Pangaea
chapter 1
My name is Kai Alcott. I am seventeen years old. I have no siblings, as they are forbidden in Pangaea, and no uncles or aunts or cousins either. The strict government of Pangaea is dependent in making sure that the human population stays low. Let me explain.
Once, long ago, there were all sorts of countries, that made up the Earth and lived their own lives. But the water got higher every year, and slowly countries started to fade. Pangaea, then known as Russia, was the only place safe, as it had no shores. All governments united, deciding that only the smartest and most attractive looking people could make there way into Russia. All the others were cast away, to drown in the rising waters.
Eventually, Pangaea was the only place left, the very middle of Russia, now an island, and the population was rising fast. Finally, the government of Pangaea decided to only keep five couples from each race, and only the most smart and attractive couples were chosen. The law was made that only one child could be born to each family, and that the most unattractive teenagers would be castaway, to drown. To stop too much heartbreak between teenage couples, the government choses your fate, who you marry, where you live, what your child's name is.
It has been like this for two hundred years, and I am lucky enough to have been chosen to live. You are told your fate once you turn sixteen, and it can be both tragic and relieving. For me, it was both.
I started having dreams about her when I turned thirteen. About Mheia. She wasn't the most beautiful girl in our class, but she was still stunning. She was smart, and caring, and there was always something about her that made you know that she wouldn't give up on you. She was special. And I knew in my heart that she must be the one I marry. But its not going to work out like that.
A week ago was our Adultionite Day. Adultionite Day is the day that all the teenagers turning sixteen that year are told their fate. It happened in second period, when I had a class with Mheia. Everything turned then. The whole class was eagerly opening their envelopes, reading the information inside. The first thing was where I would live. 29 Bernard Drive, Drecington, Pangaea. Then who I would marry. And the words were not Mheia Bettings. But Allyna Jones. And that we would have a girl called Anni. I looke over at Mheia, and she wasn't smiling like the rest of the class. She was staring at the sheet like it was a death sentence. Death sentence. As soon as I thought those words I knew exactly what was on that sheet of paper.
Mheia was going to be exiled from Pangaea to drown.
Sorry, that the first chapter is so short, its probably more of a introduction. The other chapters are longer, they will tell more of the story for you.
Thanks for reading this far
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