Special Ones

He keeps us here because were Special.Esther is one of the Special Ones four people trapped by a mysterious captorin a remote farmhouse.TheSpecial Ones are not allowed to leave, but why wouldthey want to? Here they are safe from toxic modern life,safe from a meaningless existence, safe in their endlesswork. Their captor watches them every moment of every day,ready to punish them if they forget who they are allwhile broadcasting their lives to eager followers on theoutside.Esther knows their captor will renew her if she stops beingSpecial, andthat renewal almost certainly means death. Yet she also knows shes a fake. She hasno ancient wisdom, no genuine advice to offer herfollowers. But like an actor caught up in an endlessplay, she must keep up the performanceif she wants tosurvive long enough to escape.