[ WP ] Every person born is given a date of when they will die . These dates have no year , however .

`` Taylor? Hey, hun good morning -- ooh, and happy Fate Day!'' Ever the optimist, my mother greets me this way annually on my designated'Fate Day', or in my opinion `` Death Day.'' I do n't know how other families do it, but in mine the day for everyone usually goes like this: do whatever the hell you want. No kidding. If today really is your Fate Day, the rest of the family helps you do whatever makes you happy, and taking lots of pictures while doing it. Last year we went skydiving for my Fate Day, and the year before that we went to my favorite restaurant in another state. `` Get ready love bug, we have a surprise this year planned.'' My mom skips happily out of the room, but I know she's petrified. No one wants to lose their daughter at the ripe age of 22. She puts on a brave face for everyone in the family, but this tradition takes a toll on her. Hell, it takes a toll on everyone. 
 The government does n't tell us much, but scientists from each country some hundreds of years ago came to the consensus that the best way to solve worldwide over-population is by killing people off artificially. Basically, we all have an implant in our heart that will kill us off eventually. On everyone's birth certificate, the day of birth and the day of death are both are visible. My birthday for instance, is February 2nd, and my day of death happens to be April 23rd. However, being the kind people they were, they decided to avoid panic by not telling us the year of said fate day. 
 So today is April 23rd, and I know I should be grateful that I made it through the past 21 fate days so far. It's all just a guessing game, and I have a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach today. I should get ready for the day, but I think I'll just... just... 
 
 Go to sleep for a little while longer. 
 

