In a small, dark alley surrounding by endless fields of tall, soulless, decaying buildings.
Tall, massive smoke stack looming in the distance.
Surrounding us is a massive wall of towering mountain.
The air glow a light shade of orange, with dust engulfing ever corner of the decaying city. Can't we …. just go outside? When can I escape this nightmarish place?
The area smell funky with the scent of mud and toxic fumes spilling from endless clusters of factories.
The air is hot and humid.
His boss apporch him, his boss is an old man—around 40-50 years old, he stand tall at almost 6'4. He's tan and have buzz cut.
"Alexander, it's time for work you're just another pathetic mutants."
I'm a tall young male, around 16-17 around 5'9 to 6'0 in height with long dark hair and pale skin.
The sun don't even rise yet
Can't you... just let me dream?
"Get in the car, QUICK or you don't get a lunch."
The old, broken down car drive through identical sea of tall concrete buildings stretching as far as the eye can see.
The driver drove for hours until we reach the edge of the city, where gigantic mountains foot meet endless urban sprawl.
"Get back to work" the boss shouted
I grab my pickaxe, heading to the mine.
Boom
The sound of dynamite spreading across the mine.
Why can't I born in higher class, even the middle class just like my boss would be nice.
I mine iron for hours.
When will it end?
I wanna live a life in the 21 century.
Beautiful city, endless nature, the sea, the mountains.
I wish I was born there instead…..
FASTER
What are you dreaming, are you high or something? You need to work faster or you will get replaced IMMEDIATELY.
I can barely afford food right now.
If I get fired, it I'll probably be the end.... of me.
"At this point, you're basically a women, work like a man, Pathetic mutant."-said his boss.
At lunch, he sit with his only human friend. She's so sweet, do I even….. have a chance?
She have sweet brown eye and long black hair with pale skin. She look….. perfect
Noodle again?
So bland, where's meat? Not even seasoned properly.
"20 minutes and you need to continue working" -the sound of his screams echo throughout the cave.
Why….. can't I rest?
After the break, I recklessly mine for hours until dusk, just like how my boss instructed me to do so.
At night, the same car pick us back into the city where I get back to my old house along with tens of mutants just like me.
We don't get any welcome by our "parents" just another silent night.
The room is like the rest of the city—cold and soulless.
The room is packed like the rest of the city.
The room is small with one small window.
The floor is made of cold tiles, the wall is made of unpainted, raw concrete.
I will have to work th same job tomorrow.
My boss will be there.
I will get back to the mine.
The cycle will repeat forever, or is it?
Will it end?
The next day, he get pick up to the mine.
Everything is going just like how it is yesterday.
The night is the same.
Same roommate.
Same atmosphere.
When will something…. change?
When will I have money?
Then I heard a lound bang.
A sound of gunshot.
Is this the end?
The shadowy figure is walk toward me.
In her hand, she hold a small handgun.
She's his mother, or at least a biological one.
Them before I can do anything.
Bang
She shot me in the leg.
My vision is blur.
I feel a sharp, stinging pain in my lower leg.
It's warm
The pool of blood begins to spread.
W..h..y?
Do…you..do…this?
She whispered "You are like a dog, an obedient one. But you would do more benefit being sold as organs."
Before I can react.
She point a gun at my head.
Her hand is covered in my blood.
It's red.
It's warm.
The gun is place against my scalp.
It's cold.
I'm about to accept my end.
I hear a light sound of the trigger being pull.
Bang