Chapter 3: Chapter 3

But this Dawn360 person…I wondered what she looked like.

“Serenity!” A tall redhead with caramel skin dodged through the crowds.

“Hey, Zenith.”

Zenith started talking about something, but the person online filled my mind…I couldn’t believe someone who’d been born in a gay community didn’t seem demonic at all. It was so weird.

“Did you hear me? Did you study for sociology?”

“Oh, yeah. Sorry, Z.”

“Let me know if the test is bad.”

I nodded and walked into my first class, US History, as the bell rang.

“Today we’re going to talk about separation of church and state,” Mr. Eluto said as he paced the front of the room. He was already sweating; he was famous for it. Behind his desk, the usual enormous, blank computer screen was mounted on the wall.

I pulled my tablet out of my backpack, tempted to break into chat rooms instead of taking notes, but it wasn’t worth the risk. Instead, I forced all thoughts of the night before away, watching Mr. Eluto’s bald head gleam under the lights.