All Chapters of CELESTINA: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I was the tenth girl in the line of seventeen-year-old girls, the line was not exceedingly long as it consisted of just fifteen girls. All of us walked as fast we could, like we always do, at the same time making sure that we are not loud, which, to be frank, is not the case always, toward the Medical Centre Wing of Grooming Tech.The Medical Center is in the exact center of Grooming Tech, a hub right in the center of an otherwise mostly Pentagonal compound. Medical Center is a stark white place consisting of undecorated white walls along with white tables and white cabinets, the medical personnel also wear a white coat with their bland smiles. The only colorful thing in each medical

It is been three months of testing, Vivian. I can’t take it anymore,” I whined. “I do not want to see another classroom or another medical center again, as long as I live!”

Of the twenty girls in my Coalesce class, ten were now marked with an I… and of the seventeen boys, there were seven also branded infertile. It was unusual for there to be such a large percentage of infertile new Citizens.

When I arrived home that evening, Gloriana was waiting in the sitting area. Her tablet was perched on her lap. I was ready to bypass her and head up the stairs to my room, but she had other plans “Celestina, I am afraid we need to discuss a few things for this Gala. You sharing the spotlight with someone else is going to be so hard for you”.'Why does she think that it will be hard for me?' “Actually, I was thinking that it will be nice to share the night with Vivian. She is my best friend” I countered her worries.

The night out went a little longer than I thought, after I returned home, I received a message from Thomas. He wanted to know if I would be willing to read one of his recent works, a short story.