A white room,not empty but not full. A white light, a light I couldn’t escape from even when I closed my eyes. A figure, not human but not fully robot. Writing on its chest ‘The Institute’. Its eerie eyes got closer to me as I tried to scramble out of the cold,hospital-like chair. But I was too weak. I could barely lift my arms nor legs.
The only memory I had was when I was with my family, having a picnic then…
Nothing.
How did I get here? Why was I the only one here? Where’s my family?
A soft knock echoed from the white, metallic door.The same humanoid entered with a tray of food.Mac and cheese,a sliver of raspberry cheesecake,a carton of apple juice and carrot sticks – the same food from my family’s picnic.
How did they know?
They asked if I needed anything else but all I wanted was to know how long I had been here.They were hesitant to say but after a few awkward seconds they said “ 30th of June 2126”.
What? How? What happened after the picnic?
I could even wrap my head around what they said.I looked the same since 100 years ago and my family must be in another. I took it as my challenge to find them and what happened to us.
Everyday the humanoids make us walk the perimeter to get your daily exercise but it was only me. I felt my stomach turn when they made us walk into the darkest corridor I’ve ever seen. A figure, a human not a robot. Someone i knew before this all happened, it was him it was my …