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As I walked through the dark corridor from the white room, I found myself walking into heaven. Was this real? Heaven on Earth?
In front of me lied an open space. The sky was baby blue, with beautiful, puffy white clouds shielding me from the sun. The air was fresh, with a lingering scent of blood. The grass beneath my feet was soft, vibrantly green, and moist. It felt like carpet.
I heard a cough and I turned. The Elder was behind me, smiling. "Go get dressed now, Young One. See you soon."
I walked further into my Heaven-like habitat, with the new clothes on my back making me feel even more comfortable.
It turns out I was standing on a hill. Below was a valley of more green, lush grasses. I saw a crystal clear lake below, too. As I looked closer, I saw females all over the grassy plain. Roaming, running, resting.
Some had slightly protruding bellies, some were full-term pregnant, others had a slightly protruding bump. Some, however, there was no trace. I ran down to the meadow, to look for Royal.
And then I saw a scruff of honey-blonde and ran to her. She turned. "Beatrice!" We ran into each other, a full embrace. She gave me a kiss on the cheek and started jumping up and down. "Beatrice, I'm so happy to see you. Not here, but I'm so happy to see you!" Yes, Royal is a bit hyper, if you ever were graced with the thought of asking.
We broke apart, and I looked at her stomach. She had a slightly protruding bump. Was she already that far along?
"Wow, Royal, how long have you been... occupied?"
"A few days. Why?"
"You look... farther along."
"Yes, but that's how the Capitol wants it, don't they? Pump out as many babies, ASAP."
"How did you..."
"The shot. They've come up with a new formula to speed up gestation. It's in the shot they give you to increase the chances of a female. With that said, I should be delivering in about two weeks, a little less."
"So that means I...will be delivering in two weeks." Oh. No.
"That's right. But it's okay, Beatrice. The first time is always the hardest." Yeah, right.
That night, I got to meet the rest of the females. They're all very nice, and like to stay together. That's when I discovered this habitat's small evergreen forest. I like it here.
Royal showed me to where the females sleep, which is a large, tall patch of fresh grass just near the edge of the evergreen forest. She said there are two of these patches. The other, much smaller patch is deeper into the forest. One is for sleep. One is for birth.
As far as we know, all of us have been born in the small patch of tall grass Royal has been speaking of. That's... interesting.
After my tour, Royal gave me time to roam the land. It was quite a large area for us. Ten acres. After running for some time, I began to calm down. No need to hurt the fetus.
I reached the edge of the habitat, I came across the chain-link fence that kept us in. Across the fence, was a habitat containing boys. And in the distance, this habitat contained a mountainous range. This habitat belonged to Edward's descendants.
Then, I hear leaves shuffling.
I turn to find a male walking along his side of the fence, coming towards me. I back away from the fence.
The boy walking towards me is in my grade. I remember him from school, but I've never met nor talked to him.
"Hello," he says. "My name is Edward's Original Journey, better known as Dmitri. Nice to meet you. Haven't I... seen you before?"
I walk closer. "Yes. My name is Oak's River Shadow. Well, you can call me Beatrice. We've been in school together."
"Have we?" he asked. He moved closer to the fence, and so did I. "Oh, indeed we have. Nice to see you again, Beatrice."
"You, too," I replied. And then he walked back towards the mountains behind him.
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