Height. It started from a bacteria that was tried for cancer treatment. Anyways, these six states were nicknamed "The Priorities" because it is where all of the gov. Activity happens and where all the rich people live bc you can only get in for millions of dollars. The only non rich people living there are the non infected who lived there before the Height Sweeps. That's what Raja is. Raja ran away from California when he was 17 because his dad worked for the gov and he released info about the Height and he knew that his Fam would be killed so he told raj to run. Raj is a hardcore wallflower and he's noticed how the city works and flows. He's also uncovered some of its biggest secrets by observing things that are hidden just under the peoples noses.