Gone (Parallel Trilogy, Book 1) by Kersey Christine

Author:Kersey, Christine [Kersey, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: YA dystopian, parallel universe, suspense, dystopian, alternate reality
Published: 2013-03-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

As I entered the building I tried to discover the location of the office. I had no idea what my schedule was, but hoped it wouldn’t be a big deal to get a copy of it. It didn’t take long to notice the long line of students snaking out of a doorway. I assumed that was the office.

Students want to change their schedules in this world too, I thought, smiling to myself as I got in line.

As I waited in line I noticed several posters on the wall. They were very different from the posters at the school I was used to. One said: Which sports team will YOU join? And then in smaller print: Remember, all students are required to join at least one sports team.

That sucks, I thought. I’d never been athletic and didn’t particularly enjoy working up a sweat.

Fifteen minutes later I was at the front of the line. “I need a copy of my schedule,” I said to the woman behind the counter.

“What is your name?”

“Morgan Campbell.”

She typed something into her computer, then looked at me. “Have you decided which sport you’re going to do?”

“Uh, no.”

“You only have until tomorrow to decide, Morgan.”

I wondered what would happen if I didn’t choose a sport.

“You would probably prefer to make the choice yourself, otherwise we’ll put you where we have openings.”

That answered my question, although I still didn’t know which sport I would hate the least, or the sport where I would have any skill at all. “Okay.”

Then she grabbed my schedule off of a printer and handed it to me.

“Thanks,” I said, though I didn’t mean it. Suddenly I had an intense desire to be back at my real school, in the other universe. It was true I didn’t really know many people there, but at least I was used to the way things worked. Plus, in that world I lived in a house I was familiar with and where the food I ate was normal and most importantly my dad was home and not in some government-run fat farm.

Since there didn’t seem to be anything I could do about my situation right now, I forced down the utter despair I felt and instead focused on getting through the day.

My next task was to find the classroom I was now late for. I almost asked a student where the room was, but chickened out and decided I’d act confident later.

When I finally found the room where I was supposed to be, I was afraid to open the door and interrupt the teacher. But when another student arrived and pulled the door open and walked in, I followed her, glad I wasn’t the only one running late. She walked up to the teacher and handed her a piece of paper, which I assumed was to excuse her for being tardy.

I felt my face redden as I realized I had no such pass. When the girl turned away from the teacher, the teacher turned to me and held out her hand.

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