I look at my baby girl, strapped inside the car seat, sleeping peacefully. Her mouth slightly open and she is drooling. She looks adorable. I hope she has had something for lunch. The drug, on empty stomach, screws up the system for a bit. It's a long drive back home. I am sort of tired. Both of us, we have had an extremely long day today. I stop by to get myself a smoothie and a sandwich. After another four hours drive, we finally enter the Community Gates. Another 20 minutes and we are home. My baby is still out like a light. I get down and carefully unstrapped her and hold her in my arms and carry her inside. She shuffles a bit but remains asleep. I open her clothes and give her a sponge bath and then put her in a pull up. I settle her down on her crib and look around the room. I hope she likes it. I quickly make a bottle for her. She must be famished. She gladly accepts the bottle and starts sucking on the milk. After she is done, I switch on the baby monitor, keep a teddy near her, switch off the lights and go downstairs.

It's eight already and I have a ton of work to do. I make myself a cup of coffee and open my laptop to fill the requisite forms.

I am 21 and today was the last day for me to get my little, otherwise I would have been banished from my Community. It's not that I didn't want to have a little, only that I couldn't find someone I zinged with. I was pretty sure that I'd have to leave my home, my people, and my place today and then I saw her. I wonder what her name is.

I fill the forms and breathe a sigh of relief. My little was carrying nothing but a mobile phone and some gums with her. I look at it now. I can open the phone and learn so much about her, but I'd rather she tells me about her. I stamp the phone until its scrap and throw the gums and the phone away. I have lots of candies for my baby girl and she won't need a phone. I don't want her to have anything that reminds her of where she comes from. I do away with all her old clothes, her shoes and her hair tie.

I am exhausted.

I take a quick shower and then I retire for the day.

Tomorrow will be good.