Being Her Mother {G×G}

Chapter 1

Since I was a kid I wanted to be a writer. Heard that there was once a time when literature was an art and not just a waste of time. There were some cool people who used to dream of change & used to write stories of love.

Love. Huh? Who am I kidding. There is no such thing as love. There is only war & death. Day by day our numbers are getting short.

Once there used to be 9 billion people on earth. And now there are barely 9 thousand.

9 Billions ! How do you even count so much ! Or was that just another fairy tale?

Why am I thinking so much early in the morning! Specially on this day. The day I have been waiting for. The day I become a 2nd class citizen ! Even though it also means that I probably have 6 month tops. But at least I will be able to go to sleep with a full stomach.

I push myself from my bed and swirl around. Makes me a bit dizzy but also let's me me know that I alive. Scent of mechanic oil & leather is coming from outside. The automail city ! In boards it's called sector 7. But people here call the automail city. There are 9 sector inside the wall.

Sector 1 belongs to the first class citizens. Leaders & their dogs stay there.

Sector 2 belongs to the second class citizens. Soldiers & their family can stay there.

Sector 3 to 5 are pretty much the same. They are like the middle class family. There are reinforced wall between every sector. So that even if one sector gets infiltrated, humanity will survive for one extra day. Even though we know, once the outside wall gets destroyed the countdown will begin. And that day is not very far.

And then comes my position. Sector 6 to 9 ! Lowlife's, that's what we are called. If mankind's number wasn't so low then I don't think they would have cared for us. We are pretty much lowlife.

There are barely any land left for farming. Foods are always short. Meats are just a dream. A glass of water costs half of our daily income.

All because of them.

I wish I could kill them all. But we all know it's never going to happen. There is no chance of survival for mankind. It's their world now. We are just like rats in their home. And soon we will be history.

Closing the door for one last time I realized that the kid next door is still standing on the door with a slice of bread just like always. There are barely enough food for everyone and this kid still shares her food with me.

As soon as she saw me, there was that smile.

"I am not hungry today. You have it" was my short reply.

"Nana said you won't have dinner with us anymore, is that true?" Tears in her eyes were already visible.

"I have got a job in sector 2. I can't have dinner with you guys anymore"

"But why are you going though? We have everything"

"No we don't. You are old enough to understand this that there are barely anything for anyone anymore. Not enough water, not enough food. When was the last time you had a full plate of food? So no we don't have everything. We will never have"

"You are wrong" the tears in her eyes were clearly visible right now. "You are wrong about everything, we might not have enough food but we have each other. I have mom & Nana. And I also had you"

"But I guess we are not enough for you. You are just a heartless person & I never want to see you again. I hate you"

With that she closed the door.

I guess that went better than I expected. Not as much drama as I thought there was going to be. Heartless, huh! In this world you can't live without being heartless.

I knock on their door again. Nana opens the door. I gave her the box & went out without saying anything. I am already late for my bus. There is no point saying goodbye since I will never see them again.

Sector 2 here I come.