Chapter One
I suppose I should start from the beginning. Very well. I don't remember much, but I do remember a voice. "Good morning, Kelsey," it said. The voice, I remembered, wasn't necessarily male or female, it was simply... there . "Where am I?" I asked, groggily. I opened my eyes, but what I saw didn't make sense. I was in a cavernous room, and I was reminded of the gym or auditorium at my high school. I turned my head to the left and saw row upon row of pods. I then turned my head to the right and saw the same thing. I groaned. "It's natural to feel slightly nauseous. That's to be expected," the voice said. That's supposed to be comforting? "What's going on?" I asked. I struggled to sit up. "No need," the voice said, and the cushion I was lying on raised itself up a little bit. I looked around but I only saw silver-colored walls. A few seconds later I realized the pod I was in was moving entirely of its own ...