• In new world o Is on earth so all laws of gravity/physics apply o In separate universe like how Spiderman movies are different o Have technology but it isn’t as big as it is in todays world o Have guns, electricity, cars o Not as extensive as tablets, smartphones etc.
• Jon is 18 year old man o Socially awkward, doesn’t have friends o Gets picked on by peers o Doesn’t have/know parents (at least not at first) o Lives in orphanage where he is treated badly
• Lives in dictatorship o Walled in city on cliff with forest leading up to it o Only one entrance through normal means
 Only one gate to get in o Ruled by woman who is middle aged
 Cruel with no remorse
 Similar to witch in Once Upon a Time
• Background o Takes place in one small part of the world
 Like the size of a small state o Each state is like its own country o Very little interaction between states o state was living normally until a rebel group took over o There was a coup where the state government was destroyed by the rebels o Rebels only wanted power and money which they got o Now entire state lives under rule of the woman dictator
 There are said to be some small towns that don’t live under rule of dictator
 Live in hiding though if they exist
• Chapter 1 o Story begins with flashback to how Jon is found
 Left outside gate of the city
 Unclear at first how he got there
 Guards hear baby crying
 Go and investigate and find Jon
 Are confused as to how he got there
 Eventually take him into the city since he is a baby
 After he is taken inside cuts to perspective of two unknown people watching all this take place from the trees outside the city gate
 Talk about how their plan has worked and now they just have to wait until he is fully grown
 Hints at the importance of the child and that he will play a big part in things to come

• Chapter 2 o Time flash forwarded to present o Jon is now 17 o Introduced to his life at orphanage o Mentioned that once he turns 18 he can no longer live in the orphanage o After he is told this other kids start making fun of him since all the other kids are much younger than him o He then leaves orphanage and goes outside o Climbs to top of the tallest building to look out of the city o Reflects on what he learned and what he will do o Cuts to next day o He is now at school o Walks into the building o Gets picked on by school bully for the clothes he is wearing o Doesn’t say anything and just walks to class and sits down in the back row o Never usually participates so he doesn’t have to draw attention to himself o Other kids walk in and say something mean to him again and then take their seats o Jon just takes out a notebook and begins to doodle o Out of nowhere a girl sits next to him and says don’t worry about them and she admires how he doesn’t react when they pick on him o He just sort of looks at her dumbfounded since no one normally talks to him o He then snaps out of it and says thanks o She introduces herself and asks his name o He stutters and eventually tells her o Teacher then walks in and starts class o Jon now instead of paying attention is thinking about what just happened and how weird it is o Morning classes go by quickly and then it is lunch time o Gets his lunch from the line and goes outside to sit alone in his usual spot and eat o Today though the same girl walks up and sits down to eat next to him o She talks about how boring class is and how she wishes she could just leave school for the day o Jon agrees so the girl proposes that they skip class and go do something more fun o He says he can’t they have to go to class but eventually she convinces him to skip o They carefully sneak out of the school and run down the street until they get around the corner o They then go to the arcade and play some games for a little making small talk o Eventually the subject of where they live comes up and he is embarrassed to say he lives in the orphanage o She presses him to tell so he finally does o She doesn’t seem at all put off that he lives in the orphanage and that encourages him o At that point someone yells out her name and says what are you doing here you should be in school o They quickly run out the back door of the arcade o At a corner she says she lives down there and that she’ll see him tomorrow o He says he’s looking forward to it o Walks around not paying attention to where he’s going until it gets dark o Thinks for the first time he might have a friend o Walks into the orphanage and goes into room and falls asleep with a smile on his face
• Chapter 3 o Wakes up the next morning and reminisces on the day before o Thinks it might have been the best day of his life o Gets up and heads out to go to school o When he gets there he sees the bullies outside the school sitting around talking o Just as he is about to walk in he hears his name being called o Turns to see Christine walking towards him o He immediately smiles and says hi o They turn to walk into school together but now the bullies are right behind them when they turn around o They say what is this your girlfriend now o Jon simply says excuse me we have to get to class o Tries to walk past but the lead bully, Ed, puts out his hand and stops him o “I asked you a question, I expect to get an answer” o Then Christine says stay out of this we’re just trying to get to class on time why don’t you mind your business o Ed gets mad and says he just wants to know how a guy like this can be with a girl like her o Jon says we’re just friends let us go to class and tries to walk past them o Ed pushes him to the ground and says you can go when I say so o Jon, now really mad, stands up and says Christine lets go o They let her past and Ed says this isn’t the last of this conversation o They walk into the building and she asks if he is alright o Says he is fine and lets just get to class o Walk into class late and apologize and then take their seats o Class goes by slow today o Finally it is lunch time and he gets his lunch and goes outside to eat alone as usual o Today Christine doesn’t come sit with him and he gets sad o Thinks maybe it was just a one day thing o Hears someone walking up behind him and hopes it is Christine o Turns and sees that its Ed and his crew o Ed says lets continue our conversation from earlier o Walks up to Jon and knocks his lunch to the floor o Asks what hes been doing with Christine o Jon says they just met yesterday and hung out for the day and that’s it o Ed says he doesn’t believe him o Punches jon in the face o Says stay away from my ex girlfriend or else worse things will happen o For some reason Jon says oh yeah like what? o This causes Ed to get really mad and punches Jon in the face again knocking him down o Then he starts kicking him in the stomach o Spits on him and turns to walk away o Turns around before leaving and says remember stay away from her o Jon, now bleeding from the nose and mouth tries to sit up and can barely do it because he is in too much pain o Spits out a mouthful of blood and gets up and sits on the bench where he was eating o Grabs his bag and heads into the cafeteria to try and get more food since Ed knocked his to the ground before he could eat it o Walks through the cafeteria covered in blood and limping and everyone is looking at him o Tries to get more food but they wont serve him because he is bleeding and covered in blood o Frustrated he just walks away and back into the cafeteria o Finds an empty seat and just sits down and puts his head down on the table o After a few minutes he feels a hand on his arm o He looks up and it’s Christine o She sees him and gasps and asks what happened to him o Jon, still frustrated about what happened to him says your ex o She looks slightly embarrassed but quickly composes herself o Asks why this happened o He explains because he thinks that they go out now and told him to stay away from her or else worse things will happen o She tells him he’s just all talk o Jon gets mad and stands up and says does this look like we were just talking? o Storms out of the cafeteria and walks to the next class o Sits in his seat and puts his head down again o Hears Christine sit next to him and she says that’s not what she meant and shes sorry that its her fault this happened to him o Jon says it’s ok it’s not her fault hes just mad at what happened o Eventually everyone else filters in and the class starts o At the end of the day Christine comes up to him and asks if he wants to hang out for a little o He says he doesn’t feel like it and just wants to go home o She says come on you need a pick me up o He finally agrees and they head to the restaurant in the center of the town o They walk to the restaurant and sit down o Jon, not having eaten lunch is really hungry but doesn’t have money for food o Christine says don’t worry about it she’ll pay for it but Jon says no he wont let her do that o The waiter comes over and says excuse me are you Jon? o Jon says yeah why o Waiter says the man in the corner booth paid for anything he wants to eat and that he wants to talk to you before you leave o Jon, being very curious but also very hungry orders 2 burgers and a milkshake o While they’re waiting for the food they wonder about who it could be o Jon secretly is hoping its someone that is going to adopt him so he can have a home when he turns 18 o The food comes and he eats it quickly o He says he’s going to go talk to the man and Christine says she’ll wait for him outside o Goes and sits down at the table o Man has a scar across his right cheek down to his chin o Has a funny accent that Jon hasn’t heard before o Starts asking Jon questions about himself o After he finishes asking the questions he stands up and says nice to meet you and quickly walks out of the restaurant o Jon goes up to the register and asks who that was but the man says he has no idea o Jon walks outside to see Christine sitting there looking off down the road o She asks what happened and he explains o She says she was confused because after the man walked out he began running down the road heading towards the main gate o Jon says he must have wanted to get out of town before the gates closed o They begin to wonder where he was going if he was in fact leaving town since they don’t know of any other places to live outside of their town o Jon says he’ll walk Christine home but she says it’s ok she can just walk alone o They part ways at the corner and Jon begins the walk back to the orphanage o On the way he keeps getting the feeling that he’s being watched o He frequently turns around to see if someone is following him but every time there is no one there o Eventually he gets back and goes to his room o He lays in bed staring at the ceiling thinking about everything that happened to him today o The altercation with the bully and then the weird encounter at the restaurant o And then starts to think about why Christine is talking to him when for the majority of his life no one wanted anything to do with him o Thinks things are only going to get weirder from here on out o Now cuts to a different perspective o It is the man who was at the restaurant o He is talking to someone that is referred to as sir only o Tells him everything he learned o Also mentions that there was a girl with him o This seems to surprise the mysterious man o He says he wants him to keep watching until the time is right o He then says “when the time is right you know what to do” o It ends with him saying yes sir
• Chapter 4 o Chapter starts with Jon walking to school again o Meets up with Christine and they walk together o Go through the entire day of school o Goes by slowly because preoccupied with thoughts of what happened the day before o Finally the day ends and he heads into the bathroom before walking home with Christine o On his way out of the bathroom the bully and one of his friends walks in o He says I told you to stay away from her o Jon, not caring about the situation anymore says I can do what I want and so can she so just back off o The bully really doesn’t like this and says I guess the beating I gave you yesterday wasn’t enough and rolls up his sleeves o His friend goes and locks the door and stands in front of it o Jon says if this is the way it has to be o Drops his bag to get ready to defend himself o The bully suddenly runs at him and swings at jon o He tries to duck under it but isn’t quick enough and gets hit in the face o Now Jon is really angry and runs at the bully but he is too quick and sidesteps Jon and throws him to the ground o Jon gets up and tries to punch the bully in the face but it gets blocked and then Jon gets punched in the face since he was exposed after missing with his punch o Now Jon is on the ground and he realizes he is out matched o He then decides to try and even the playing field somehow and swings out his leg to knock the bully to the ground o The bully tries to avoid the kick and sort of does but then slips on the wet ground and slips and hits his head on the sink o There is a sickening crunch and he crumples to the ground o His friend immediately runs to the bully to try and help him o Jon, bleeding again, gets up and says what the fuck happened o And the friend says you killed him! o Jon says no way I didn’t do anything he slipped o The friend says no you did this o Jon, who can’t accept that it was his fault, runs out of the bathroom and out of the school o Runs past Christine who is yelling after him saying what happened o He finally stops when he gets to the edge of the settlement o Christine finally catches up really out of breath o She stops to catch her breath with her hands on her knees
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