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Parking my car in front of Beverly’s parents’ house, I grinned. Knowing how much Bev would hate me, for buying her tickets to an outside movie, for her birthday.
I got out of my car and walked to the door. Ringing the doorbell twice, letting them know it was me. Within seconds Beverly jerked the door open.
“Oh Amber! I’ve missed you so much!” with that Bev took me into a bear hug.
“I was only gone for a week Bev” I stepped out of her embrace.
“Sure didn’t feel like it…. Why aren’t you coming in?” she asked puzzled.
“Because if you don’t get your shoes on, within 30 seconds, we will be late to our movie” I took a step back towards my car.
“You did not…How many times did I tell you not to get me something!” her face started turning red.
“Who said I got it for you? Maybe it’s a gift for myself. Plus your parents already agreed to it. So come on” I started walking back to my car.
With a little mumbling about killing me, Bev got into my passenger seat.

“Bev is it just me or are people driving a little weird today?” nobody was doing the speed limit, and there were no cops around.
“Yes, as if the laws are all wacked or something….” Beverly screamed as a semi hit us head on.
I felt the impact hit us. Yet I didn’t see it. My body slumped forward, which wasn’t much. My car was ruined. I looked at my face…. Wait, how can I be looking at myself? I looked closer, the rising of my chest had stopped. I gulped, I was dead. Shaking I turned my direction to Beverly. My non-existent throat closed. She was so bloody that it relieved me to see that she was not longer breathing. For she didn’t have to be in pain. Slowly my vision started to fade. Until I felt nothing.
All around me mumbling buzzed. Yet how could I hear anything, wasn’t I dead? Maybe I didn’t die… No that’s not possible. I feel no pain. Where is Beverly? Why can’t I open my eyes? The mumbling turned into soft words being spoken in the background.
“Do you think they will be perfect for them?” a small female voice whispered.
“Of course, can’t you tell already? Wait a minute… Is the tall one moving? She is! Run, run and get the masters. Fast. She will be waking soon”
Hurried foot steps left the room.
“You will be a good choice for him. It’s just to bad I can’t have both of you…” the male voice trailed off as someone running came into the room.
“Who is awakening?” another male asked.
“The tall one sir. She tossed a bit”
“Hm… Then I guess it is time we took off the protection guards…” a ripple jolted throughout my body.
Blinking I looked up into the male speaker’s faces. Where was I? Is this heaven?
“Good evening miss. It’s about time you woke up. We now have to train you in less time than is allowed. You will find a few things different about this place. Oh, and if you were wondering, this is not heaven nor hell” the male who seemed to be the doctor nodded, as in approval.
“Sir, who are you? Where am I? Where is Beverly?” surprisingly my voice was crystal clear.
“Ah, good you are in working function. You may call me Jarred. You are in the health room of this building. Beverly? Oh your friend? Well she is behind those curtains. Maukar please go and check on her and tell me if she is ready to be awakened” Maukar nodded and went to the other side of the room behind the curtains.
“But…. I thought I was dead? How did you…um… Bring me back to life?”
“Your sweet child, do not fret about such things. For now, I shall have Clarinda help you get settled. Clarinda come here” a small girl walked up towards where I laid.
“Take her to the fittings, then make her do some exercises” Jarred ordered before waving at me and going behind the curtain.
“Follow me miss”
I got up and followed surprisingly fast.
“It is a good thing you walk with a cats grace, miss”
“I do? Hm… Never noticed before. Will you please call me by Amber? It kinda makes me feel old, when you call me miss”
“Of course m…Amber” we headed down a corridor that was brightly lit.
“Um… Clarinda? What am I to do in the fittings?” I asked as Clarinda stopped in front of a metal door.
“You are to be measured. And fitted for a dress…Amber”
“A dress! Can I not be fitted for a pair of pants?”
“No Amber. Here You may only wear pants when you are exercising. Which very few females get to do. You are one of the few. But any other time, you must wear a dress”
“Oh…Okay, I guess I should be considering myself lucky then…” Clarinda opened the door and pointed inward.
“Just step on that metal plate. And, when a little screen pops up, pick two colors out. That’s all. I will be back in a half n’ hour” with that she closed the door behind me.
“Um…okay” timidly I stepped on the metal plate.
Within minutes a little screen popped up with my info and color choices.
“What! How did I grow from 5’7 to 5’9? What the…. I lost 20 pounds! There is no way I am 90 pounds….” Gulping, I chose two colors out for my dress, and two more colors for my exercise outfit.
Surprisingly when I stepped off the plate Clarinda came in the room with a package.
“You’re clothes miss. I mean, Amber… You are to wear your pants right now. I will await you for you in the hall” Clarinda said, leaving.
“Man, this is creepy. It’s almost as if the clothes were pre-made just for me…”
I dressed quickly. Grabbing onto the other clothes, and heading out into the hall. Clarinda led me to a room that was to be mine. We dropped off my clothes before going into a little rink inside a big dome.
“This is where I must leave you. I will be here when you are done” curtsying she left, leaving me alone. Or so I thought.
“Good, your early. The more time the merrier. Lets begin” a tall blonde male beckoned me into the middle of the rink.
His name turned out to be Kyler. From beginning to end he had me doing all kinds of exercises. Which left me a little breathless by the end of the session. The session turned out to be 4 hours long. Amazingly I didn’t feel that sore.
“You did pretty good today. I expect you to be here, the same time tomorrow” with a curt nod he left the room.
True to her word, Clarinda was waiting for me, when I went back into the hall.
“How do you feel? Are you too tired to eat your dinner?” Clarinda asked.
“I feel just fine. And yourself? Of course not. I could eat a whole cow!”
Clarinda looked at me shocked. “You could eat a whole cow right now?”
“No Clarinda its just an expression… What is for dinner?”
“Fettuccini Alfredo miss”
“Oh, okay. That sounds good. Are you not allowed to call me Amber?”
“No miss….” Clarinda bit her lip slightly.
I pondered why this was before stopping suddenly.
“Is she okay? Where is she? Please, show me the way to her room I must go to see her”
“She is fine. I do not know miss. I am sorry I can not do that. But as soon as you are dressed you may see her in the dinning hall”
“Oh…. Fine… How long should it really take me to get ready?”
“About an hour miss. For you need to shower and dress your hair as well as yourself”
“An hour! Why can I not wear my hair down?”
“Yes an hour. You may not wear your hair done for it is the rules of being a female”
“Fine, I will put my hair up and take a shower. Then may I see Beverly?”
“Yes then you may see her. A shower awaits you, I will be down the hall when you are ready” again she left me with a curtsy.
I entered my room sighing with relief.