My Long Journey to Sincerity. Elana Mayne

Another shift in the dream occurs before I receive an answer. I’m now standing at the front door. Goodbye, Mother, Father. I’m so sorry about everything. I will come back to you, even if it takes me the rest of my life, I will find my way back to you. My mother wipes a tear off of her cheek. Be safe, Elana. You know we will always love you … we’ll always trust and believe you. My father stands just behind her, emotional himself yet keeping his silent, stern exterior. I love you too, Mother … and you, Father. I hold out my hand. I want to feel the touch of my parents one last time … know their comfort … The hallway darkens. I see my parents standing hundreds of feet away, unreachable … then the darkness swallows everything like an insatiable beast. A future not so far away … the world changed after the virus. It spread across the globe at a cruel speed, cutting through the population with no remorse. Every aspect of life transformed: the balance of power, law, education … the very core of society itself became moulded by the new global power. They control everything. They are Central Government. Sixteen year old Elana Mayne overhears a secret conversation and witnesses a terrible crime. Her world crumbles afterwards and she is lost, surrounded by lies … changed forever. Can she learn to trust again? Can she fight the regime that betrayed and so easily abandoned her? Is she capable of revenge?