The Cure: A Short Story

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I awakened to the echoes of a million bullets hitting the ground. Fascinated and enchanted, I stood as the cold drops danced in the air and the fog covered the nearby buildings. It complemented the faint, city noise. I walked to my opened window as the crisp October air welcomed me with a grin. Raindrops fell from the dreary sky. It hadn’t rained in Lourdes for one hundred years. The drops of water tickled my nose for the first time as the golden sun threatened to tear into the gloomy, pillow-like clouds. Why would the government keep us from this? The weather control prevented rain, snow, or any weather without fail for one hundred years. For some reason, the rain help me feel at peace. I marched downstairs and out the door in my government issued night clothes toward my best friend, Wren’s, house. On the way there I heard a muffled cry near the bushes, behind her house. The leaves cracked and rattled as Wren threw a ball of paper at me.
“I thought that if I forgot about it, it would just go away,” Wren cried. “I guess I was wrong,” I uncrumpled the thick, letter and read it. The letter from Governor Cinder stated that Wren had been chosen to be part of the The Cure. The same operation my brother, Dante, died from two years ago. The Cure is a vaccine designed to help people live longer and be healthier. Those who recently turned …show more content…

Then, they deleted my records. Aspyn Birch: deceased. I thought there was a ninety percent death rate. Why are they saying I’m dead? A machine then directed me to a cube-like cell with completely white walls and tiles. Suddenly, a medic wearing a green scrub walked in carrying a single syringe on a metal tray. The needle that could end my life. The medic saw me eyeing the needle, my hands shaking. “Don’t worry, you’ll be okay. I promise,” he assured me as he injected the needle into my arm. I felt my consciousness fading away and my mind shut down. Am I

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