Journal Entry No.422
If anyone finds this, know we ran. It's been a week for us. Me,Knox and Zeasar. Back then they had those names. The ones our parents gave us all. I was named after the late queen, Ketsiah. Now I'm Kia. Knox went more gender neutral for Iven. And Zeasar couldn't bare to share the same name as the King. Now me, Iven and Zen are on the run. So if you find this, know that it's possible. There's a whole other world outside of Cani. Of The Grove. A whole world none of the elders deemed appropriate to mention. None of the government. They all lied. All.Of.Them.
My time was up at age 12. Mum couldn't bare it but grandad (being the member of elders he is) couldn't care less. It's not easy knowing you aren't wanted in this world. Mum got 49. Lucky her,eh. The elders were always considered so special as they were the only ones who's time was infinite. Wow, imagine that. Dying of old age. Having the chance to.
Anyway, Iven and Zen are the same. Were the same. Refusing to comply was one of the most risky things you could do within the rebellion against The Grove;but it was a risk you had to take. An opportunity you had to make work. So one day at school, we left. Left and never went back. What was happening wasn't ok. It just wasn't.
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𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 ☾︎ {𝐝𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲}
Short StoryThis dystopia features a trio of survivors from "the countdown". Zen, Kia and Iven have hidden away from the totalitarian ruling of their city. A city where you get an amount of time at birth on how long you get to live. This both amuses the king an...
