Hear me out

Hey durflings! This is actually one of my assignments but  ithought of putting it here to see the response. so enjoy!

Hear Me Out

Ariella Trace lived with her gravely ill mother, Willow. They survived on scraps of food and rain water. Hollywood was their home, also home to many of the abandoned. The abandoned were those people who could not afford to live in the city, or were unfortunate to be born in one of the families. Then, there are the city walkers. They are the people who are filthy rich, and live in luxury in the borders of the city.

  In this century, 2070, robots control almost everything. The city walkers have BCS chips, Brain Controlled System, in stored at the back of their skull, they can teleport, make things appear in a second and even control the weather. It’s horrifying at how powerful people can be, but they do not know what is in stored in them.

  In the center of the city there is a tall, majestic glass building that towers over the entire city. There sits the throne of the richest and most powerful people.

  However, in Hollywood everybody live in poverty. With tattered clothes and a dirty neighborhood. If you had shoes, people envied you. The roads are cluttered with small heaps of garbage, the wooden houses allrotting away from old age and termites. Nobody spoke to one another really, but everybody respected one another too.

  When Ariella was barely 5 years old, mayhem broke out. Robots were the hot topic and nearly 40% of the human population was unemployed, 20% dead and the other 40% were lucky. Willow got unemployed, while Ariella’s father was killed in one of the strikes as he fought for their rights. Before all this, she had a happy life, but that only lasted for a short while.

  Willow grew ill, and it worsened by the day, until she was bedridden. Ariella detested the city walkers, for abandoning them, for not caring, for being inhumane. She hated them with a burning passion. She dreamed to have democracy restored and for everything to be back to how it was, when there were no troubles.

  Allison Trace was born with a silver spoon as the daughter of the most feared man in the financial industry. Her family runs the richest robot manufacturing company. Being rich was being powerful, and the media was attracted to such people. Allison preferred the silence, the peace, away from all the media. That led her to sneaking out of the mansion every so often.

  One night, as Allison was strolling under the starry night sky. She realized she was in a neighborhood she has never seen before. She was shocked by how badly maintained the place was. It was dirty, smelly, dark and looked revolting. There was little light coming from the flickering lamp posts that lined the streets. As she continued walking, fascinated by this place, Ariella dashed out of her house frantically. Spotting Allison, she ran to her with tears streaming down her face. "Miss, please help my mother. She is on her deathbed, I do not want to lose her. Please, help me.", Ariella pleaded on her knees. Allison hurriedly agreed, seeing a life on the line.

  Ariella dragged Allison by the arm down the street to her house. Allison was shocked by Ariella’s mother’s state. Willow was deathly pale, with hollow cheeks and a frail body. Immediately, she called an ambulance using her BCS chip. Within seconds, an ambulance materialized in front of the house. Paramedics used their BCS chip and literally floated Willow into the ambulance without touching her. Ariella was mesmerized by the technology with the world renowned BCS chip. A nurse with a warm smile politely asked Ariella for her and her mother’s details. All these while, Allison stood patiently by Ariella. They were then rushed into the ambulance andteleported to the hospital. Ariella was amazed by how fast it took for them to arrive.

As Willow was being treated, Allison questioned Ariella, "So, Ariella. How did you get into a place like Hollywood? I never thought there were people who lived out of the city borders.” Ariella realized Allison was clueless to the abandoned and was definitely a city walker. Ariella hesitated, she explained to Allison about the abandoned and her life story.

  Many thoughts ran through her mind as Allison digested the frightening facts. How could the world be so disgusting and selfish? Outraged, Allison came to a life changing decision. She held Ariella’s hands and spoke in a serious tone,"Ariella, I can not imagine the pain and suffering you have gone through. I sincerely would like to help regain balance in this world of madness. I see potential in you, together we can do it. We can try to make this a better place.” Ariella agreed without hesitation, but was debating how two 17 year old girls will be able to do it. Allison explained about her family background and everything clicked into Ariella’s head.

  The doctor rest assured that Willow would be fine and that she would be under observation for a few days. Ariella thanked Allison profusely, relieved that her mother was going to live longer than she thought. Allison told Ariella that she should stay in the city for the time being. Ariella was ecstatic, they both teleported back to Ariella hut for her to pack her stuff up.

As they were packing, two men dressed in black barged into the hut. Before they could react one of the men grabbed Allison by the collar with ease. Panic rose in them. Allison screamed and flailed her limbs. As Ariella was about to attack them, they teleported away. Ariella panicked. She had to save Allison. She thought hard for a solution, then it clicked. Her father, one of the most powerful man. Determined, she made her way into the city.

It was easy finding Allison’s house since it was the most prominent building in the center of the city. Ariella ignored the weird stares and asked to speak to Mr. Trace. Obviously they denied letting her in, but once she said it was related to Allison, she was rushed to meet Mr. Trace in his office. In the middle sat Mr. Trace. He stood up and loomed over her, Ariella introduced herself and said that she had news of Allison. Mr. Trace had hope in his eyes as he questioned Ariella of Allison’s whereabouts. Sadly Ariella spoke,” Mr. Trace, its unfortunate to tell you that I don not have Allison with me. She… she has been kidnapped.” Mr. Trace eyes widened in surprise but soon turned cold and angry. Ariella told him the two men always came in the night to capture a random person and use them as lab rats for new technology. Those lucky ones who survive come back unrecognizable, it was a horrifying sight.

Mr. Trace called up security and ordered all available enforces to track Allison’s BCS chip and arrest the kidnappers. Mr. Trace thought back to Ariella and said,” Ariella, thank you for notifying me. I would see that you are comfortable here in my household for the time being.” Ariella nodded nervously.

10 hours later, Allison was brought back with the two kidnappers. Fortunately, Allison was unharmed. Mr. Trace was shocked to hear that they were employees of his organization and were part of his mega robots project. They were in search of people to test out the new prototype. Holding tightly to his daughter, Mr. Trace asked,” Ariella, I am forever in your debt, what can I do to repay you”. Ariella took a deep breath and explained the living situation back home and how her people live in fear .At last she added, ‘ Sir, Allison has seen the situation first hand, she and I share the same vision, that is to restore balance to the society, and we hope you can help us.” There is a long silence, you can tell from Mr. Trace’s expression that he is in deep thoughts, by this time both the girls were holding hands and nervously waiting for him to speak. ‘This is not going to be easy and is going to involve a lot of money, but I gave you my word, and I am building a better world for my daughter, so young ladies, throw me all your ideas” Mr. Trace finally broke the silence.

In the next few months, they worked on campaigns, petitions and charity drive. The President is too, determined to rebuild the nation focusing on human rights and equal opportunities, and to reduce dependence on Robots.

Pictures of the abandoned and Hollywood were displayed around the city. Soon enough, everybody wanted to lend a helping hand, it was heart warming to see everybody in harmony.

In 2 years, everybody was living as an equal. The President set up new laws to defend the once abandoned and that there is to be no human experiments. Ariella’s what she thought impossible dream had come true. There was peace, democracy and most of all, joy.