Chapter One: The School Reaping

I'm riding my bus to school. Just dying to know what'll happen today. That was sarcasm. I look into the sky, and see a Blimp. What, no, a Blimp above Picton, Tyrone your losing it. On the side its flashing

"New Reality Show Starting Soon!"

I've heard people talking about a new reality show taking place in Wollondilly. The bus pulls up to the school gates. Great.

When I step out Travi jumps out at me from nowhere and attacks me, again. Not physically, but just talks non-stop about stuff I don't even care about.

"Did you see that Blimp this morning?" He asks.

"Yes, yes I did, do you know what the new Reality Show is. It's on every one's mind." I reply, surprised I'm actually interested in a new show.

"No, I don't know what it's about. I can't wait though. It's a Picton Reality Show."

Maybe that's why it's got my attention. Why is a Reality Show, going down, in our small town?

The school bell rings for Home Room, I say see you alter to Travi, and go there.

Home Rooms normal, the teacher calls our name and we answer.

"Good, every ones here. So students to day when the first period bell goes, go straight to the hall, there's an assembly for all of the students." The teacher says. After she's done the first period bell goes. "Have a great day." She says before every ones out of range. This is unusual. The teacher doesn't normally do that.

When I arrive outside the hall, I see yellow cones at the front of the courts; they each have a number on them. 7 – 12. My guess is they're representing witch year is to line there. I see Travi lining out behind the number 8 cone and I go and ask him what's going on.

"Hey, Travi, what's going on here?" I ask.

"Dunno, the teachers told us to line in alphabetical order." He says helpfully.

I go and find where I stand and wait for instructions.

After about 10 minutes a teacher comes out the hall and tells Year 7 to go in, and then we go, Year 8. Year 9 follows and etc. The seats are pretty packed up since all students have to fit in, instead of just juniors or just seniors. When every ones all settled around me I look ahead and see Travi. I'm trying to figure out why EVERY student is here today. The Principal comes up onto the stage and takes microphone.

"Well, I bet you're all wondering why every student is here at once hey. We'll let me tell you;" Finally, "I'm sure most of you have heard the new Reality show coming up. Well, if a show in the Wollondilly area. It needs four students from each Picton High, Camden High, Mt Annan High, and Wollondilly High. Two Boys and Two Girls. They cannot refuse or server punishment will be laid down. So we will pick at random. And every single one of your names are put in, once. I bet you want me to tell you what this show is about. I can't tell you. You have to wait until commercials are started or you're chosen."

Two other Teachers bring in two glass bowls, one labelled Girls, the other labelled Boys.

"Ladies first." She says and then she walks over to the bowl my science teacher is holding labelled Girls. She puts her hand in and takes out a slip. She opens it.

"Alicia Simpson," I know Alicia, she's annoying, "Come on up sweetheart."

I see Alicia walking up along the side of the hall because the middle area we usually walk up is filled with chairs.

"Very good dear, now for the second girl," she puts her hand in and pulls out," Skye Tocklain !"

Britney. I love her. Now she's going to be famous on TV. I'll never get my chance with her.

"That's the way girls, ladies and gentlemen, the selected girls to be on the new show!"

Their giving each other the death stair. Giving me the feeling they don't like each other.

"Now our boys… Daniel Ford!" A year 12 gets up and joins the stage. "And Tyrone Thompson!"

That's me. I get up on the stage.

"3 Year 8's. That seems fair doesn't it?" Says the principal.

2 men in bright red Uniforms get up on the the stage from the back door and take us out to the road. There, sitting is a stretched limo. Another Red Uniformed guys is holding the door open for us. And we get pushed into the car.

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