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anxious to get back to sleep so
that I could test out my new skills on Turgor. During math, I
thought about my DiGi and pulled it out of my book bag. Flipping it
open to the first page, I noticed there was only the day’s date
listed.
     
    September 12- 7:30 p.m.
Earth Time, 8:30 a.m. Turgor Time
    Meeting with Awakener
Group Sector 3902B
    Initiation,
Assignments
     
    Feeling a bit nauseous, I flipped
through the rest of the DiGi and found blank pages. Later during
lunch, I sought out Nia and asked her about it.
    “ Means you have a meeting
today,” she said through a mouth full of beef taco. “Looks like
it’s tonight, seven our time. It’s with that Awakener group I was
telling you about earlier. What sector is it again...3902B?” The
thought of actually interacting with other people on Turgor had
never occurred to me.
    “ So,” I began, reaching for
a taco, “what happens during these meetings?”
    Nia swallowed and paused before taking
another bite. “Well, just like it said. You have initiation into
the sector, and then if there are any assignments, you sort them
out amongst yourselves.”
    “ Who hands out
assignments?”
    “ There’s a leader of your
sector, and he or she gets them directly from the Senior Awakener
of your group. That would be Paul.”
    I took a bite and kept talking. “What
are these assignments for?”
    “ Depends.”
    “ On what?”
    Nia rolled her eyes. “I don’t
know...the time of day, the weather, where we stand during the war.
It depends on your skill level. Awakeners are more for Awakening
people and things, so chances are you’ll probably have duties
dealing with traveling to other areas of Turgor or to different
planets.”
    “ Different
planets?”
    “ Yeah,” Nia said, looking at
me puzzled. “You didn’t think that Earth was the only planet that
had intelligent life forms, did you? Forget what Mrs. Temely told
you.”
    “ Stupid me,” I mumbled and
took a bite of my taco.
    Nia was the epitome of cool. “Don’t
worry,” she said. “The only thing you’ll be doing these next couple
of days is practicing and getting settled in. You shouldn’t have
assignments until next week.” Nia turned her attention to a couple
of girls walking towards us, and gave me a wave before picking up
her tray to join them. I sighed and continued to eat, worrying
about the night that lay ahead of me.
     
    ***
     
    “ Grandma, we’re home!” I
yelled while Nia slung her backpack onto the kitchen table.
“Grandma!”
    Grandma Mary walked into the kitchen
frowning. She looked tired. “What did I tell you about yelling in
this house?”
    “ Sorry,” I said before
planting a kiss on her forehead. “How’s Grandpa?”
    “ Same as usual,” she sighed,
returning Nia’s kiss on her cheek. “How was school?”
    “ Good,” Nia and I said in
unison. Grandma gave a knowing humph and walked into the
living room.
    “ I’ll cook dinner,” Nia
offered with her eyes on Grandma’s head, which was now facing the
television. We heard Wheel of Fortune and chuckled together. “You
can go ahead and get a move on. You look tired anyway. I’ll cover
for you.”
    “ Thanks,” I said, surprised
at her generosity.
    “ Yeah, yeah,” Nia said,
grinning. “This is a one-time deal. Tomorrow you’re on your
own.”
    I grinned back and headed to our room,
where my bed awaited me. When I fell asleep this time, I awoke
immediately on my couch in Dia.
    “ Good morning,” she
announced. “Welcome back.”
    “ Hey,” I greeted her,
noticing I sounded groggy. “What’s up?”
    “ It’s morning, in case you
haven’t caught on.” She seemed in good spirits. “A new day, a new
day.”
    I stood up and stretched, looking
around. The wide windows in the front of the house gave entrance to
rays of golden sunlight. There was a serene look within the house.
I took a deep breath and smiled. For some reason this felt more
like home than Earth. Standing still for a moment, I closed my eyes
and