KORA
Marina Epley
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Published by Marina Epley
Amazon Edition 2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
CHAPTER 36
CHAPTER 37
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 39
CHAPTER 40
CHAPTER 41
SAMPLE CHAPTER 1 OF KORA EXILED
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CHAPTER 1
A thrown stone misses my head by inches. I shudder but continue walking, eyes focused on the muddy ground under my feet.
“Filthy pig!” I hear voices behind me. “Don’t you ever wash your ugly face?”
Tears well up in my eyes. I guess I do resemble a pig at the moment. I’ve just returned from a night shift in the Field where I had to survive twelve gruesome hours of sorting through trash. I’m a picker, the lowest ranking clan of servants. My long-sleeved shirt, baggy pants and boots are all smudged in filth.
“Hey puke!” they yell. “You stink!”
My chest aches. I lower my head, pretending not to hear their insults.
A second stone strikes my shoulder, causing me to flinch in pain. I stop and finally turn to face my attackers, five pretty, well-groomed factory girls. They stand several yards away, laughing and taunting, their long identical dresses free of stains.
“Where did your momma find those rags? In the garbage?” a short redheaded girl asks, motioning at my clothes.
It’s Samantha. She’s spiteful and loud only when surrounded by her obnoxious friends. They hate me. And I know I shouldn’t fight back. I must be obedient and respectful. But today is an exception. I can’t help myself because today is the day of the Exchange, and my life may soon take a turn for the better. So I bare my teeth and throw the stone back toward the laughing girls. It hits the ground harmlessly near their feet and they all let out simultaneous gasps of astonishment. No trash picker should dare to offend servants from a higher clan.
I take off running as fast as I can along the village street. This is one thing I’m really good at, fleeing from my enemies. Samantha and her friends give chase like a pack of rabid dogs.
Arriving at the end of the street, I cut abruptly between two shacks. I tear through dried brush, coming to another street and suddenly bump into a tall guy.
“Hey Kora,” he says, looking at me in surprise. “Are you all right?”
It’s Trent. My throat clenches. I temporarily lose the ability to speak, so I simply nod. Samantha and her friends close in.
“What do you want with her?” Trent asks my attackers in a harsh sounding voice.
The girls hesitate to answer. He’s a factory servant as well, and a few years older to boot. Not a good person to mess with.
“She threw a stone at us,” Samantha says.
Trent glances at me. “Is that true?”
I remain silent, staring into the ground.
“The stone hit me in the forehead,” Samantha whines.
I bite the inside of my cheek so hard that it bleeds, an unfortunate long-term habit. I expect Trent to say something mean to me or else call a guard to report my offensive behavior. But he must notice how Samantha has no mark on her forehead. He says, “Just leave her be.”
The girls mutter something incoherent.
“Get out of here!” Trent orders.
My attackers walk hurriedly away. They’re brave and strong only when they’re pestering me.
“What did you do to make them so mad at you?” Trent asks.
I shrug. This is the same question I ask myself every day. What did I ever do to become an outcast? Why do they choose me for their victim?
“You should keep out of trouble,” he suggests.
How? What can I possibly do to prevent these attacks, if my bullies don’t require a reason to come after me? No matter what I say or do, they will never stop hating and mocking me.
Trent waits for my answer. I
