Prologue

I used to believe that giving away things for free to people who need it the most was fair.

I guess that's why they voted for that man.

I thought that if he fulfilled his promise, things in the states would be better for everyone.

I had no idea that it would create a schism in our community.

I had no idea that people would have such a problem with his promises, and I'm starting to see why.

The president… I always suspected that there was something… off about him, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Heh-heh, it's funny, my uncle would always commend me for how honed my instincts were; but he would always warn me that trusting my instincts would wind up getting me sucked into something that I had no business finding out about, given how young I am.

At first, I thought that he was just busting my chops… I had no idea that he truly meant what he said to me all those years ago.

My name is Ailith Catherine Waverly, and this is my story…