The Underground

In the future the government forced a certain people to go underground into their facility.

About 10 years ago the government took volunteers from each state of the once great nation, the United States. My parents were part of the volunteers and naturally they volunteered me to unwillingly I might add. we were stripped of our identities and were given new ones. My parents loved the idea of starting a new life. What they didn't realize that every child are taken away from their parents once they turn 16.

 Everyone loved life because the government had then on Zylin. Zylin is a form of a drug making it seem like your life is perfect. But that is only for the parents and once their kids are taken away from them, the government erase the parent's memories of the child.

 The bad thing is that the Zylin doesn't work on me. So I can see what the government is doing clearly but I have to pretend. Because the last time the Zylin didn't work on someone that person was taken and shot six times by his father and his mother. Everyone around him didn't even seem to notice that a boy was just killed. Well everyone but me, so I have been pretending for the past six years of my life.

We all live in these small apartments which are exactly the same and we wear the exact same clothes and everyone else.

So here I am pretending to be like everyone else for the sake of my life.

The name I was given is Anne Johnson. My actual name is Lilith Bradley. I am 16 years old and this is how I survived.

The Year was 3019, Today is my birthday and honestly I am scared for my life. Today is the day where every 16 year old gets taken away from their parents. I will be taken to the government headquarters to get experimented on, or killed. The government thinks they are keeping us safe by getting rid of any one who isn't affected by the Zylin and I am one of those people.

I sat at my desk thinking about what is going to happen to me. "Anne come down  you have some guest here to see you." said my mother from down stairs. I looked at the door and let out a sigh. I looked out the window and said goodbye to my freedom. I opened my door and looked back at my room once more before walking down the stairs. When I got there I put on a fake smile and embraced my mother in a hug before looking at the two government officials who were standing in the middle of the living room.

"Anne this is Lt. Jackson and senator Ward." said my mother putting her hand on my back and pushing me forward slightly. "Are you Anne Johnson?" asked Senator Ward. "Yes" I said with fake happiness and a fake smile. "We need you to come with us." said Lt.Jackson. "What ever for?' I asked in a sweet voice. "We know you are an outcast." said Senator ward with a straight face. Outcast I hated that word. The government gave that to people who aren't affected by the Zylin.

"What ever do you mean?" I asked still with a smile on my face. I just have to keep smiling and they won't take me away. "We know that you aren't affected by the Zylin so we ask for you to come with us peacefully and quietly." said Lt. Ward grabbing my arm roughly.  

"And what if I don't?" I asked yanking my arm out of his grip. "Oh so now you drop your act miss Johnson." said Senator Ward smugly. "Well what is the point of acting when everyone knows that they are going to die." I said walking past them and out of the door.

Lt. Jackson was behind me making sure that I don't escape.

I stopped right in front of the small black car that I haven't seen ever since I was a little girl.

Lt. Jackson went in front of me to open the door for the Senator and I. I looked around and no one was outside. At least that is what I thought. Then a light shined in my eye like a signal. I looked for the light force and saw that it was coming from a bush. I narrowed my eyes to see if I could see the person. "Get in the car Miss Johnson and stop staring around no one is going to help you." said Lt. Jackson as he came up to me and smacked me across the face.

I fell to the ground because of the impact and put my hand to my cheek to calm the burning sensation. That was when I heard something being thrown and something drop at my feet. I look down and saw smoke coming from this small silver device shaped like a very small football. My vision started to get blurry and I felt like I was spinning.

I saw the Senator and the Lt. fall to the ground sleeping. I felt like I was fading in and out. I saw  figures come out of no where, one of them came over to me and picked me up. They ran away from the scene. They tried to make sure that they weren't being followed. My vision grew dark as I fell asleep.