As she neared the entrance to the apartment building where her family lived, Haylie pulled up her sleeve to reveal her barcode identification tattoo on her wrist. She swiped it under the door’s scanner.
“Haylie Mars, 16 years old, Female. Please enter.” The door said in it’s robotic voice. Its typical greeting.
“Yeah, thanks.” Haylie said, and ran up the stairs.

When she got to her door, she could hear the TV blasting, saying, “Have a healthy breakfast, delicious lunch, and hearty dinner, with SmartMart’s Food Pills! Just add water, heat for 5 seconds, and Presto! Food wherever you go…” And as she walked by the kitchen, she saw her family around the table, eating those cursed food pills.

“Not fake food again.. How can they stand that shit?” Haylie said aloud to herself, on her way to her room.
She heard her mother’s soft voice call after her, “Haylie, don’t you want to eat?”
She slammed her door.