The Perfect State: A Fictional Commentary on Humanity and Politics

Realisation: Chapter 7

New Oxford, 28 January 2048

9.00 PM, Quent in his study at his residence was reading over the remainder of the Records he had not read the night before, in the hope that anything contained within could help assist him in the plan.

Suddenly, the phone started ringing. Quent nervously picked it up, a voice said: "You are Dr Quent?"

He was nervous maybe someone found out about the plan, Quent replied: "Yes it is and you are?"

The voice said "It does not matter but I have important information you might wanna hear. The Department of National Security reviewed the correspondence and it has been reported to the authorities."

Quent sat there frozen in fear, his worst fears have come to pass. The voice said, "Hello, You there?"

"Yes, still here. Just in shock. How long till you think they will come for me?"

The voice said "A day at most. Screw preparations for your trip and get the hell out of here or else you will die for sure."

Quent knew the voice was one-hundred percent right he had to get out tonight. Quent curious asked, "How do you know this?"

The phone went dead. It was clear that the clearly male voice did not wish to be identified.

Quent had to inform Mane, Derrin and Miss Adelaide about their plan being exposed but how? The phone lines were monitored and the security cameras would surely capture him leaving the house. He said to himself fuck it and used the phone, there was no more time for convert tactics, they had to leave today or else. Shaken from the anonymous tip, he poured himself a drink.

Quent with the drink in hand sat down at his desk ready to call his associates. Just before dialling in the number to call Mane, he downed half of his drink just to get the courage to speak. With the number dialled in, the phone began to ring. He did not know if Mane was in his residence at that moment, he could only hope for all their sakes.

After what seemed an eternity, Mane picked up the phone answering with "Dionysus, What is wrong?"

Quent asked him "Are you alone?"

"Yes, I am in my private study, what's wrong my friend?"

"We have been found out!" blurted out Quent.

Mane shaken replied "Oh God, How do you know this?"

Quent mentioned about the anonymous tip-off.

"This means we have to escape tonight, don't we?" said Mane in a voice indicating his stress.

Quent replied instantly "Yes, We have to leave tonight or else we will be arrested. The anonymous caller said we had only a day maximum before we detained."

Mane composed himself and said to his old friend "Okay, What's the plan then?"

Quent then went on to explain his plan to escape and be safely distant from the city by sunrise. All persons involved in the plan and their families would depart the city every 30 minutes exploiting the loopholes in sentries times at certain checkpoints in the city. Then after they had all got out of the city, all involved parties would meet up at a rendezvous point at a safe distance outside the city. Any and all journey planning would take place at that point, at this point they just had to escape with their lives.

Mane sighed and said, "Okay, I'll meet you there."

He put down the phone to prepare for the escape. Quent did the same for the rest of his associates.