Hunted

How did it get this bad?

Sukie's POV

I can't really remember how it got this bad. How we had to sell my childhood home and move to a poorer side of town. How my besties became my bullies. How I lost it all. It's funny, how people will treat you one way when your rich and another when your just a nobody. Was I ever like that? Did I ever discriminate someone before?  I can't remember how it got this bad.

Now I walk to school alone. I eat at lunch alone. I do school projects alone. But today is going to be different. Today I get my old life back. I walked down the school halls with pride, with my head up this time. It's been a month since the bankrupsy and I realized that it's all in the past. I'm still the same Sukie that I've always been. Entering my classroom, I set my bag down and head towards my "former" best friends, Christèle, Naomi and Allina.  I tried to be brave when I talked to them but they only moked and rediculed me. 

As I sat back into my chair, the teacher announced that there was to be a representitive of the new establishment in town coming to talk to us. Suddenly, a man in a jet back suit with slick black hair entered the room with alongside a skinny old man with a long staff and a bald head. He looked around the classroom and and everyone fell silent.  

"Hello children." he said with a shrill voice. "Hello." we said timidly. After all, we didn't know what theese strange people wanted from us. " I want everyone to come make a line in front of me immediatly." the old man stated. One after one, we followed his command and made a long single file in front of him. Then he did the strangest thing. 

He raised his hands over each one of us and when we returned to our seats, we were different. I could feel a change in me, in my demeaner. I was... more paranoid, more afraid. The old man woudn't explain what he did to us though. He said all would be revealed when we returned home. Then, he left. Just like that. The rest of the day was normal until I finally got home.

When I walked into the small apartment that afternoon, my dad was already home wich was a surprise since he normally works double shifts to try and get an extra boost of money. Speaking of wich, I should try and find a job to help out but that's a topic for another day. Something wasn't right with my dad today however. I asked him if he was fired but that wasn't the problem. Suddenly, I heard a voice come from the town speaker.

" Hello one and all. If you don't know yet, this is your new goverment speaking. If you haven't noticed yet, Your eye colour has changed since your meeting with our representatif. The thing is, we are starting a new regime. If your eye colour changed blue, meaning the income of your family is lower than 100k a year, you are now the hunted. And if your eye colour is red, meaning that the income of your family is higher than 100k a year, you are now the hunters. What does this mean and why are we doing this? Well, the world isn't printing money anymore and withought money, how can a goverment function. How will people optain food? Well, the poor people have nothing to offer so they can be the food and the rich are the rich so they'll get the upper hand. If you don't want to eat a human thought it's not my problem. Don't blame the govement, blame life. Hunted, we'll give you 24 hours to hide. Don't you just love a good game? Goodbye and good afternoon."

What just happened! What are we going to do! Dad got up from the couch with a swift movement and told me to go to my room and pack. I rushed up into the nearly bear room and stuffed all my clothes and belongings into my camping bag. It didn't take me quite a while to pack because dad sold all my stuff when he went bankrupt. When we were done, dad rushed me outside. I asked him where we were going but he woudn't respond. He just stared ahead.

First chapter up... second one coming soon. Be on the look out. This is only the beginning...