Personal Narrative: A Beautiful Day

It was a beautiful day. Tiring, but nonetheless beautiful. 5:50 sharp was when the bus was supposed to be here, it was 5:48 when I saw it turn the corner three blocks away. I was so focused on the bus I didn’t see the car pulling into the Bus Pickup zone. I didn’t notice it until I was pushed against the wall of the building along with the twenty or so other people at the stop. I realized today was the second Tuesday of the month. How could I have been so stupid! Every second Tuesday of the month, if you were out and about you would surely be stopped at least once by a Passer. Passers were the police of this time, 2064. If a Passer stopped you, you had to have your ID. If you didn’t have your ID, something bad would happen. Did I remember

Come. I was cautious but I realized I had no choice. Walking towards her, I got a better look at her face. She had a pointed nose and blue eyes. A weak chin and straight lips. Small ears and high cheekbones. She made eye contact for just a moment and turned in an obedient manner and walked down the hall. Presuming she wanted me to follow, I did. She never looked back, not once. When I stopped she stopped but never looked back. I tried to ask her name, but she never spoke. Going around bends and corners, I never saw a door, not until the end. She stepped into a box on the floor, which scanned her feet, and opened the door. The room we walked into was large, with a chair in the middle. As soon as the door shut behind me she spun and held out her hand. Stop. So I stopped. She grabbed my shoulders and turned me around. I looked up and noticed an audience, they all had shaved heads and a number on their ear and collarbone. They all sat at desks, glancing between me and constantly tapping the desks. Idesks. They all sat there typing away, the little robots. My shadow formed in front of me and I turned around to see me, as a freshman in highschool. My shoulders slumped. They couldn’t have picked a better picture?

“Olivia Pris Fox,” I turned a 180 once again. “It is a pleasure to finally meet