Anen's POV The first thing they used to teach you in kindergarten was how to write the alphabet, so you could write your name. I learned to Never struggle, because struggling leads to pain and pain leads to suffering.

I wasn't going to struggle, I had gone through enough pain in life, and I knew there was more to come.

F.E.A.R had seperated genders in households, buisnesses, even schools too, just so they could learn how life was "supposed" to be.

They take you when you're 15, but at least you get to choose what day, which I chose my best friend's birthday so we could go together.

We knew that was literally two days so we were preparing ourselves, mentally and physically.

"Are you excited?" I sort of sighed.

Fiona looked at me with a smile of confusion.
"Is your dehydration getting to you?"

"I mean your birthday."

She rolled her eyes, thinking it out a little bit.
"Yeah... I guess. Who wouldn't wanna be stripped naked and sold to the public on their birthday?"

"Oh shut up," I chuckled, gently punching her arm.
"And I'm pretty sure the 'stripped naked' thing is just a rumor."

"Well if we make them sound really bad in our minds, they won't be as bad in person."

"Or maybe they're worse." I joked.

"You're trying to terrify me, aren't you?" She seemed seriously scared.

"Calm down..." I wrap my arms around her tightly. "Just don't terrify yourself, okay?"

She nodded slowly.
"Okay."

Notes

Oh god... the last part reminded me of tfios 0_0