My name is Dan. I live in Chicago, IL, in the year 2075. America Is ruled by an empire called the United Republic. they have a council of 50 people, rather then one ruler. In Chicago, there is a wall separating law abiding citizens, which live in a high class community, and on the other side, there are criminals, gangsters, drug dealers, and scavengers. In the year 2059, the police agreed to abandon that part, which is now called the "badlands," and nobody goes in or out, So if you were in there on that faithful day, you would not be able to leave. I used live in the badlands, barely surviving. This is the story of my journey to escape. So, I was planning an escape, I knew there were about 500 cops guarding the other side, so I could never take them down. I decided to walk around armed with a pistol, to see if anyone was selling civilian jumpsuits. finally, after about 2 hours of looking everywhere, I find an entrance with spray paint saying jumpsuits selling for $900. I thought, $900? I'll never afford that. Then I decided to look around for some abandoned banks, thinking there might still be money in there. I knew that I would have to buy a saw for at least $100, which I could afford, then I found a guy name John, who sold me one for $120. I then looked for a bank, and found one. I went inside, sawed the door open, and found 2000 dollars in there, I was rich! the I went back to the person who was selling a civilian jumpsuit, and bought it for $900. After that went back into my bunker thinking I needed a way to get over the wall, which would require a jump pack. I thought, "How the hell can I get a jump pack?" I then realized that I might be able to make it out of scrap parts. Then, I heard a knock on my door, grabbed my pistol, and went to check it out. then, after opening the door, I saw United Republic police officers, I jumped into cover and starting shooting at them, but I was outnumbered. Then, I remember them surrounding me and telling me I was under arrest, and then I black out
To Be Continued in Short Sci-fi story Part: 2