Zoe was exiting her class when a note was handed to her. She opened the envelope.
"Zoe Madison, Social Security No: ZZZ-ZZ-ZZZZ is ordered to report to the Transformation Wing at City Hospital within 24 hours of receipt of this message. Failure to report will result in police action."
"Fuck," she muttered. They'd just taken her dorky brother away. Last month, they'd taken away one of her friends, and she'd come back with the sensibilities of a housecat. She wasn't stupid, but she kept wanting affection, to be petted...it was disgusting.
She made the decision then and there. She would run.
