Brie’s Story – Chapter 1

Day 47 of the 186th Generation  could never decide if I lived in a dream or a nightmare. I had told myself that this moment would define me. I had been waiting for it for as long as I could remember: the first moment I could make my life mean something. I...

Brie’s Story – Chapter 2

Day 52 of the 186th Generation I couldn’t believe it. I tried to push through my moment of disbelief, mad that I was having the moment now. I had to push it away. Most Protectors weren’t back from their first mission. And I had already completed my second...

Brie’s Story – Chapter 3

Day 67 of the 186th Generation I hated fashion.  I hated how fast everything changed.  Everything that mattered about fashion changed every year. Every month. Sometimes every day. It was almost impossible to keep up with.  I only went into this area of...

Brie’s Story – Chapter 4

Day 67 of the 186th Generation Our chances were slim. With each minute, our chances improved, but only slightly. She was dumb enough to tell someone she was pregnant. And that someone had been a Sentry. She didn’t share much, but I guessed from her tone it was...

Brie’s Story – Chapter 5

Day 68 of the 186th Generation Most of the time I avoided processing moments too extensively. But there was no time to really process anything that had happened so I thought I should take a few minutes while drinking coffee and think about it. The moments came back in...

Brie’s Story – Chapter 6

Day 112 of the 186th Generation The shuttle pulled up. This marked the seventh time I had seen a shuttle that belonged to the Territory. And once again, I wasn’t going to be getting inside of it. I had handed the last six babies off to Avery. But Avery...

Brie’s Story – Chapter 7

Day 152 of the 186th Generation  I had an unusual challenge from George upon getting in my shuttle. I had hoped the tiny hand grasping mine would make him satisfied that I had accomplished it. The hand holding mine was not a mother’s hand. It was a...

Brie’s Story – Chapter 8

Day 320 of the 186th Generation I would probably get a lot more chances to risk my life. I had just talked to Hannah and told her it was my intent to serve as a Protector in the 187th Generation. I decided to go for a run. But after a few miles, and a few passes by...

Brie’s Story – Chapter 9

Day 364 of the 186th Generation People thought I was angry all the time, but I wasn’t.  I let it go.  I breathed it in.  Anger was air. It was something I was used to breathing it in and letting it out. But now… I had breathed out. I was still...

Brie’s Story – Chapter 10

Day 12 of 187th Generation Any confidence I had in Collin was fading quickly. As I sat “meditating”, I only had two thoughts to meditate on: This was pointless, and I wanted to hit him. Hard. I had done some of the strangest exercises of my life, from laying flat down...