Literary Magazine Class - My Story!

        Requesting Freedom

 She walks along the rocky path. The trees and rocks lead to what looks like nowhere, but she still walks along it. She doesn’t know where she is going, but if it isn’t where she was before, she wouldn’t care. Everything here is bright, happy. The leaves are green, the ground is brown. The grass is shining. The sun is gleaming. Bright red roses were sprinkled around. Everything she had always dreamed of. She had never thought that this day would actually come. Freedom.

What she was used to was darkness. Grey. Black. Surrounded by a crumbling wall. No windows, just a tiny hole for slight light, and air. The door was just steel. The air was stuffy, dusty, grey fog surrounding her. She was trapped. Her captors were stubborn, irresponsible, nonsensical humans. She had only heard about the town that was outside her little box. Everything was mainstream. Store vendors were greedy goblins, only looking for money, rarely ever to help someone...or having a good business. Everyone worshipped evil. They looked forward to money, inanimate objects, and rebellion, never life. With all of these stories she heard, she was happy to be in her box. She wasn’t like the others. Thats why she is stuck here. She can’t leave, like she wanted to. She has no money, and now no friends or family. How was she going to get out of this horrible town? This place is for people who settle for less, or people who get lazy, and evil people looking for trouble and drama. She even hears gunshots from her little hole in the wall. It’s pretty scary for her to live in this little box, in the middle of an evil town. Better than actually living in this evil town.

 One day, her friend had came into her cell. She just told her to call her “L”. So “L” came into her cell. She was one of the people who are required to check up on cells to make sure the people were alive. This place is for people who want to leave and can’t, and people who are trying to change this town, trying to do good, and can’t. The evil in this town is too strong for a couple of good people to change it. L brought in some food. She isn’t like the others, who beg for food. She is humble with her food, and appreciates it. Thats another reason why they locked her up. Nobody knew, but L was actually a good person. She was just pretending to be evil, to blend in, so that she wouldn’t be locked up and she works here so that she can help these people. Nobody else wanted the job, and L claimed that she only wanted it for the money, but really, she didn’t care about money. She had been trying to find a plan so that if they get enough people locked up here, she can let them loose, and the good can conquer the evil. L brought the girl a warm meal, which they only get on fridays. Meals were the only way she would be able to tell what day it was. She never knew what time it was, but the actual day was good enough to stay sane.

“So, hows the plan going? Has there been a spike yet?” She asked L.

“Sort of. Not enough, though. We have to keep getting the word out to pedestrians, but we have to do it carefully. Two of our men were already locked up by asking the wrong people if they wanted to change the town. Don’t worry girl, this can’t go on forever. Bad guys never win.”

“They did this time.”

“You have to keep thinking positive, thats the only way to survive. You can’t keep thinking negative, or you really will never get out of here.”

“I know, but its so hard when you are surrounded by so much negativity, its starting to grow on me.

“You can’t let the evil take you. Just know that you would make your parents proud if you got out of here alive.”

L’s comment made her feel much better, and she ate her food as L left. She really did know that this plan had to work. She always heard riots outside, eventually they were all taken in, but they can’t all fit in this place. They have to stop this some time. Hopefully in her lifetime.

The riots had started to get more constant. Less gunshots, less evil, she had heard from L. The plan might actually take action soon, she said. A week after she talked to L, someone else walked in her cell. It was a doctor. She was taken aback because L was the only person that sees her.

“Where’s L?”

“Who? I’m Dr. Left, I’m here to make sure you are alive and well, we aren’t here to starve and kill you people in here.”

“No, L is supposed to come to my room. She always gives me food and all, where is she?

“Forget her for now, you won’t be seeing her anymore.”

“NO! WHERE IS SHE!?”

“Now, you have to calm down. I don’t want to have to take you to solitary confinement.”

“WHAT? THIS ISN’T AS CONFINED AS IT GETS? I’M IN A FREAKING BOX. I CAN’T BREATHE. IF I WANT TO TAKE IN FRESH AIR OR SOMETHING, MY WINDOWS IS A HOLE THE SIZE OF A PENNY! THIS ISN’T FREAKING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT? WHAT, ARE YOU GONNA TRAP ME IN A TINY ROOM WITH SHARP SPIKES ON THE WALLS?! HUH?!”

The doctor calmly looked at a person nearby, and he walked out. Then two people came in. They told her to calm down, and that this doesn’t have to be hard. She gave in, and they quietly escorted her to a thin, dark hallway. They threw her in a even smaller room, without even a bed. There wasn’t even a hole to breathe through.

“Now, we are only going to keep you here for today, people who stay here longer than that usually don’t survive.” The two people said.

They looked at each other and smiled as they closed the door. It suddenly became pitch black. She didn’t know where anything was. Instead of panicking, she decided to just sleep through it. She had wondered where L was. Was she captured? Why didn’t she come? Did she get out? All this wonder was enough to make her fall asleep.  

She woke up to the light of outside. Someone opened the door. It was the doctor again.

“Now are you ready to calm down?”

“Now are you ready to tell me where L is?” She responded.

“I hate to be the bearer of bad news...well....not really. She is dead. They shot her during a riot. She deserved it, all of you people do.”

This news...it couldn’t be. How could they...is the town out there really that bad? The girl was devastated inside, but now that L is gone, she thought, maybe she could take her place, and finish what she started.

“I don’t care. Maybe she did deserve it. She was always nice to me. This town has seemed to grow on me, so I don’t even think I belong here.”

The doctor seemed impressed.

“Well then, I see you have made some progress. We’ll take some tests on you and, maybe you will be getting out today! How long have you had mixed feelings?”

“For about a year already. All the good I tried, its stupid, you know?”

The girl was so relieved and happy that she would be able to get out. She had almost forgotten how sad she was a second ago about the death of L. It was a good death, unlike most of the people in this town. This plan will work. She is thinking positive, but at the same time, is negative. What a strange mix.

 The next day, the girl took her first steps outside since she was 11. She is 14 now. The sky was grey and gloomy, everything seemed so sad and evil. This was not what she was expecting. Everyone was wearing the same ugly clothes. Everyone was blasting the same r&b, rap, and pop music. The girl had always loved Indie, Techno and had always hated pop. She guess that she would skip the “pretending to listen to the same music” step, because she really couldn’t take pop. When she looked around, she spotted the goblins at each and every street corner, and every store. She noticed dark figures inside liquor stores. Signs of stars were marked everywhere. This place really did turn evil. The only thing that can get worst than this is people start killing people. As soon as she thought that, a gunshot went off. She swung her head around to look for the gunman, and saw only a dead body laying on the floor. Nobody acknowledged him, and the people who did were teenagers making fun of how he couldn’t defend yourself. The girl guessed there were probably no more policemen, no more ambulance, the only place doctors are in is in this asylum, to keep the good people in. The girl tried not to look scared, worried that people would say something, so she just went walking on calmly, as if she would see that everyday. Nobody knew that this normal girl had so much fear inside her. She just walked the streets, noticing how bad this place really is. She came to a halt as two girls came up to her.

“Are you lost?” they asked.

“Um...why are you asking me? Why do you care?”

“Uh...no...no I don’t care...just...don’t tell the officers alright? We are new here.”

“Did you work with L?”

“Oh thank god! You aren’t not evil...”

“Shhh! Don’t say it too loud!”

“Sorry, I am just so happy to see someone else. I can’t find L.”

“She...she died...in one of those riots. She was a good friend of mine. I just came out of the...asylum. She used to come and bring me food, and would tell me about the colony and the plan she had. Are you a part of the colony?”

“Oh dear, I am. Come, we’ll get you looking normal.”

“Thanks...uh...why don’t I look normal?”

“Your hair is crazy, your clothes are dirty, and your shoes are so 3 seasons ago.”

“Um...ok...lets go.”

The three girls were on there way to this colony. The girl refused to giver her name to them because she didn’t remember. She didn’t want to say she didn’t remember, because she was embarrassed by it, so she just told them that she wanted to stay safe and she couldn’t trust anyone yet, and to not take it personal. The girls suggested a nickname. They all had one. Then one of the girls suggested “Rose”. The girl loved that name, because she had always dreamed of seeing roses again. Rose agreed.

 They all arrived at this huge old abandoned building. Apparently, this was the colony. They went inside slowly and alerted everyone that it was them. There were about 20 people. Rose became really upset...and heartbroken that out of this huge town, only about 20 people were still good. A lot of people turned, she thought, and some people are still pretending. Rose greeted them all. Three kids, 15 adults, 4 teens, not including the new teen, Rose. So 22 people are still good in this town. Not a big number at all. The place was really big and roomy. There were about 50 rooms. It was like a mansion here, the perfect place to stay. How do they keep out the evil, though? Rose decided not to think about negativity and started thinking about a plan. They could all just walk out. Nobody was going to arrest 22 people, it would take a long time, and we would fight. This was the perfect idea to rise up against the evil.

 Rose stood with this colony for a couple of days before they decided to make the trip.They all went out at once, and some officers stopped them and asked where they thought they were going.

“We are getting out of this evil!” one of the women yelled.

The officers went after us, and tried arresting us, but we ran. We started to scream and we made a riot. More people started to come in and scream with us. Officers were overwhelmed, and the evil was scared. We wrecked the town, fought back officers and the evil spIrits. Even some of the officers went on our side. Rose then noticed the man who was shot when she first came in. He was still laying on the ground, rotting. As soon and Rose saw that, she became infuriated. She began screaming louder, and attacked officers. Would this riot ever end, or turn into a war? The screaming later died out, as there were no more goblins, no more spirits, no more evil. They are cheered, and all went their separate ways to either leave or stay. Rose wanted to leave. She invited the two girls, and they said they would be right behind her. Rose began to walk, and after about an hour walking, she found herself walking along the rocky path. The trees and rocks lead to what looks like nowhere, but she still walks along it. She doesn’t know where she is going, but if it isn’t where she was before, she wouldn’t care. Everything here is bright, happy. The leaves are green, the ground is brown. The grass is shining. The sun is gleaming. Bright red roses were sprinkled around. Everything she had always dreamed of. She had never thought that this day would actually come. Freedom. She suddenly felt a sharp pain in her back. The pain was so overpowering, she fell to her knees, and then to the ground. She saw footsteps come up from behind her. One of the girls were holding a bloody knife. Rose thought, ‘Evil will never leave this earth’, as everything went black, and then white.

 Rose woke up in a dark cell, like the one she was trapped in before. It had the same small hole and same steel door.

“Hello?! Hey! Are you out there, L?”

The door slowly opened...and who was there startled her. A disfigured evil spirit...with blood dripping from her hands.

“Yes.”