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Chapter 1
I wake up and find myself on a school bus. The bus is rusty and old, and a familiar smell reaches my nose. The seats are made of an ancient fabric and the patterns are all trying to look as homely as possible. I sit up, click my fingers and begin to look around to see what is happening. My classmates are talking to each other. I eavesdrop on the pair in front of me and hear something about a new game coming out.
o The graphics on the game are amazing. Ito s as if the whole thing is real.o
o I know and the in-game controls are supposed to be unique.o
o Really, well I cano t wait to get it for my birthday!o
o Lucky you. Oh, have you heard about the new film coming out in cinemas?o
I soon tune myself out of the conversation and look to my left. No-one is sitting next to me. I am quite the loner, but I dono t mind. It still means I can do whatever I want and communicate with some of my close acquaintances.
After daydreaming for several minutes I inspect the bus and notice the ceiling lights above me. I press the on switch to witness it in action, but nothing happens. Disappointed, I inspect the bus further and spot the fold-up bin on the seat opposite me. I make an attempt to open it, but fail. The hinges have been eaten by rust. I give the lid of the bin a stronger tug and successfully open the acrylic container. I peer inside to wonder what I have won. I spot the old remains of dried up chewing gum pressed against the sides of the bin, three fully used cigarettes, crinkled and twisted and a sweet wrapper gooey on the inside and sticky on the outside. I look out of the window to observe the outside view.
Io m in a futuristic city filled with many skyscrapers reaching up towards the heavens. The buildings are all gleaming white and shiny, the windows cleaned to an absurd extent. I glare at the city for a longer period of time. It has character, it looks older, as if it were here since the dawn of time.
Something happens.
Everyone in the bus gets out of their seats. They are all running around screaming, crying and moving to the front of the bus. The vehicle comes to a sudden halt and opens the doors slowly. Everyone leaves in a rush as I get out of my seat. I start to head for the front of the bus avoiding the side of the chairs and treading over the rubber floor. A temptation ensnares my body and forces me to turn around. I see a tsunami heading for the bus, as tall as the sky and tearing through the city. The tsunami heading towards me is made of flames that have an orange hue around it. Tongues of flame lash out from the wall of lava and the skyscrapers become ablaze, burning to a crisp and collapsing onto the empty streets. I freeze as the amazing spectacle of raw power approaches me. I cano t move my body and the threat pushes its way through the city.
A scream fills the air and I regain control. I turn my body as fast as I can and head for the front of the bus. There I go down the metallic steps and tread onto the stone ground. The magnificently tall city shadows me, but I move on. I fall to the ground grazing my hand. Unable to move I shout for someone to help me; only a silence emits from my mouth. My limbs begin to tingle and the wall of fire moves closer to me. A mosquito flies in front of me, circling the area around my face; it flies behind me. I feel a sharp pinch on the back of my neck and I feel drained. The threat becomes stretched within a hando s reach, yet the top of it is a mile away. My vision becomes clouded with a greyness that originates from the outside of eyes. A deep, thumping headache, the city begins to spin and blend into each other.
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