The indolence and incapability of creating change and addressing issues caught up to the ignorant people. That occurred thirty-years ago. A decade later, we were overpopulating the planet to extreme levels, resources were diminishing at alarming rates. Countries were torn on what to make out of it. The damages included criminal expansion, ardent hate towards the government, futile protests and strikes, and a lot of death-- accidental or not. Criticizing followed the United States President, Jordan Blanche. The citizens presumed the President was going to declare war against another country. From the lowest of low to the highest of high, people implied, apprehensive to directly say, that the President should have invaded another country. People inferred it was best solution. The overflowing country would've had more access to land and resources. Anytime one of the governors appeared in public, someone would furtively aim a very tangible tomato at him, her, or them. It was getting too out-of-hand. To pacify the citizens, the President decided to host an arbitrary selection invariably each year. In said selection, 20 people from each state would be put to sleep in a pod.
This year, from the state of California, I was chosen. In my final moments of consciousness, I decided to recall evolution. It wasnt great. I feel dizzy now. A blonde male injected something to me. I dont fee-.
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Thirty-Years Ago
RandomCover Picture: http://orig08.deviantart.net/7bf1/f/2013/306/7/b/ruins_of_civilization_by_sol4rplexus-d6sq9kc.jpg Prompt: Write a story using 12 vocabulary words (Homework assignment given by my honors teacher.) Inspired by "The Hunger Games" series...