Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres

Author:Julia Scheeres [Scheeres, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Counterpoint

Rod and reproof?! What, are they going spank me if I say “Duran Duran”? Why didn’t David mention any of this? I glare at Debbie, who’s leafing through a pile of papers. On closer inspection, I recognize my last report card from Harrison (C–/D+ average) and a letter in my mother’s loopy handwriting. I squint at the upside-down sentences and make out the words “boyfriend,” “rebellion,” and “condoms.” They must have found the stash of condoms under my bed; in my rush to leave after Scott got caught descending the trellis, I’d forgotten to take them with me.

In her hands, Debbie holds the results of my last Pap smear. She looks up and I lower my eyes to the binder.

A Dominican woman in an apron emerges from a doorway on the side of the courtyard carrying a tray with coffee cups, orange wedges, and toast. She sets the tray on the table without looking at either of us, turns, and walks away.

As we eat, I pretend to read the rules and steal glances up the hill, looking back down whenever Debbie lifts her head to sip at her coffee. A small figure with a ponytail walks onto the patio of the middle building with a mop and pail. That must be the girls’ home. Which one is David’s? Debbie burps, and I continue reading, my alarm growing.

Rank System:

The Student will begin The Program on Level 0 and work his way up to Level 5.

Level 0

Must be watched at all times

Must ask to move

Must ask to sit

Must ask to stand

Must ask to eat

Must not communicate with members of the opposite sex or other zero-rankers

Level 0 carries no privileges—no makeup, jewelry or house pops.

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