Emlyn Marshall is a girl from the ark who's father had 2 children in a sociey where that is against the rules. Once he got caught and arrested she made a choice which changed her entire life.
The guards dragged me through a dim lighted hallway towards a cell in the box. I knew that I should have regretted my decision, but I didn't. Not even one bit.
It all started with the birth of a girl who was never meant to even exist. I call her my baby sister.
On the ark, the council had rules in place stating that each person was only allowed to have one child. It didn't matter if you were a man or a woman. But mostly the men never got caught. They would normally bail if the child could get them in trouble.
Not my dad. He had stayed for my little sister. But he hid her so she wouldn't get him caught.
My sister was only my half sister. My mom refused to have another child. She didn't want to risk her life or mine.
But my dad wanted a big family. He always had. So when my mom refused to give him another child, he went to other women who were willing to give him what he wanted. Out that only came my sister. No other women was willing to give up their lives for a child that would have to hide.
If the council found at, my sister's mother would be flouted along with my dad. And my sister would be a prisoner in the box until she's 18.
On day, when I was 15, I was sitting in my dad's place with him. I was playing with Ivori, my sister. She was beating me at uno. For an 11 year old, she did know how to give you a run for your money.
She had just called uno, when we heard a knock on the door.
"Damn, they're early." Dad staring at the door. "Quick." He pulled open a secret compartment in the wall, and Iv got in. That was her hiding spot for random inspections happened. Which somehow my dad knew about everytime,
"Come on Marshall. We don't have all day." The guard at the door said in an urgent tone.
My dad went in the bathroom. "Sorry." He told the guard. "Em, get the door." I knew what he was doing, he was making it seem like he was busy so they didn't question why he took so long to open the door.
I opened the door and let the guards in. "Emlyn." Officer Miller, my best friend's dad said with a smile. "How are you?" He and the other officers came in.
"I'm good, Mr Miller." I smiled back.
"Your mom working today?" He knew I didn't spend much time with my dad. I mainly did when she had work or had something important to do.
"No, she's sick, so she got dad to hang out with me."
Another officer noticed the game I was playing with Ivi on the table. "You 2 playing Uno?"
My dad came out of the bathroom. "Yep, just wanted to play a fun game with my girl." He rapped his arm around me.
"Well, everything looks clear." Mr Miller said. "We should head out."
Another officer came in. He whispered something in one of the other officers ear. He took another look around. He noticed a tiny blanket corner sticking out of the compartment. "What's this?"
The other officer got concerned and checked that out. They opened it and pulled Ivori out.
"Marshall!" Mr Miller said. "Who's kid is this."
My dad wasn't ashamed. "Mine."
They stared at him for a moment. "And who's?"
Ivi's mom had died a year ago. She wouldn't have been able to face the consequences. "And Melissa Frethy."
"But she's dead." The guard who saw the blanket pointed out.
Ivori started crying. "Mommy."
"I'm sorry, but your under arrest for breaking the rule in place saying that each person on the Ark is prohibited from having more than 1 kid." Mr Miller put my dad in hand cuffs. Then other guard tried to put some on a crying Ivi.
"No." I stepped in between them.
"Em, you have to let Officer Nolan do his job." Mr Miller said.
"No, take me. She not even a teenager yet." I cried.
"We can't do that."
"Mr Miller please. I'm his child too. If you need to lock one of us up, it should be me. She shouldn't be penalized for being born. I knew my dad broke the law and I didn't say anything. Please take me instead." I begged. I wasn't gonna let Ivori be in jail for 7 years.
They thought about it, but then agreed. The other officer put handcuffs around my wrist.
"Emi?" Ivi asked terrified.
"It's okay. Go to my mom's room at 45G. She will take care of you, okay?"
The guards dragged me through the dim lighted hallway towards a cell in the space box. Then through me in a cell. From this day forward I wasn't Emlyn Marshall. I was prisoner 1834 or the sister hider.
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During my dad's trial I was allowed to attend. They found him guilty and sentenced him to floating. They were also going to allow me to watch that.
But I didn't have to. My dad took a least painful way to die. He stabbed himself in the eye with a piece of his mirror. It was a quick death.
That's how I earned a new nickname. The daughter of the Ark's coward.
During her trial, Ivi was also found guilty. But the judge allowed me to serve her time until I'm 18, then I will be retrialed as an adult. Meaning, if I'm found guilty I will be sentenced to floating, just like my dad was.
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