#CHAPTER: 104: Level One

Sarah POV One of the things raising Chloe had taught me was that just when I was prepared to face a major issue or life event head-on, something small would pop up out of nowhere to leave me scrambling. Chloe and Grace were about to start their level one elementary schooling at Chelsea H. Saradon Elementary School for Alphas and Betas, an institution now heralded as the best in the territory after the meteoric and well-deserved demise of Pride Academy following Zane’s condemnation of the place. I had been looking forward to and anxious about this moment for weeks. It was the start of a whole new phase of the girls’ lives. They too were facing a great crisis: picking out backpacks. Most of the back-to-school supplies we got for the girls were mandated not only by type but also brand. We got Ticonderoga #2 pencils, Trailmaker college-ruled composition books, 64-count Crayola Crayon packs, and Crayola Ultraclean Broadline Classic Washable Markers (10 count). The school didn’t car