POV; Beyond FriendsFatima fibbled with her bedspread as she waited for the doctor to finish checking her vistals. He was through and had taken the last 30 Minutes meticulously confirming if it was enough to be discharged.She was found to kedran medical knowledge of bruises on her body again except a slight purple-head lump on her forehead. “She was then sent over to a clinic droid who x-rayed her and fed the image to a large projector. A group of doctors checked and approved the data and cleared her to go. She was told to remove the hospital gown and her clothes were returned to her.The sleek suit with her number 86 felt good as she wore it and she found out that she actually missed school and Sima in particular. The infirmary was still out of bounds to the students, she knew Sima would be worried about her. They had been apart from each other for at least a week.“She took one long last long at the infirmary; the other patients were all in the apartment so she couldn't see t
POV: krim’s story Fatima felt shook, disbelief and anger washed over her as she looked at Master Krim.It couldn't be, she thought he was one of the good ones. He wasn't harsh to trainees like Master Yedder or indifferent like Mistress Kishra.“She took a step backwards wanting to desperately leave the palace. “Don't be frightened, I won't hurt you. I just want to talk, he said , holding out an entreative hand to her.“I'm not scared of you, " she huffed, feigning barvey as she clenched her fists. He looked at her hands and held out his own hands to show that they were empty.The Rebel is sympathetic to your plight, we heard what happened to your father “It was unfortunate, but it was risky on his part. Had I known, I would have stopped him,’ he said in a sad voice.“Lier, you all betrayed him to your leader, Advisor Thadron. I was there when he was killed’ she said, her voice raising in anger.She saw his brows furrowed in confusion. It seemed he was pretending, or he really di
POV; a world Apart. “Whew, papa, the sun is too hot, " Fatima complained as she tugged her hijab which now glistened with sweat and stuck to her skin. “Stop complaining, we're almost there, take this, " he said, pulling out an aluminum-color water bottle from a brown leather satchel slung across his shoulder. She quickly took it and drank its content, water was scarce in kadra, it was stimulated in the lab by the planter's scientist and rationed out to the humans twice a day. She remembered that it was Papa's water and stopped herself in time. She had already drunk hers for breakfast. “Now try to get along with your classmates, when they see you being friendly, maybe they won't bully you,’ her father said, looking steadily at her as he spoke. “Papa, some kids just bully others for the fun of it, "I..-" “Kencha,’ he said, cutting her off. “What? I don't understand; she asked, puzzled by his angry eyes. “I've told you before, we're not on earth anymore, don't call me
POV; the talisman. Fatima survey the school ground. It was more like a fortress, evidently the kedrans didn't care about art, she didn't see any since she arrived. They were cold logical creatures, and it reflected in their architecture. "She expected the advisor to give her a tour of the school but he had been immersed in a holographic call. The kedrans were shattered evenly across the grounds, though Fatima didn't see any students. "They weren't much different from humans except for their blazing white hair, uniform, hazel eyes and tall proportions. They were an advanced race though and had a perfected space travel before humans and found fire. They had conquered much of the milky way but found close kin in humans, after wiping out 70% of the population, they made the rest subservient. Fatima was glad that Mama did not live long to see the abomination, she was one of the lucky once that died from natural causes. Her brother, Hassan was wiped out along with others, s
POV; Assassin's The oak door opened with a loud creak, Fatima couldn't see who opened it as the inside was pitch black, she groped her way in the dark and felt the walls. She let it guard her as she moved slowly forward. The dark reception led into one of the largest halls she had seen in her life. Countless students of different species lined up in a neat rows that streched all the way back to the entrance, gleaming chandeliers hung from the high ceiling. "There was a large marble table in the center of the hall where two men and a woman sat. The woman and one of the men where kedrish; the man had an air of authority, he wore his white hair in a tight bun a had a sling over his eye, he wore a red and white attire which were the colors of the federation.His crooked face and his broken nose completed the picture of an experience soldier. "The woman beside him was younger than he was, though her stern face made her look older. She was dressed similarly to the man in federat
POV; first exams. Loud alarms blared in the environment of the kedran training school rousing its occupants. Fatima looked at the blinking time dial above the bed, it was 7: am. "She had fallen asleep the previous night soon after the speech. She dimly remembered skipping dinner and asked a guard for directions to the female quarters. She studied her new room with interests, it was small and sparsely furniture, a table and a chair sat in the right corner. The bed she was sitting on occupied a lot of space in the room and creaked on the slightest movement. Evidently comfort was a priority to the kedrans. She had not brought anything of hers to the school as they had been confiscated upon her arrival to kedran by the space officials. "She had waken up to see a grey spandex like over all folded nearly on her bed. She heard movement outside her door, she stood up and went closer to the door to listen. She heard girls chatting among themselves. They were all going to the ba
POV. Hassan.The city of Zaria in kaduna state was a flourishing metropolitan area known for it’s commerce and ancient history. Founded in the sixteen century, it was formerly the capital of the Hausa state of Zazzau where the legendary ruler, Queen Amina Governor. The town and state were named after sister and successor, Queen Zaria.The great city was now a ghost town after the “Great invasion” as it was called by the media. A large part of the inhabitants had been massacred by the aliens. The section process was drawn up by a large database were different factors like intelligence, adaptation and age were being analyzed. "The bottom scorers were then eliminated by the aliens.Nineteen years old Hassan Danjuma roamed the city alone with his friends trading on black market. " Papa had warned him to stay indoors and they had had a row in the morning before he left the house. Fatima had plead with him silently with her eyes to stop arguing just before Papa slapped him. He had
Pov. Results Present day. Kadran; The usual morning alarm sounds rang loudly in the female dormitory and the familiar voice of Master Yedder blasted through an overhead speaker. “Attention trainees, the results from yesterday morning are out, go to the notice board to check if you've passed. If you haven't, leave the premises with your belongings. You have 5 mins to do so. There was a mad scramble in the dormitory as doors were flung open and people ran to the main hall. Fatima hurried along with the crowd and searched for kat. She couldn't find her, so she reached the main hall with the other trainees alone. A large group of trainees gathered around the notice board, some walked away smiling while a few had dejected faces and were being consoled by their friends. She finally spotted Kat in front of the notice board with the gang, she pushed an elbowed her way to get to her. "The other girls formed a circle around kat and were talking among themselves. When they saw Fa