Everything was perfect in the Vault. I had a well-paying job and I had Friends that included Amata. Nothing seemed to go wrong. That is until the day comes. When my life entered Hell...
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"Wake up!"
I slowly came to consciousness lying on my bed hearing an awful blaring sound and my lights turned down to a dim. I was slowly able to see straight and the first thing I saw was the lights outside of my window in the hall were off and a yellow spinning light going off.
"Albert!" She yelled over the blaring alarm, "Wake up!"
"Amata?" I mumbled shaking my head a bit and rubbing the sleep out of my eyes,"What is it? Why are you shaking?" I yawned sitting up and looking drearily out the window.
"It's your dad Albert!" Amata said looking out my bedroom door then turned frantically back at me,"He's left the Vault!"
"What?" I exclaimed getting up, "What do you mean left the vault? That's impossible!" It really was. The Overseer had made it a point to enforce this idea too. It was here you are born. It is here you will die. Because in Vault 101 no one ever enters and no one ever leaves. That quote plagues the minds of every Vault 101 resident. The Overseer has taught us this martial law and he has somehow proven it true.
"I thought so too Al," Amata said looking distraught, "But it's true, I swear to you that he has left and my father sending guards after you!" She looked like she was the verge of tears but I couldn't well to seeing her this way.
I was so confused with the accusations of my father leaving. My dad, he couldn't have. It was impossible to believe; the door has never opened before. But apparently it is possible because my dad, my own father who failed to tell me he was going to attempt such a feat had left without telling me anything. Why? Why did he leave the Vault? Why did he leave me behind? He told me never even try to leave the Vault. He used to tell me there was nothing outside the Vault but hell and misery, nothing but death and survival.
I couldn't bear to think about his lifelong lessons right now. It was driving me insane. He had broken the rules of the very values and lessons he had taught me; lessons and Values that would keep me safe from the outside world and have a good life down here. I can feel my anger inside of my body at the mere thought of losing my only family. Mom was gone, even though I never knew her. and now Dad? How could he leave me here? If he dies...then I just lose myself. I needed to get out, out now where I could try to locate my father. Then back of my mind locked away under my own selfishness and anger I remember Amata being there and what she had told me.
"Your father?" I asked wearily, "He is sending officers after me?"
"Yes," Amata said shaking. She looked like she was about to collapse out sheer nerves.
"But why?" I asked confused slightly," What did I do?" I helped her sit on my bed as I got up and paced back and forward from my bed to my door.
"He thinks you helped your dad escape," Amata said pleadingly, "He thought Jonas helped him too. He ordered Officer Allen Mack to beat it out of Jonas. And Jonas...is... Jonas is dead Albert." A tear finally rolled down her cheek.
I stood there not uttering a word, Rage, shocked knowing that one of my friends who with my father was murdered under the observation of someone who was supposed to be leading to our Vault. I just keep staring at the ground at the thought of it.
"So they killed Jonas," I said weakly, "And I'm fucking next right?" I was too shaken. No one, no one had ever had put up with as much shit as this, the idea living in the vault was to live here having a good and safe life, but no, it turns into a devil's playground.
"Yes," Amata said crying,"Please Albert. I have to know! Did you know what your dad was going to do?" I still looked at the ground stinging from trying to cry but I held it in. I wanted to cry over Jonas, my dad and what he caused, Amata, and me. But I can't cry it was just like being held back and never releasing it.
"No," I said truthfully,"He didn't tell me a damn thing!" My face felt like it was burning with anger but also felt sadness underneath it all.
Amata looked at me sympathetic, "I'm so sorry Albert," She said trying to dry up her tears, "I didn't...realize you were in the blue as much as I was. I mean he was your father. But your mothe-."
"Stop, Don't talk about her." while He raise his hand up. I got up looking at her. "I have to leave," I said confidently, " I have to know why my dad left."
"I know," Amata said trying to keep from crying,"If you don't my dad will have the guard's kill you they did to Jonas." That thought Jonas sickened me. I felt a cold shiver travel up my spine."If you're going to escape you have to go through my dad's office. My father has officers with guns stationed at the atrium entrance to the Vault door."
"Okay," I said agreeing with her, "But Amata how am I going get pass those guards? If they are in the Atrium then I'm trapped."
"Here," Amata said to me, "Take this." She handed a gun that had a square like barrel and a chamber. She handed me two more clips too."I stole this from my father. He was going to use it on...you if he found you and you didn't give him the answers."
I looked at the gun. If i was going to get out of here, I was going to need it. "Thank you Amata," I said thankful to have her as a friend, "I promise I will only use it if I have to."
"Okay," Amata said looking relieved, "I'll meet you at the door. But please Albert, I'm begging you, please be careful.
"You're leaving me no choice Amata," Her father, if that's what you would call him, said sounding annoyed, "Officer Mack?"
Steve swung his police baton at the side of her face. That's it. I got up and walked in the police door and grabbed the back of Steve's uniform and slung him into the cell room then closed and locked the door on him. Amata ran out of the room in tears as I walked over to her father. I grabbed a pair of handcuffs off a desk and handcuffed one of his hand's to a pipe on the wall.
"You should learn how to control your pets Alphonse." I said ill-tempered, "He might bite off more than he can chew." With that I could see Steve banging on the barred window angrily and with a crazed expression.
"Looks like we something to talk about."
"I'm so sorry Jonas," I said to his corpse falling to my knees,"I wish I could have done something." I felt like crying on the spot as my eyes stung trying to hold it in. I just didn't know anymore. Why did something so wrong have to happen because of one little mistake; a mistake that had driven a power hungry man into spreading chaos throughout the Vault. I was so out of it I didn't even realize I got myself up.\
I heard sniffling from the room across the Overseer's door. I walked into it to see Amata crying at the table with her hands holding her head like she had gone insane or something. But I didn't have time for this right now. I walked to the Overseers office door and unlocked it. I walked over to his terminal using the password which was surprisingly "Amata." I scanned through the options and found one said "Open Overseer's tunnel."
I stroked the console and looked at the Cog shaped outline. This had to be it. I just knew it. I was about to press a button when Amata walked up from the same way I did.
"Well you did it," Amata said happily but sad at the same time. "Now you just need to open the door."
"Thanks," I said gratefully,"I couldn't have done it without your help."I can't lie; I'd probably be dead now id wasn't for her.
Amata laughed a bit."The only thing I managed to do was get caught by Steve and my... father." She said sadly.
"If it wasn't for you waking me up," I reminded her, "I'd be dead probably. You risked your life for mine."
"You did too," She pointed out, "You saved me from those two."
"So we're even?" I asked.
"Not yet," She said shaking her head.
"How come?" I asked confused.
"You still haven't escaped yet," Amata said, "Find your father and find out why he left. Then we can call it even."
"Okay," I said smiling.
"Find your dad Albert," Amata told me,"And I'll try my best to change mines. Deal?" She put her hand out for a handshake and I took it commenting by saying "deal."
"They've opened the door!" I heard one shout.
"Good bye," I said to Amata who backed away into the way she came.
"Bye," She mouthed back just as two guard came bursting through the door with the police batons.
"I love you."
Into the wasteland.
