Being an independent rebel teenager is fun. Being free is fun especially in breaking the strict rules.
My country has the absolute worst system. Poverty is getting worse, corrupted Goverment, mass killings of the trespassed homeless people and even innocent families are getting killed and captured.
I knew that humans aren't like monsters who're just doing these things just for themselves, well some are, but people with lowlife doesn't deserve to suffer and die like this.
I was born after two years of the new society. I was raised by a typical family not the rebellious one. They educate me and helped me to sustain my self-control and discipline, I was lucky, very lucky. The only times that bothers me was during my childhood and my parents won't let me go outside and play during non-school days. Their reason is very irrational: "You'll get lost." or "You might be picked and bullied by your classmates."
Of course I obeyed them and knew from what they say is a lie. I don't get it why children won't let them go outside during their free days until I grew older.
The real reason is the military was ordered to kill any children who're outside their homes because their belief is that children might budged into the secret passages or something.
How stupid this is.
When I was 18, the Secret Agency broke into our house during dinner and capture me and my family. They didn't say any word or anything why are they capturing us. I was budging my way out and escaped, leaving my family captured to who knows where. I was alone and scared as I'm struggling to survive on my own, keeping away from being captured again.
I spent two years to experience the life as a Rebel, I was thinking about saving the world and find out the truth. I've done several breaking into the top secret buildings owned by the Goverment and couldn't find anything except money.
Now recently, all I've ever do is to do some graffiti art about freedom from all around the city.
That's why being an independent Rebel is fun, except my past life.
Its 11:20 in the evening, snap, I need a shelter. For some reason, the Goverment ordered the military to inspect the city to search for the escaped people like me.
Its like the kill or be killed in a whole new level.
I was running and jumped through the large gaps of the rooftops, building by building (good thing I was physically active) until I found a steel door on the large but short building. Then I heard a sound of the helicopter goes to my direction, I dash towards door and it opens.
Please don't kick the door open please don't kick the door open please don't kick the door open...
Nothing.
I sighed in huge relief, I was afraid about going outside again. I don't want to face public execution from being isolated from "reality"!
I slap myself to stop thinking about death, then I remember about finding the place to sleep in.
The place I was in has a visible staircase underneath me until the end of it was sucked in by the darkness, is like a stairway to hell. I pull out my smartphone and turn on the torch, walking down the staircase, slow and quiet.
I heard a loud click that echoes underneath me, I was startled and move the torch around me, I found myself in a abandoned coffee shop.
The picture frames about aesthetic horizons like sunsets, twilight and night stars. The walls were covered with colorful mural and quotes about coffee.
This must be like a college cafe, until...
The wooden floor was covered in dried coffee and blood stains and broken white mugs. Some stools and wooden chairs were broken into pieces and aren't in the place where its supposed to be placed. I look at the huge glass windows, with bullet holes and red smudged handprints and the sign is "Closed" facing inside.
My god, I can't even imagine there is a military mass shooting that kills innocent bystanders in this cafe.
I go to the counter and sits underneath it, not a comfortable place to stay but it's worth it to stay in this ghost cafe. I sighed then turn off the torch to check my phone, good thing I'm using a fast internet without getting tracked.
Even the internet is still alive, but the media itself is dead. God, I wanted to be a part of the internet web where everything is active just like a last generation.
I usually go browse for apps during my free time, most of the apps are dead and online games were stated as "Offline Servers".
I scroll down looking for apps in the Apps Store until something caught my attention.
"R Messenger"
An online messenger? But it states as "Recently Used 2 mins ago." Like my dad says "Curiousity kills a cat.", I probably go and download that app.
Its impossible that an ordinary citizen may use this app since one of the laws now a days has "No Citizen may use Internet, only the Officials can use."...
Maybe the Goverment run this app? Or one of the Rebels who're good at programming?
The R Messenger has finished downloading, I immedietly open the app and the first thing I saw was a plain layout: the "Enter Chat" button at the middle of the screen.
Without knowing the consequences, I tap the "Enter Chat". The first thing I know was the background itself has a bunch of green codes and a label at the top of the screen.
Unknown.
"(MC/Y.N) has entered a chatroom" appears above. Seconds later, there is a message that pops out after the first message.
Unknown: Hello.
My fingers were shaking. I didnt know what to type, I guess I'll try to be formal as possible.
(MC): ?
Unknown: Can you see this?
(MC): Um...
(MC): Who are you?...
Unknown: My name isn't a priority here.
Unknown: You must be a first civilian who download this app.
(MC): I'm...no longer a civilian.
Unknown: Oh? Well, I can tell you're a Rebel. Obviously.
Unknown: Since you're a Rebel, what was your main goal at this point of time?
(MC): I was looking for the truth who's behind this Dark Society.
I can't believe I was talking to a stranger as a friend. That Unknown guy cannot be a member of a Goverment, if he is, the soldiers must caught me now through the tracking.
Unknown: I see.
Unknown: You want to know the "truth"?
(MC): Are you saying...that you know the truth behind this?
Unknown: Yes, of course.
Unknown: But first, I will give you the address to the location that leads to the truth.
Unknown: Which its a unsecured secret hideout, filled with classified papers.
A unsecured hideout?
(MC): Is this for real?
Unknown: Yes, it is.
Unknown: I was also a Rebel, but a hacker.
Unknown: The address itself was encrypted, but I take care of so you can view the address too.
Unknown: Are you willing to look for a truth? Before I spill the address here?
My thoughts were clouded after the Unknown guy says it, he's letting me go to the place where all sensitive information was there unsecured? I've dreamed once about eradicating this type of society, so I need the truth.
I'm putting too much trust for this.
(MC): Yes, I am willing to see the truth.
Unknown: Good.
Unknown: *hyperlink labeled ADDRESS*
Through all the sneak all way to that location from the soldiers, I finally found myself walking down a underground passage (no walls, just dirt), no guards or surviliance cameras. Just a giant steel door with a nine-digit keypad beside the door.
I texted the Unknown guy.
(MC): Im here.
Unknown: See anything?
(MC): Just a keypad, it must've require an password.
Unknown: I have one here.
Unknown: *PDF File of the passcode*
I typed the password and a loud click roars in the tunnel. I was anxious if the soldiers heard this, but this is risky.
(MC): Its open.
Unknown: Very good.
Unknown: Why dont you go inside?
I push the giant steel door aside and I found a dull room with bunch of paper works on the desk aside. I close the door shut and a loud click roars again.
(MC): Im in.
Unknown: Ah.
Unknown: Tha
Unknown: nk
Unknown: You
After I read Unknown's message, the messages disappear and there was a loud static computer sound on my phone.
"Hey! What the-?!", I yelled. Of course I knew I was alone in this strange place I was in.
"You must be the Intruder."
A voice says behind me and I felt a hard throb at the back of my head, my body landed like a lifeless body. My vision blurs and fades to black slowly, I can't move and my head begins to feel a migraine.
Crap, what the hell is happening?!
Shit! I knew this was a trick-!
Everything went black.
