heAdz

Part 3

Two months later...

The energy supposedly "absorbed" from children was nicknamed "heAds" by ADEA Tech. It was given by Dr. Atblume's lab partner, 48-year old Dr. George Carrsten.

"We are looking for a replacement for heAds. So far no organic organism has proven to have the nutrients and fibers required to replace this energy. The process is made more difficult with the fact that the DNA and readings contained in heAds are untraceable and unreadable."

Tests were done with lab rats being exposed to an extreme level of fatigue from exercising and then injected with the lab's homemade serum. The rats stayed energetic for a brief period of 30 seconds but then laid tired and eventually died in their sleep.

People in rural and tribal areas have resorted to using herbal medicines. Less financially able parents have even resorted to using forbidden substances not limited to coke and H. 679 reports of cocaine misuse for this very purpose were reported that very night in Penn alone.

Riots occurred. Adults resorted to hold up signs in front of religious establishments and a lot of them threw molotovs saying, " God has left us, let us burn bridges!" Nuns and Reverends were struck at. Local hospitals received a huge amount of calls and reports.

Some freshmen and even a few sophomores drew Graffiti on the Town Hall and pissed on the homeless. Some ransacked retirement homes and beat up the elderly, and a lot of them beat up their parents to the point of asphyxiation. One kid crashed a 70s muscle car given to him as his 18th birthday gift onto his parents' car with them in it.

"Dad...Mom?!" I ran home as fast as I could after having a sleepover that night (Cliche, i know. But how many teenagers do you know that wouldn't love the company and support of their besties at times like these?)

As i rushed home, I found Nolan, Alex, Royce and their friends ganging up on a tied up mom and dad whom had severe bruises on their face from being beaten with metal bats. Nolan was holding up a jerrycan filled with Kerosene. All while Asa was watching and crying heavily.

"Join us, would ya?"

"No! No! They're mom...They're mom..!!!!! Mom!!!! Dad!!!!!"

Mom and dad shook their heads as to signal the two of us to run.

"They're paying for what they did to us, you'll understand soon!"

"Fuck you, FUCK YOU!"

I hurried inside, picked up Asa and was about to leave when Nolan said:  "You can't outrun us. Sis, You'll join these morons after your first childbirth."

I hurried next door to Mr. Jiang's.