In this alternate, dystopian fiction set in the 90's England, I Kathy H, am the protagonist. I narrate this story in a chatty, informal voice. I take you back through my memories (as unreliable and muddled as they are) and forth, through my present life as a carer, telling you the narrative from my perspective.
Ruth, Tommy and I, grew up in an exclusive boarding school, Hailsham, We were maintained by Guardians who groomed us for our purpose in life - to be become donors.
During our meticulous education, alongside the weekly medical examinations, a great deal of emphasis was put upon health education, sex education and art. The best art was chosen for an elusive 'gallery.'
We were often told we were 'special', different and unique', although we did not understand, or question why, or how.
The first instance we realised us being 'different' was not positive was during an encounter with, Madame, a regular visitor who ran the gallery. We realised that Madame avoided us due to a fearful aversion to us, like arachnophobia.
Miss Lucy, a short-term Guardian, tries to tell us what it really means to be clones, and what that meant for our futures. She tells us to give up on dreams of living a normal human life, because as clones, we were destined to donate our vital organs until we 'complete' (a euphemism for death.)
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