Tall Towers |
We all know the city rules. On May 10th every year we go into our bunkers. I'm not sure of the reason I just know we do it. As I kid I always dreaded this day. A day without sunlight, without drawing with chalk on the sidewalk, without going for a swim or running in the sprinklers. As I got older I began to enjoy this day. I was able to nap, catch up on reading, do homework, work on art projects I had been meaning to do for months. Two day ago, May 9th, I had all my stuff together. My current favorite read, my favorite pillow and blanket, my doodle notebook, and plenty of snacks. When I lived with my mom she always packed the best snacks. This is my first year that I would be doing this alone because I had recently moved out. I have to admit I was a little nervous, but also excited. I had the whole day to be completely alone. No interruptions from my phone, no one calling to ask if I could cover their shift, just a day full of relaxation.
May 10th was anything but relaxing for me. We are all supposed to be in our bunkers by 6am. They automatically lock at 6:05am. I must have missed my alarm because I woke up to the sound of gun shots at 7am. A wave of panic went over me. I thought this would be the day I die. Obviously I didn't. Thankfully I'm still here and can tell you what I found out happens on May 10th. Something we lost in translation years ago, you can now all know. I have a feeling after this gets out I will face major repercussions from... well you'll find out from who causes this soon enough, just keep reading. I found out that on May 10th the military is sent out to kill animals so the people of the town would have meat for the next year. They also kill people who are not in their bunkers. We are feed friends and family without even knowing it. The military are all dressed in hazmat suits. They have a small radiation blast go out through the whole city. Just enough to kill the people that aren’t in their bunkers that day. I’m still not sure how I survived the radiation. We had always heard the horror stories of people disappearing if they weren’t in their bunkers by 6am sharp. Now I know where they went. The military also bugs each house. They have new microphones as well and cameras installed each year. They don’t want them to break in fear of not being able to track our every move. Roads, electricity lines, and other things of the city are fixed ( though we always knew this part). I’m sure so much else is done this day too. I feared being caught and hid myself away for as much of the day as possible. I’ll say this. I will never miss my alarm to be in the bunker again. I may have been lucky enough to not been caught and survive the radiation this time. I’m sure I couldn’t be so lucky twice. The worst part is, what could we ever do to change what happens on this dreaded day?
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