Chapter 16
I sat down next to our fire waiting for Dean to come back with some food
I sighed missing everyone, I really hope when i get there it will all be worth it. I've learned so much on my journey, reminds when i was younger, just in high school learning about the lies they tell us
"100 years ago there was a great war......that almost whipped out the entire population, bringing us down to just a few million people" my teacher Mrs. Kender said as the whole class listened. but i don't understand why, we get told the same story every year, i wanted to know more.
"But we won......he won" she said pointing to the screen which had a man on it "Michael corll.....the man who made these cities.....rebuild our world.......our hero" she said with a smile making me raise my hand. she nodded my way, making me ask my question.
"What were we fighting?" i ask.
"What?" she questioned me like she didn't know the answer making everyone look at me
"In the war, what were we fighting?" i ask again "like other people? Or'
"Miss Thorne" she said sighing a bit "we don't ask questions like that."
"But isn't that the whole point of school, to learn" i say "part of learning is asking" i state making her get mad. as the whole class shared small laughs and whispers.
"Principal's office now" she said making me look at her weird
"For asking a question" i say rolling my eyes walking to the office. i walked in the main office where i sat, next to a boy. waiting for my turn to be called into the office
"What did you do?" i asked him.
"fight" he simply said while playing with his hands.
"cool" i say trying to fill the awkward silence "what's your name?" i asked before another moment of silence fell, i gave up before he spoke.
"James" he softy said making me smile a bit
"Ellie" i say making him nod before our principal came out
"Evelyn Thorne" he called my name making me roll my eyes.
"Good luck" he said making me smile at him before walking into the principal's office. i was going to need good luck to get out of this one.
"Miss Thorne, I'm sure you're well aware, if you question things.....that leads to others questioning things.....which leads to confusion, which leads to anger which then leads to war" the principal said to me making me look down "then nothing" he finished. making me glare
"I quite like your father, so i will keep this under the radar but don't let it happen again" he said making me nod
"One last question" i say making him look at me "why cant we leave?" i ask making him sigh
"It's not that we can't, who would leave......we arent trapped" he laughed a bit but i didnt fully believe him
"You wouldnt survive even if you tried, the air......its unbreathble" he said getting back to his work
"Bu-" i started but he pointed at the camera making me stop
"They are always watching" he whispered making me nod.
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Hope wasn't made for us
HorrorA war took place 100 years before, making the population limited, people in charge chose to make cities with walls enclosing then from the outside world. To keep them safe. This story follows a young girl named Eveyln, she is becoming a nurse and fi...
