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Burm Hospital Center: A Short Story

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When I opened my eyes for the first time, the doctor screamed. The nurse almost dropped me, most likely out of disgust. A genetic mutation, they had stated. A mistake. “How?!” they had cried. In their perfect, luminous kingdom, a fault in the system had occurred. Why, my existence could ruin their image, and they couldn't have that now could they? A brown-eyed beast, they thought to themselves, had to die. “Be sure to dispose of her”, the doctor had snapped, massaging his temples in frustration. The nurse hadn't hesitated, grabbing the nearest tool, stabbing me repeatedly, and leaving long jagged gashes on my body forever. No one has ever told me what happened afterward. I’ve asked many times. Oh, believe me, I’ve asked. But Avita always averts her eyes, telling me to leave it alone. So I do. Anything Avita tells me to do is respected. After all, everyone tells me she’s the one that saved me from …show more content…

I shakily turned the page, seeing a map pasted on the page. “Halls of Burm Hospital Center” it read, carefully highlighted in certain places. Was this one of the many plans Avita had created to save us? Each page seemed to be full of scribbles of random information, including names, phone numbers, passwords even blurry pictures of people. As I read through more I began to understand her system. Avita dressed up as a nurse, snatched each brown eyed child, then ran to hide, carefully making her way back home. A feeling of resentment started to grow in the pit of my stomach, as I realized Avita must have been too late to save me from the nurse that hurt me. The thought was bittersweet and I tried not to focus on it. I read on. Her notes where about how unfair society was to classify people by eye color. She had researched extensively, tried to find out the mystery that was our history before the Great

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