Lush Trilogy by S L Baum

Author:S L Baum [Baum, S L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-04-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Ask Questions. Find Answers.

As soon as Weaver and I exited the Medical hall, the video team began to shadow me once again. They had stayed by Cimarron’s side until they saw the two of us emerge from the double doors we’d disappeared behind. They continued to record more seemingly useless footage as I removed the white coat, hat, and shoe coverings. I couldn’t imagine that the scene would be remotely interesting to any Citizen.

“Was it an interesting behind the scenes tour?” Cimarron asked, her heels clicked in pace with us as we continued on to the next hallway in the CEC.

“Very informative. Medical is hard at work, making sure our bodies are in superior condition, inside and out. What a blessing Concord is, for all Citizens,” I said, looking directly at the video recorder.

“A blessing indeed,” Cimarron agreed.

I found the tour through the remaining three halls of the Career Education Center quite fascinating as well. I wasn’t a traditional CEC student… in the sense that once chosen as the Lush Ambassador, I wasn’t given another profession. Because of this, I didn’t enter into any kind of formal training as my friends had. I didn’t take classes or learn anything other than how to be a dutiful and effective public figure for Concord. So, watching the students of Two as they socialized and moved about while they received specialized instruction filled me with a sense of wonder. I was finally able to see how my friends experienced the CEC.

As we passed the Architectural rooms, I thought of Fisher. When we entered Video Development, I pictured Stone recording a fellow student and editing the performance to create a fun comedy. We passed rooms labeled Peace Keeping, Guarding Training, and Early Child Development. When we came upon Custodial Services for a Hygienic and Spotless Concord, a guilty smile appeared on my face as I thought of Coral. I’d heard that she had chosen to become a Custodial Manager instead of becoming a Guardian. She would be able to enter into a Marriage Contract earlier that way, and Lily said Coral was still clinging to the thought that being Coral 1.01 would be enough to persuade some unfortunate man into a union with her.

When we passed by Armory, I felt a pang of longing for Lily. I missed my best friend and wished she could be travelling with me; it would be a whole different experience if Lily was by my side. And then we poked our heads into the Writing Department. The room was divided into two areas, with Creative Storytelling in the back of the room, and News and General Information in the front of the room. I watched the students steadily typing on their tablets and it made me yearn for Thorn. I wished I could have Lily on my left and Thorn on my right; the two people I trusted the most.

I always thought I would live my life, do my duty, and be all that Concord wished me to be, because I knew that The Council would make the best choices for each and every Citizen.

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