The air was as polluted as the London smog. Advanced machines whizzed by me as I walked along a pavement made from light. I was born into a world where little to no nature existed, just millions of architectural skyscrapers dominating the sky like heavy plated guards keeping watch over the skies. You could no longer distinguish where the ground was simply because the amount of smoke blocking your view to see it. I was walking back to my home after a long hard day at the office. My clothes, ripped and dirty in places. The dying old sun, slowly disappearing amongst the city. The artificial air, getting colder with each step I take. That was my life ever since the destruction of our home word. Now we live on a giant computer controlled planet.


When I got home I did what I usually like to do on a Friday evening, which was to flop onto the dark sofa and switch on the tele. Of course it wasn’t working. Yet again for the umpteenth time, I have forgotten to replace my power rod. I wish things changed for the better. All of this futuristic technology is good but sometimes you just want to go back to basics. That night I slept in my soft warm bed, cuddling my teddy as I fell to sleep.


The following day around 3 in the morning a global alarm went off. Everyone immediately was informed of the crisis in which the main computer at the core of the planet had malfunctioned. My eyes opened as wide as an insane man. I quickly got my special suit and placed over me. I knew the time had come for our virtual life to end. I looked out of my broken window and far blow me, an exposed piece of the computer core jittering away. I threw a rust metal object at it which caused a catastrophic explosion. The entire globe was shaking violently, I knew it was going to blow. I just shut my eyes tight and hoped for the best…


I woke to the sound of birds chirping in the trees and the fresh sunlight hitting my eyelids. I was laid across the bright green grass, covered in daisies and dandelions. I took a deep breath into the fresh clean air. Time to make a fresh start and to forget what the past is.