Eighteen

Chapter 1

Hi. I’m Cami...and my life? It’s kinda crazy. The year’s 2065, and tomorrow is my 18th birthday. You know what that means! I will finally get to see my color! Let me backup a bit. In this new society, the government has done something to mess with your genetics. Now, instead of seeing color all the time, you see black and white until your 18th birthday. And what color you see...well, that determines who your soulmate is - they will see the same color as you. And when you meet, all color will be restored, and you will see again. If/when your soulmate dies, all color is then removed. What happens if you don’t follow the rules? No one for sure knows, but I’m pretty sure you die.

I’m with my two best friends right now, Felix and Felicity. They’re twins that don’t see the same color, so they’ve gotten lots of fame from the press. Felicity sees yellow, a rare color and Felix sees purple, the most ultra rare color…. so that means even more attention to them. The color scale goes: red, blue, green, orange, pink, yellow, purple. Reds and blues get their soulmates faster, because the color is more common. Felicity already has her soulmate, but Felix hasn't...YESSSS! Felix has been my friend since 4th grade, so it would be awkward if I told him I have feelings for him.