“You have no idea… Every time the bus hits a patch of uneven pavement, it jostles me from side to side, even though I am holding on to the overhead railing while on my tiptoes. Faustina, the school’s queen bee, laughs at me, while checking out her fingernails. She calls me a dork under her breath. She is predicted to become a Nine today and Nines are always mean to me. I live in a world where every teen is ranked on a scale from five to nine. Nines are the luckiest, and are the highest rank in o...ur nation. Fives are the lowest rank allowed. I have been told that I would make a perfect Seven. The bus stops in front of my school, Cubberley High. I wait for the Nines and Eights to get out first. Nines are usually the most beautiful. Eights are the most elegant. Predicted Sevens like me have to wait in line. At least I get to get up before the Sixes and the Fives. I stumble over a boy’s shoes, but my friend Ariadna catches me by grabbing my arm. Ariadna is a predicted Nine. If she hadn’t been my neighbor since we were kids in Eve, our home city, we would never have been friends.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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