Harsh Winters

Chap. 2.

After the man on the speakers, security escorted my family and I with our bags to a room which looked like some living room, a small tv in it, a massive couch was in the middle and a kitchen was in the background, hallways to the left and mutiple wooden doors was leading to bedrooms.

I started to choke up, my voice as obviously caught in my throat as tears flowed down my eyes as I realized, this was our new life and that I must accept it, but I couldn't.

Our family immediately went to their room, talking and unpacking like nothing happened. I walked to the room at the every end of the hallway and opened it, a small round bed was placed again the wall in a corner and a dresser laid beside it. A desk was in the opposite of the bed and faced the wall.

I began to unpack, my tears still flowing as I realized that my friends probably never made it to a vault than I felt tired so I grabbed my suitcase, sliding it underneath my bed and laid down in my bed.

I slowly began to cry myself to sleep as I felt uneasy about this vault and new and sudden life underground "Just what are they not telling us?.." I asked quietly to myself.

A year later, I became costume to the new life, the vault's school education told us what happened, that The Red Menace that probably attacked the whole world, the education system was unbearable compared to the one above ground.

"Hello everyone! It seems that the radiation has gotten drastically reduced by natural causes and it seems that we can emerge from the underground! But we shall only send out a few selected or even brave few, teens and adults will be selected." The man spoke through the speakers

I listened thoroughly as the man explained who and he began to listen names, I wasn't expecting my damn name as I was sitting in my room. "What the fuck?" I questioned to myself before I opened my door to the hallway, seeing my family looking at me from their rooms and from the living room.

I walked down the hallway as my family stared at me, a masked security guard was standing at the door as he seemed unimpressed with me and he gestured me to follow him, which I obliged.

"So you think you got what it takes to survive without any training?" He asked, seemingly upset.

"I-I.. I didn't even sign up for th-this.." I stuttered as I panicked, clearly something was off.

He grabbed me by my shirt and pinned me against the wall in the bright hallway "Listen kid, this isn't gonna be a field trip like on the surface, it's dangerous out especially with survivors." He snarled at me as he dropped me to the ground

"Meet at the vault entrance, you'll find a locker with your name on it and it will have all the necessities for you to go out there." He explained as he walked away

I grabbed at my chest, my heart beating as fast as it can as I lifted myself up then walked towards the entrance, passing by families and even classrooms. I made it after a minute or two, seeing a mental locker with a lock on it.

I heard my name being called, I saw The Overseer as a pile of envelopes lined up on the table and saw other selected teens, I only noticed three adults. I walked over to him, looking at the envelopes that contained unknown items than I hesitantly grabbed it as everyone else grabbed theirs.

"So as you know, you have been selected or even volunteered to go out in the wastelands of society, it is our jobs to recreate society so we can start anew." He explained, his hands fidget together as he paced back and forth, clearly nervous about something.

I looked at the envelope, walking to the locker as he watched me approach the locker, I opened the envelope, revealing a key and letter which read:

"You've been selected to recreate society itself on the surface! You will be tasked to hunt, build and survive on the surface, then when we are ready and see there is enough house, more will follow behind you and help your cause! You cannot back down nor can you come back in unless you are here to deliver food or even water."

Then in that I moment I realized that this vault was using us and sending us to our deaths.

Author Note: Everything will be in first person, unless I make a scene for a specific gender but I am NOT stopping you if you wanted to read both gender's specific scene. If you wish to have a character put into the story or even want to be my friend, chat about stuff, contact me via discord, you can locate it in the story's information.