Copper Girl by Provost Jennifer Allis

Author:Provost, Jennifer Allis [Provost, Jennifer Allis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Copper Girl
Publisher: Spence City
Published: 2013-06-24T14:00:00+00:00

chapter 12

I know, you probably think it’s a little weird to still be a virgin in your mid-twenties, especially well after your college days; not so long ago, it would have been. Sadly, in that day and age it was more the norm, especially when one bore a magical sigil emblazoned across one’s back. The Peacekeepers maintained fairly close tabs on all of us young people, espousing the virtues of abstinence and monogamy, until you thought you’d puke if you heard another “wait for your mate” commercial. And since they’d pretty much eradicated all religion after the wars, theirs was the only voice you heard.

In today’s world there were no counseling services for unwed mothers, and birth control in all but its most basic forms was a thing of the past. If you were foolish enough to bear a child out of wedlock, it was confiscated and sent to a more appropriate (read: married, in nothing less than a fully sanctioned government ceremony) couple for a proper upbringing. But fear of an unplanned pregnancy was only one of the tools the government used against its youth; far more effective was a college education.

As it has always been, college is an expensive, yet necessary, evil, unless you enjoy flipping burgers for an indecently small paycheck. No one had had any money after the wars, what with the new tax increases and general expenses associated with launching a new republic, and as a result, within a few semesters the colleges were nearly vacant. Mind you, the government didn’t care a whit about our standards of living, but they did need a somewhat regular supply of educated people in order to keep the basic infrastructure up and running. So the government, in all its devious glory, came up with an ingenious plan: prove your virginity, and you could attend college for free.

Sounds like a good deal, right? For a time, I wavered on the fence about taking the government up on their offer, since the Corbeau bank account could easily fund ten doctoral degrees, if not more. But when someone paid for his or her own education, it seemed that everyone else found out, and no matter what your circumstances were, you were labeled a whore. Slut. Easy.

Not aspiring for any of those labels, Sadie and I had gone to our college entrance examinations together. Mind you, these were not written examinations. Oh, for the days when good grades and a halfway-decent essay were all that mattered. As you could imagine, it was a bit difficult to prove a boy’s virginity, but a girl’s was pretty straightforward. I had assumed we’d be in and out in a few minutes. Was I ever wrong.

When we’d arrived, we were given standard-issue hospital gowns that split down the front, left in a rather ordinary room, and told to wait our turn. I thought we’d be guided into a private doctor’s office for the examination, but when the time came, I was led into an auditorium before at least a hundred spectators.

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