I live in Cumbria, “the perfect city,” ruled by Daimon The Terrible; he is our dictator but every teenager hates him for obvious reasons. Daimon thinks that teenagers are a threat for him because we like to be rebellious, so he made schools to brainwash us and turn us into responsible adults that follow him. Some of us think that his reign should come to an end, but most of the teenagers have been brainwashed by the school. Many of us wish to escape from this wild city, but there’s an immense wall that surrounds the city, blocking the exits to the unknown. Whoever tries to escape, he’ll be punished.
In Cumbria, they started to sacrifice ten teenagers each six months for the Komodo Panthers, in The Dome. If you didn’t know, the Komodo Panthers were made by accident when an insane biochemist, Dr. Welch, was trying to create a new animal made with the DNA of panthers and komodo dragons. He achieved to generate this creature, however, it grew to become the size of a car, and became very wild and dangerous. They’re invincible and can only die by aging, they’re resistants to weapons. The government decided to expel the scientist to the dome for creating this monstrous creature that had already killed many citizens. The Dome is a gigantic sphere made of synthetic glass that covers the huge forest that is in the middle of the city; the area were the Komodo Panthers are located. They had to put this creatures inside this sphere as they’re very violent and can finish with the human species.
The Komodo Panthers started to reproduce until the number of beasts reached 500 specimens. The scientists observed that when they’re very hungry, they start to slam their bodies towards the glass. This glass can get broken so in order to prevent this disaster, they’ve to send ten teenagers as food every six months. Every six months, Daimon tells Ms. Tabitha, the head organizer of The Coming of Age and Daimon’s mistress, to randomly gather ten papers from a bowl with a name in each, for a “wonderful” journey to coming of age by proving your bravery if you survive the Dome. Bullshit! That’s just a lame excuse to get rid of us and feed us to the creatures.
Today I woke up blinded by the sun rays coming through the window; I looked through the window and saw that nobody was around. I stood up and noticed there was a note on my nightstand. It said:
I’m at the plaza buying food for today’s dinner -Mom.
Suddenly, after reading the note out loud, my heart stopped beating. My mind was going through a horrible flashback where I was at the plaza, holding hands with my mother; when suddenly I heard my sister’s name, Chloe. Ms. Tabitha, a young and cruel woman, was holding a little white paper. My sister stood up and started her journey to the stage. I was shocked, I didn’t know what was I supposed to do; to go running and hug her or stay molt by my mother’s side. My sister was wearing a mid-gray gown with a black belt in her waist. She looked beautiful, almost like an angel, with her silver diadem and her blonde hair. I admired her alot, she was like my idol, but after she stood in that stage, everything changed. This occurred last year, but I still remember every single detail.
By the way, I’m Iris Flowers; I’m a 16 year old blonde girl with blue eyes. I used to be the typical sweet girl next door, but since Chloe’s death I decided that I needed to be strong and block everyone that tries to be in my life. For example, my mom and I are not really close, Chloe was her favorite, but I don’t really care about that. My mom blames me for Chloe’s death which is really dumb since I’m not the one who picks the 10 teens. I guess that since Chloe was her favorite, she wishes that I would have been the one picked. At least my dad loves me a lot, but I rarely see him since all the male population has to work in the farms outside of town and they can only come home every two weeks. I don’t have that many friends, actually I only have two friends: Emily, my best friend, and Eddie who is like an older brother for me. We love to lie in my balcony and watch the stars decorating the sky, hoping that one day we will get out of this city. I don’t have a special someone in my life, not because nobody wants to be with me, it’s just that I don’t like showing my feelings to other people and I hate most of the guys.
Going back to the incident, my sister was on the stage standing with other nice teenagers. You could see fear in their faces. Then they started to walk towards Daimon’s mansion and that was the last time I saw her. My mom was crying and screaming like a psycho. I constantly have nightmares about that day and the only sound I hear are my mom’s screams. We all know what happens after that, they send the teens to The Dome and become food for monsters.
I shook my head to go back to real life; a tear was falling down my cheek. I went to the bathroom and got ready for school. I was so frustrated that I didn’t realize I was late, I skipped breakfast and went directly to the bus stop. Eddie and Emily were already there, waiting for me, they were making out, which is weird since I feel lonely. They started dating a few months ago, they make a lovely couple, but I hate seeing people showing their love to each other. We got on the bus and went to school; my school days are all just the same. First, we glorify Daimon, then, we learn about his story and see videos of him being a “nice” man, finally we glorify him again.
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I came home from school, I found my mother in her usual routine, crying over my sister. I got used to it, but you can still feel that empty space that is no longer with us. I sat on my desk and opened my math notebook. I did my homework quickly and set everything for tomorrow. I was feeling desperate to get fresh air, so I grabbed my boots and my jacket and went out for a walk. The air was refreshing and calm. No soul was found on the streets. I passed by the dome and saw a silhouette of a guy running through the trees. I ignored it and kept walking, I was sure it was an illusion.
I arrived home just in time for dinner. My mother cooked pork chop, they're supposed to be the best meal in town but they’re just a ball of meat and fat.To be honest, that’s my least favorite food and as soon as my mother left to wash the plates, I went to the bathroom and threw up. I might throw up very frequently, not because I’m bulimic or anorexic or anything at all, I just don’t like food we have to eat or at least eating. I went to my room and jumped to my bed. I swear my bed was so soft and cozy that I fell asleep quickly.
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