Spare Parts

They count the children every night. They weigh and measure them, mark their progress.
In the whole history of the institution, not one of the children went missing. Until now.
Nobody understands how it happened. Such a security leak could shut them down.
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Ken knows he shouldn't be outside. But he also knows they're going to kill him. He figured that out when some of the other kids were taken away. He's almost the right size. His bloodtype is the desirable kind. His skin is white.
They were going to sell him for spare parts to fix some rich kid.