Dark

I awoke in fear, hungry and scarred pretty bad. The pain in the back of my head was excruciating. It looked like I slept in fire, singed and swollen. I was surrounded by machines of all types and I had tubes and mechanisms all over my body. The hospital bed had a beautiful design, swirls of vanilla and beige. The only thought I had at the moment was..."what am I doing here?"

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The Mess I Call My Life

"GET DOWN HERE THIS INSTANT!" my mother screamed.

"Why on earth, have you not gotten the power yet?" she asked.

"I''ve been busy...umm...getting POWER ON MY OWN!" I exclaimed.

"You silly, silly girl, there is no other way to get power than by buyi-I mean getting it from the PWF (Power Work Facility) in your favorite depthtown also known as GlowCity which you live

in." the woman on the intercom announced in her-as always- snooty expression.

"LIVE IN, I SAY TRAPPED IN!" the market salesman on the corner shouted.

He was always my favorite because of his opinions and "descriptive" jokes he tells me about the way this world was before and if he could change it himself.

"Dawn, are you listening to me?" my mother yanked me by the ear right until our noses were touching one another's. "Listen to me Dawn, get the power, brush the rats nest living on your head, and buy a pig at the market. GOT IT!"

"Uh huh..." *GULP*

"Here is 5 pence, I better see 3 when you get back."she stared at me with a glare and walked off to sweep the floor.

Well, the first thing on the list is to get the power. YIPPEE I thought as I walked my way through the crowded streets of GlowCity, as it was rush hour and I might not receive my daily power. Even though I could get the power myself without the "help" from my fellow pushing and shoving depthers. As most of them were sick from not seeing light for over 14 years.

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The Market

The most favorite part of my day, going to the market to see Bobby the salesman. He sells everything imaginable, from food to "enchanted" glass eyes. I always went to him whenever I wanted to talk because I don't really have school. All we have is learning week and that is a week when every child or adult gathers to the town hall where we don't eat or sleep all we do is sit and listen to all the terrible things that will happen to you if you ever went to the surface. From what they tell me, it's sound like a world where you can do whatever you want. Which is what it feels like whenever I'm around Bobby.

Back to what I was talking about before, seeing Bobby. The items on my list of things to do was always too boring for me. So I always changed it up a little bit. My favorite thing to do was to eat ice cream with Bobby. Since everyday I did this, and money was very hard to get at the time, he would always give me his homemade ice cream that he said he would never reveal his secret to anyone, not even me.