Caged Nightly Read Count : 159

Category : Books-Fiction

Sub Category : Science Fiction
Tuesday, March 3rd of 2035. 11:06 A.M. 
The beginning
I woke up to loud knocking this morning. There was a man with a large helmet on at the door, and his face couldn't be seen. He was wearing white metal armour, that looked like reptilian scales. "Hello?" I said, confused. The person looked at his watch and said in a deep voice, "You need to come with me. There is going to be a haulocaust very soon, and you will die if you stay much longer." I looked past the man for a moment, and saw that this was happening to other people in the area. "I'll be right back. I need to get the rest of us." I quickly replied as I ran upstairs. I only lived with my father and my brother so this should be easy. "Dad, Ayden. Wake up" I said loudly. I told them about what was happening once they were paying attention. "What? Is this just a prank?" My father asked, not believing me. "Just come downstairs, it's true. Pack your bags first though." I said quickly, packing my own bag and pulling them to the door.
Contends of bag: notebook, pencils and pens, box cutter, clothes, and a beanie. They gasped at the sight of the man. The person had a marking on his chest, numbers, actually. They read "763." I assumed that was his name in training. 763 started to take us to a large truck, leading us to the back. Multiple people were already in, but there was a lot of room left. Two teenagers came after us, and the truck began moving. "Where do you think we're going?" I asked the people who got in last. Puzzled at the situation, they replied with "We don't know, somewhere safe I guess." I realized that they were almost same age as me, maybe a little older. I asked them "So...what are your names? I'm Casey."  They told me that their names were Mira and Anna. The girl named Mira had thousands of cuts on her arms and legs. I wanted to show her mine but I figured I might as well wait. Anna, on the other hand, was taller than Mira. She had no cuts, but words, sentences and doodles completely covered her arms. Mira had dark, long hair that she kept in a ponytail. Ana had shorter, strawberry blond hair covering the top oh her shoulders. They both had glasses, like me. Soon after talking to them, we arrived at a place that was 30 feet underground. It was big, and poorly lit, but I liked it. We had to get in lines, assumed by gender. One kid who had a lip piercing and almost white hair went up to them and asked about the people who were trans. Their name was something that started with an L... I didn't hear it that well. There were about 230 people in both lines, and 40 more were going to join but had to join a different camp due to fighting. In my line I saw Vanessa, Elle, And Chris. I ran up to them and hugged them all. Elle seemed disgusted by that. We began to walk into the camp. The large, metal doors lifted, they were similar to garage doors. There was a large, metal room the size of a stadium, where all of the middle schoolers and highschoolers were kept. I learned that the adults were in another camp because separating us from them. It was not well lit, and had metal tables and benches. They called out names, making sure that no one from another camp had snuck in. They released us to another large room. There was tables and bookshelves in the lobby. It was well lit, unlike the entrance. The tables and bookshelves were all wooden. The floor was made out of carpet. They let us roam since the parents were in another camp, and there was only about 120 of us. I wandered down a large metal hallway. I could hear birds chirping, and could hear trees swaying. The area I stumbled upon was similar to that of a greenhouse, but the roof was metal and it was artificially lit. There were almost 40 foot tall trees, and plants of every kind. The trees were held off from the fragile plants by a large fence that was too tall to climb. I looked at my watch. It was now 2:30 P.M. I wondered if I had the time to climb a tree and get my hands on a fruit of some sort. There was apple trees, cherry trees, pear trees, every type of tree you could think of. It was an enclosed forest. I thought to myself, you could get lost in there if you didn't know your way around. I went back to the lobby, wanting to show the people I knew what I had found. I seen 763 on the way out of the greengouse. His helmet was off, and I could see his face. He had long, messy brown hair, and hazel  eyes that could make you melt. He had climbed a tree and was looking at me, curious. I walked away quickly, trying to avoid his gaze and trying not to let him see that my face was red.
3:48 P.M.
I went back to the lobby, after a race with one of my best friends,James, and the rest of the boys. I was in 3rd place. The lobby was lit darker than before, and I could now see a blueish white light coming from an area I hadn't noticed before. I seen about 50 beds, and it looked like it would be used as a hospital. The sheets were all rough and had a dark green color. They had pillows, but they were covered in wax paper. I heard someone calling my name from the enourmosly long hallway. There Vanessa was, bouncing, at the end of it. She looked like one of the characters before they fight in an 8bit arcade game. "Pffft! What the hell, Ness?" I say, laughing. She slowly starts to walk over in a very slow and funny pace. Oh look, it's the cowboy from down south, I think to myself, giggling. She came coughs very loudly once she gets up to me. "hEllO!" She says, in one of her weird voices. "What the hell was that all about?" I can't control my laughter anymore for the life of me, I swear. "oH dOnT wORrY tHats NoRMaL." She replies, still bouncing. "Ooookay then, Ness." We walk back into the lobby together. We decide to grab our notebooks that we had packed in our bags the day before and start drawing.
4:30
The loudspeaker came on, telling us to come to the cafeteria for lunch. We found it after a while. It was a lot like the entrance, but slightly more well lit. We had turkey sandwiches.




This was just an idea, and I can't remember my dream anymore 

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  • hA HAaA lOoK aT mE I LiKeD mY oWN sTUfF

    Jun 25, 2017

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