Countdown

Desperation of being not guilty but considered guilty by the jury and pay for it.

Tomorrow they are going to execute me at dawn. I could not convince the jury I am innocent. I had companions who pushed me to live outside the law, but I am innocent of what they accuse me. Actually I have been forced to fight against my own colleagues, thinking about the common good. Tomorrow I will be subjected to a lethal process and become nothing.
Before this tragedy began, I had a quiet life and worked diligently. I received orders to do specific jobs and, together with my coworkers, we had all the machinery working properly. One day, without warning, I began to receive conflicting orders, and my colleagues began to work haphazardly. Fortunately, I had an elaborate list of orders, in the proper sequence, and I continued to apply them to my work, ignoring orders received.
Everything around me was changing for the worse, my work was impeccable, there were serious disturbances that eventually damaged the machinery, making its operation ineffective. Decisions made outside the machinery were trenchant: a mass execution of all operators.
I tried to talk to them and explain that my work was perfect. I sent countless messages, but always received the same reply: all of you are guilty. I gave up and will be executed tomorrow.
Sorry, I failed to introduce myself: I am a sane blood cell and together with my insane colleagues will be destroyed by the application of chemotherapy.

Author's Note

Thanks a lot to S. Mi. Her support and corrections to the text made possible to publish it.

Reviews

[Lost, n'MT]

I thoroughly enjoyed the fantastic twist of an ending that makes this both a thought-provoking and cleverly written piece. It definitely had this reader wondering what direction you would take this piece, and I was pleasant surprised and impressed with the ending.

The last line is my favorite of the piece, and really enjoyed the "Sorry, I failed to introduce myself:" setup to the big reveal at the end. Another well written piece.

[Francisco]

Thank you again. I think that one of the best rewards for a script is reading comments like you have written.
Thank you very much.

[Lost, n'MT]

I thoroughly enjoyed the cleverness behind this piece, and I am glad that to hear that it was rewarding for you to read my comments. You're very welcome, Francisco.

[Francisco]

Thank you very much Lost Soul.
I will review your pieces.
I apologize if I do not write properly.

[Lost, n'MT]

You're very welcome!
Thank you, Francisco, I appreciate that.
No need to apologize, I am able to read and understand your English well.

[Nessly]

Very clever! I like this story. Good write.

-V

[Francisco]

Thank you so much Nessly. I am glad you like it.

[Stan Lee]

Clever! This is an imaginative story, an original view point and I was impressed by the twist. For improvement I suggest that you change the word "send" to "sent" to keep the tense consistent. Great job Fancisco. :) Stay inspired!

[Francisco]

Thank you so much. Your comments help me to keep writing.
thank you very much also for pointing out the error in using the verb tense. So I have the chance to correct it.
Thank you.

[busterlee]

A story from the point of view of a blood cell. I've never read anything like it. It makes me question some medical practices. I enjoyed it.

If you get a chance check out some of my odd stories.

[Francisco]

Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to know you enjoyed it.
I will check out some of your pieces and I am sure they will be very interesting stories. Thank you.

[Inject Positivity]

Oh the twist!! Fantastic job... When it started it seemed that a person has been thought as guilty along with fellow colleagues who failed to live up to their responsibilities, in which the man had no fault... It's a short and compact piece, and packs a punch in the end...

I'm glad that S is there to help you, your raw materials really stood up in this write... Well done...

Sincerely
Dhiman

[Francisco]

Thank you very much for your comments. Treat Countdown as a fantastic job is a wonderful compliment. I'm glad you like it.
Thank you very much Dhiman.

[Shannon]

As you know, I enjoy this one, and the twist is well foreshadowed but clever.

[Francisco]

Countdown has been possible only with your help. Thank you very much.