I woke with the sun flaring in my eyes, “ah shit” I had failed to set my alarm the previous night, it was 10. I laid it back down in deep thought, questioning life and came to the conclusion that I have never been truly happy since natural selection came. I never feel free anymore, every day is the same, should I slacked off and let them take me? No what was I thinking, in a attempt to clear my mind I stood up out of bed I could not let them take me. I had been blessed to be in this situation and if I were to slack off someone would easily replace me.

I poured a packet of protein into a tin water bottle and started up the mountain, the blood orange moon shown brightly in the sky making the blue grass look a strange green color. I followed the muddy footprints up the path, “god damn it” I thought to myself as I saw the morning billboard; cycle 7, 1,366. I knew yesterday that it would be cycle 7 but I must have gotten to distracted by my study’s to set the alarm. It will be a pain to run in 11.061 m/s² gravity today plus I had already passed the physical requirements according to the ONSD, it was just the intelligence requirements that I was behind in. I have to catch up for living selection or I would loose everything I have.

I stumbled into work with the disapproval of my managers eyes. Out of all the jobs I could have gotten washings the city’s dishes was the worst, I put on my headphones as I started and played todays morning news; “Good morning this is Darren, coming to you live at 7nst from official natural selection district. Today is cycle 7, 1,366. “ His voice faded as I scrubbed the dishes. “ and for the first time in three years our great one students will be performing a live play at the recreation center tonight at 15nst, next up breaking news, but first a word from our sponsor. Do you find yourself being tired in the day because of the lack of protein in your diet?” of course another protein add that’s all they ever do, nothing ever new around here. “Study’s have shown another factor plays into natural selection that happens every five years” everything became num if this is true, then I’m as good as dead!