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Creative Writing: The Identifiers

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We ran. We ran as fast as we possibly could. We both heard the Scanners coming for us. We were all too familiar with the alarm-like sound produced by the Scanners. We instantly grabbed each other's hands for comfort and support, and seemingly took thousands of turns. Finally, we came across an abandoned farm and quickly hid inside the old barn. In this quiet, uninhabited atmosphere, Gabriel turned and looked at me, and flashed that beautiful smile he always shows when he's around me. One thing I've always noticed about him is his deep, ocean blue eyes, always filled with so much life and energy.

“Hey, look at me,” Gabriel said, slightly struggling to catch his breath.

He gently caressed my cheek and lifted my head so that our gazes aligned. …show more content…

Everyone had one. The minute the baby is born, the Identifier Specialist in the delivery room immediately attaches an Identifier beside the right ear of the newborn baby. The small, black, round device on each person collects specific data from the electrical impulses in the brain, and once the device is scanned, a specific, personal piece of important information is revealed to the government. Identifiers are very difficult to remove, but if they are somehow removed, the government will be instantly notified of the person's location, and they will be subject to severe …show more content…

I like to write down my thoughts and document big events that happen in my life. I woke up before Gabriel, so I decided to pull out my journal and write in it. The first thing I always see when I pull out my journal is the first page, which says "I know I'm a boy, but I'm in love with Gabriel. In most cases, a boy falls in love with a girl. I know this is what makes me different, but I'm proud of it." If the Scanners scanned my Identifier, their result would be very different from the rest of the people of Society. On most readings, it simply says "STRAIGHT" in big, green letters. On mine, however, the Scanners would scan my Identifier, which would decode my brain waves, and it would say a word that has been banned in Society. It would say "GAY" in big, red letters. If they scanned Gabriel's, they'd find the same reading.

I began to write because writing is something I find comfort in doing. It helps me to openly spill out all of my thoughts on a piece of paper, so I wrote all the thoughts that came to

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