One-shots

Dystopia

This is the second part of the test when i had to either make a dystopian or utopian society. i chose dystopian.

Hi, my name is Venus. You're probably thinking what a weird name it is, but I love it. My ma named me after the planet of love to remind that no matter what I am loved especially in times like these.

"I'm talking to you little girl!" some random lady shouts.

"Hello ma'am what can I help you with" I try to sound nice

"I want this in another size"

"I'm sorry ma'am but this is a one size fits most store all of our articles of clothing are the same you'll have to find a bigger size elsewhere." I hate working here but it helps my family and it's the best I could do. The woman storms out and I sigh, time to go home.

"Ma I'm home!" I yell

"Hello dear I was just about to make dinner would you like to help?" she says smiling. I love my mother, we don't deserve to live like this

"of course, ma what do you need help with?" The next thirty minutes were spent helping my mom cook, we all sat at the table and ate together. The next morning came around and I got ready for school with my brother. We share a room because we can't afford more than a two-bedroom apartment. I walk outside and see another riot happening, People have been doing this since I was born begging the higher ups for just a little bit of a better life. I also take part when I can but that's not often. As I'm walking by, I see the cops throw something and out of habit I pick it up and throw it right back. That's what's got to happen sometimes fight fire with fire, I guess. I finally make it to school and Ocean runs up to me. They're my best friend and often go to protests with me.

"You ready for today" Ocean asks me. Today I'm going to art club. At least that's what I told my mom, Ocean and I are going to go with a big group on a protest to make minimum wage higher so we can get paid more and help our families. School was boring but now is the kind of fun part. After school we go to the bathroom and take all our piercings out, we cover our matching stick and poke tattoos we gave each other, put some long sleeves pants on, a jacket to cover our body shape, and Ocean takes out their contacts and puts glasses on. All of this to make us as unrecognizable as possible. This is so the cops can't track us down afterwards and so we aren't on tv.

"Let's do this" I say. We walk to where the march is starting and start shouting with everyone.

"WE WANT MORE PAY!" It was hot and crowded but we had to do what we had to do. Soon the police were involved.

"You have 5 minutes to retreat or will use force" Nobody moved. We kept walking. No backing down. We cannot comply, that's exactly what they want. We must keep pushing.

"You have 4 minutes to disperse" We kept pushing. No backing down.

You have 3 minutes to leave the road. This has been declared an unlawful protest and we will use force if you do not leave." Keep walking. At this point we are being shoved. Almost completely trampled yet we keep pushing.

"2 minutes" Don't stop. Keep shouting. Get closer. Show them how much you need this. I finally reached the line of officers with shields and started yelling louder than before. Crying, pleading but they don't care. They stand with a straight face.

"1 minute" Scream. Cry. Shout. Plead. Push. Yell. Beg. That's all I have to do, and we can get what we need.

"3" Push. "2" Yell. "1" Run. As soon as they reach 1, we all know to run away. Before I get the chance to turn, I'm slammed to the ground, I figure since I'm getting arrested anyways why not use this chance to get really personal.

"Why are you doing this? I just want to help my family. We can't live off of what we are getting paid." He puts his knee on my back. I struggle, I can't give up. Keep yelling, fighting, pushing. That's all I do. I try to move just to get picked up and slammed back onto the ground. My ears start ringing, everything hurts. I can hear Ocean trying to get them off me, but they got put in handcuffs too. Fight. I tell myself, I can't lose. Fight, scream, cry, yell, do anything you can't, just give up. So, I try my best I squirm, I wiggle, anything to show them how dedicated I am but, they slam me down again. Black. Thats all I see. Nothingness then I stop thinking all together.

"Venus no!" Ocean shouts. "Please let her go Shes hurt you hurt her" nobody listens. A day later my funeral is held. It wasn't huge nor did they even bury me. Ma couldn't afford it. Ocean placed me by our favorite hangout spot allowing me to become one with the Earth again. The funeral was just everyone gathered outside our home crying. Pay was never increased. I died for nothing. I am nothing. I will be forever forgotten as just another person who died fighting for nothing.