13 Ophelia’s Choice
Teacher sat cross-legged on the cold epoxycrete ground with children around him aged six through ten. They leaned in, hanging on his every word.
“And that’s why the North and South US split after moving to the new planet,” he continued. “Power struggles and political divides of the wealthy. No one cared about the effect it would have on the poor.”
Several children nodded, holding their breath, straining to catch every syllable. Ophelia overheard from across the parking lot and winced. Technically he was teaching part of the reason.
He excluded the fact that the population of the US had traveled in two different ARKs from old Earth to New Terra. That had something to do with it. He excluded the fact that their domes had been placed far apart. And that transportatio
