Bay Hill: A Short Story

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It was a warm summer night in the middle of July, 2041. There was a slight, gentle breeze blowing across my face. I was sitting on the roof of my house, legs crossed, staring up at the sky. The sinister darkness of the night sky was breathtaking. I sat here every night and just stared, and thought. I thought about what my life would be like if I lived somewhere else. I thought about the darkness of the sky, but the bright, cool colors that come out in the mornings. I thought about all the slight differences between people who are all so similar. I always got deep into thoughts which could get me in trouble.
I sat here every night until my dad came out to tell me to come inside. I loved to watch people, and all the strange things they do. I …show more content…

It was warm and beautiful here with tall, green palm trees surrounding the streets. It was a very tropical looking place surrounded by crystal clear, blue water. The government where I live can be a bit controlling. No one else thinks so, but I guess I’m different. No one is allowed to leave Bay Hill. I always wonder what’s outside of Bay Hill that could be so bad, but everyone else fears it. Where I live, we are separated into groups based on the color of our eyes. People are only allowed to socialize with other people in their group. The hazels are known to be spontaneous, brown the most determined, blue are calm and peaceful, and green are the most passionate. I have heterochromia. I have one blue eye and one hazel eye. I have two different colored eyes, so I don’t belong anywhere. Since I don’t fit in a group I wouldn’t really have anyone else to talk or relate to. I’ve worn blue colored contacts my whole life so I’m not an outcast. My dad secretly made them for me when I was born because he didn’t want me to feel like I didn’t belong or be taken away by the …show more content…

In Bay Hill an eye doctor is considered to be the highest job besides the government. Since everyone is separated by their eye color, the eye doctor needs to make sure everything is normal. He is also in charge of placing babies in their groups once they are born. Since I was born with two different colored eyes, he made me colored contacts before putting me into a group. He chose the blue group so I wouldn’t be separated from him since he has blue eyes.
My dad told me that a long time ago things were different. He told me that we weren’t separated into groups, but one day one person revolted and there was chaos. People were killed and buildings were destroyed. After that the government decided to group people based on their eye color to give a sense of unity. They also wanted everyone in a group to feel like no one was better than anyone else, and everyone was equal. I always wonder what it would have been like to live before we were grouped, but I’m not allowed to talk about it to anyone aside from my dad.
My best friends’ name is Lil. She is in the blue group. I act like all the others in my group so no one knows I’m different except her. She found out one day when she surprised me in my house after I had already taken out my

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