Those with genetic tendencies toward diseases simply won't be hired to work anywhere. They discover the bar code also includes genetic information and is being used to make all sorts of important decisions. She hints at the fact that the tattoo is evil and urges Kayla to never give in to having it. When she returns to work, she is obviously depressed and is soon stealing medication from the hospital. Kayla's mother, Ashley, begins falling apart as well.Īshley is a nurse and stops going to the hospital for awhile. Her father has committed suicide and Kayla thinks back to the depression that has been evident in him since soon after he got the tattoo. Kayla arrives home one afternoon to find an ambulance at her house. The group makes plans to meet in the Adirondack Mountains if they are forced to leave their homes. Over the coming weeks, she spends more time with the students and comes to have an active part in their group. Kayla encounters a group of students who are discussing their resistance to the bar code and becomes interested in their ideas. Kayla is upset with the news but the disappointment is overshadowed by the fact that her family situation has become unstable ever since her parents accepted the bar code tattoos. As the story opens, Kayla is in a meeting with her guidance counselor who has just informed her that she will not be receiving a scholarship to an art school as she'd hoped.
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