She Keeps Me Warm

Annie’s POV:

"Good afternoon, everyone! Welcome to Project Melos. This is the latest invention of our generation. I hope everyone will have a good working relationship. Goodluck to all scientists and we may have our success. You can now proceed to your designated offices," Chairman Jeff opened to us.

"It's funny how warm they welcome us even though we're newbies, Annie. Oh, we're definitely going to get paid a lot. Even if our wives leave us, we'll be able to see our children through elementary school! We have to get better!" Bonniesaid happily.

"Yes, we have to go. Let's go to the floor that's written. We're on the same floor," I said.

"Come on, we'll tour the building later. We need to get familiar first," he added.

We are all scientists newly recruited by the government for Project Melos. Bonnie and I already have experience because we used to work at the World Care Association (WCA). We are scientists, Biology is the field of expertise.

We arrived at a floor that was all pure white. We are wearing violet uniforms. I have a red bar code tattoo on my hand because I was born before the year 3030. I didn't get Melos Syndrome. I need to have a barcode because I'm confused if I don't have one.

Barcodes are what separate people. Those with red barcodes lived before Melos Syndrome with a complete body. Those with black barcodes have disabilities who lived before MelosSyndrome and those with violet barcodes lived in the year 3030 and above with Melos Syndrome.

From the year 3030, all babies born have Melos Syndrome. No one survives so the whole world has been very alarmed for the past 20 years. Now heavily funded by the government in the hope that Project Melos will succeed. Two generations have tried to eradicate it. First was Project Pliris, Project Completum, and this current one is Project Melos. If it still doesn't work I don't know. So the people who will succeed today have a lot of trust and confidence in us.