“The goal of togetherness is oneness.” Alex woke up to his Mother’s voice repeating these words over and over again for a total of 10 times at exactly 6:00 AM every morning. The very same words were also plastered in big bold letters at the dining hall just outside of his room. Over here, Alex ate two meals a day with six other children at 6:00 AM and then another meal in the afternoon at 3:00 PM. Some time ago, Alex distinctly remembered that they had at least three meals a day, but Mother changed the schedule recently since there was just not enough food for everyone to have three meals a day. This meant that being used to three meals a day, Alex went to bed just a little bit hungrier than usual, but at the very least, everyone must have felt the same. “At least we all go a little bit hungry, right Alex?” Mikaela, the girl who sat next to Alex at the dining hall asked. “Yes…” Alex answered with a hint of reluctance while pondering the question in his head. “…There is a
