Chapter Two

The sun-rays beaming in from my dorm room awoke me with a startle. What time is it? 11.30?! Quickly I hurry and get dressed, I leave my hair un-brushed, I mean, it's not like Jason will be that bothered. All I want do is see him and to sink deep into his hazel eyes, and to hold his tall skinny, lanky frame and to ruffle his long unruly mousy brown hair.

Quickly I grab my hover board and slowly manoeuvre it out of the window and place it on the roof. I climb out and jump on. Boarding is second nature to me these days, all of last summer me and Joy spent so much time boarding in the ruins that this little outing seemed a bit dull.

The town centre isn t all that far away, I could see it overhead now. It looks like some sort of festival is going on. That s strange; normally the dorm-minders inform us of fun things to do around town. So I quickly land and I realise I m in the middle of a big crowd. I quickly move through the crowd to see what they are gawking at.

A man's booming voice erupts from a pair of speakers either side of a large stage.

"Other ancestors ruined our land, with their prejudiced thoughts and their ugly, cruel minds. But we, we are the future! The future of a world where everyone will be equal, and there will be no more conflict and no more racism! The golden age has come my friends. An age where all will be equal! I give you, ladies and gentlemen, the future of our world. A world where everyone will look beautiful, my ugly friends!"

I look onstage, two tall graceful creatures enter onto the stage, one male and one female. The female, slightly smaller than the male, has a perfectly symmetrical face with two huge, heavily lashed, lilac eyes. They scream, you want to know me, I'm kind, you want to help me, to care for me. She has a small perfectly formed nose and big lips which say I'm vulnerable, I'm beautiful. She is the most beautiful person I've seen in my life, all together her features create a masterpiece, a walking piece of artwork. Her long, chestnut hair cascades past her chest. Her cheekbones are perfectly pronounced and her warm rosy flush could brighten anyone's day.

The boy is the most beautiful guy I ve ever seen in my life. He has sun kissed skin and a healthy golden glow to his cheeks. His high cheek bones and his full kissable lips make you want to melt. His big hazel eyes glow golden in the sunlight. His hair is short, but not unattractively so. The two perfect beings look beautiful together, glowing radiantly on the stage.

Quickly I snap out of this dizzy-making state of mind. While the rest of the crowd is still awestruck by the spectacle, I gawk at them gawking at the two perfect people on stage.

The booming voice starts again.

"From now on, on their sixteenth birthday, you or your children will undergo an operation to make them like this, beautiful, and virtually indestructible. They will be healthy; disease will no longer touch our future generations. No longer will we have this ugly exterior, we will be superior! These two pretties , are the start of the future generation, would you like to say a few words?" The female pretty gently parts her lips before she speaks.

"Thank you so, so much for this opportunity. The operation has made me like a whole new person, I can finally see! I feel so good about myself. I m rid of my imperfections and I finally feel human and completely whole. Trust me; it s so happy-making!" she exclaims cheerfully.

The male pretty speaks and the audience is so silent...they are hanging onto every word. Literally, if a pin-dropped, everyone would have a fit

"I'm glad to be part of something like this. The future used to be a dizzy-making thought but now I think we can all be happy with ourselves. I feel the best I have in my life, it s like I ve shed a new skin and now I'm finally who I always was, just a newer, completely more awesome model! I d also like to say hi to my girlfriend, Lily, if she's here somewhere," he scans the crowd. He smiles a thousand watt smiles which sparks weird emotions in my heart.

..... Holy......crap. It can't be? No way. No way.