Void Of District 7 (MxM)

Void Of District 7 Volume 1 Takano Masamune Chapter 1: Someone’s Reality *** In the outskirts of the 7th District, the most overpopulated area. The one filled with the most theft, homelessness, fear, poverty, hunger… and a sickness that plagues most of its population. “Look at them so up high”, up there just over the horison you can see the very top of skyscrapers, of beaming lights, of a better place. “I heard their apartments exist up there so they won't be concerned with even breathing the same air as peasants like us…” In this world there are those that despise them… “If anything, I want to be part of that world! It looks so bright up there. so much room, so much possibilities! The best jobs, the best food, the best clothes!” There are also those that idolize them… “Who cares? None of that is for us anyway, we shouldn't focus on stuff we can't hope to have. Just focus on what we have here now and pray it will last a while…” There are those that are indifferent. “One step, that’s all we need! If there was a revolution we would be the ones on top, we would be the ones hanging out the orders. No one would be treated poorly except those pigs that looked down on us!” Those that are ambitious. “People like us will only ever get to experience such luxuries in our dreams, wake up. All we could ever hope for is a decent enough job as to not starve. Don’t dream too big or you will get disappointed when reality hits you.” There are those that are dreadful of the future. And then there is me… I don’t know which faction I should be apart from, since… “Are you ready there? You look like you're in a complete daze.” A light chuckle came from Cassidy Smith. My dearest friend, we grew up together in this God forsaken place. All these different people are my friends. And I can understand all their sides but I can’t pick one just yet… “I dont know what to do with so much free time this semester.” Cassidy said as she laid down onto my bed. She so rarely slept on her own bed since it was too close to the window that was broken. Despite all the rags we stuff in the hole it just keeps letting in the freezing air from outside. It’s the middle of winter and our semester has a small break where we get to just laze around instead of working. Our Academy works different than most schools you know of… Here you don’t go there just to learn, you’re actively working. You get tested on your skills and capabilities and then get sent to one of the sectors… There’s the technologically advanced sector, only smart and tech savvy people go there like Kevin Cart, he’s part of our group. Then there is the art sector, only about 10 people per year get accepted there, it is a very rare thing but our group’s Nora Hendrick managed to get in easily, with distinction as well. There is the Medical Sector, where Jamie Lapel managed to get into, last in his grade and yet he’s the one that always helps us recover from bruises we get during the harsh winter. And there is the Training sector, those that are strong enough can enter and become military or special agents for our District, the one that Cassity had just been confirmed to be apart of this year... Oh, and last is… the biggest sector, the common sector, which I am a part of… it’s where they teach you common things like cooking, cleaning, sewing, taking care of the elderly, of children… And my main purpose there is to be a sewist for all the old worn out clothes the capital sends us our way. Some days I go through more than 500 garments that need hand stitching. Its a tiring process and most days I can’t even make my quotas because I’m relatively slow to the other women working there. “Hey… are you alright? You look really exhausted…” Cassity spoke in a calming voice, I almost felt like crying. “No, it’s… nothing really…” I smiled through it. It wasn’t the time nor place to talk to her about how useless I feel. Nothing I do ever gets rewarded like they do… and I’m happy for my friends, I really am.. Just sometimes it feels like they’re all running so much faster than me and I can never catch up to them no matter how hard I try… but I have to try… it’s all I can do. “Stop being so glum! Let’s go outside! It’s our break time, so we can all gather around again. Let’s go to the club! It’s going to be so much fun!” Cassity said as she enthusiastically began searching for a dress, in the midsts of winter… “Club? But our sector doesn’t have anything like that, you’re not suggesting we…?” I questioned nervously. “It’s going to be fine! We’ll just hop onto sector 6 for a bit, have some fun and drive back, it’s no big deal!” Cassity continued while finally choosing a dress, she paired it with a pair of old worn out leggings… “That could put us into serious trouble, we don’t have clearance to go in between sectors…” I argued but i a faint voice, the truth is I wanted to go just as much as anyone else. I’d never been outside Sector 7 and I might never really get the chance to get out… but I had a really bad feeling about this all the same. “Listen to me… isn’t it tiring sitting in one place? Why not go and explore? Soon enough we will have clearance, isn’t it good to at least see what it’s like before we get to move out?” Cassity being the optimist she was, was confident in her words. I wished I had such confidence in my own. “It’s going to be so much fun, we might even see some sector 6 cuties…” She continued. “I’m… sure…” I wanted to argue more but the curiosity I had couldn’t be put aside much longer. Seeing what’s outside of this rundown place… it must be awesome. “Great! I will call up everyone! They will be so excited!” Cassity grabbed her V device, it was similar to a phone but it didn’t really have a screen, you could only type the number by memory and call people for a short span of time. While she was doing that I prepared to go out as well. This might be my first and last time outside of sector 7, so I better savor it while it lasts… “Thank you for coming down so quickly. Everyone got the gist of the plan?” Cassity was in a leadership role as per usual. Her voice carried further by the soft wind. Everyone paid attention to her every move. “Not to be a d**k but you do realize an expedition like this could get us killed, right? What if we rub people the wrong way, step on some toes and you’re a gonner.” Jamie spoke up quietly with his usual pessimism. I have to agree with him though, this situation isn’t too good. “I don’t think that’s something a Medic should be concerned with, can’t you just patch us up or something?” Nora chimed in, her tone filled with a bit of ridicule. “Besides, if we get killed while crashing a party, wouldn’t it be a cooler way to go than to work every day endlessly?” “You have the easiest job Nora… You can’t be the one complaining when all you get to do all day is draw. It’s insulting. I haven’t had a good night’s rest in a week because I constantly have to re-work code and fix other people’s mistakes.” At last Kevin added with his usual groggy sounding voice as if he never really gets any rest at all. “Since everyone expressed their opinion except for you, tell me, what do you think?” Cassity pointed everyone’s attention towards me. “I… guess…” I looked puzzled and maybe my cheeks got red because of the unexpected question, everyone’s eyes looked at me and I couldn’t make up my mind easily so I just blurted out…