Sarah+Hearn+Vignette

August 27, 2050 is the day where the world around me and my future would forever be changed. Little did I know that day my house in East Memphis by some school named Hutchison would become flooded along with most of the other houses. I thought I was safe because some of the houses in East Memphis were not affected by the flooding. I thought I was one of those lucky girls, but lucky is a world that doesn’t exist to me anymore.

My little sister and I were on our way to Germantown because my best friend, Cindy, was one of the wealthy people that took over the dry parts of the city. Cindy had a house and food, and those were things that I desperately needed right now. My parents disappeared and were never seen again once my sister and I came home to find our house flodded. I had no place to go, and I had no one else but my little sister, but I knew that Cindy would let my sister and me and stay with her.

“Jen wake up! Jen, we have to get to Cindy’s now before it gets too dangerous!”

Jen never woke up. She was one of many who had caught the deadly water borne disease. I now realized that I was all alone. I had no mom, no dad, and now I didn’t have a sister. There was no time to grieve. I had to get to Cindy’s before I was one of the bodies floating though the flooded water.

Cindy’s house was surrounded by guards from every angle. I finally caught a glimpse of a girl sitting on the steps with her parents. At this point, I started screaming while I sprinted towards the house.

“Cindy! It’s me Kate! Please…”

Before I could finish my sentence, the guards grabed me and held a gun up to me. Their job was to keep people like me out, and they knew someone like me didn’t belong with the wealthy people in charge of the city.

“Wait, you don’t understand! I’m Cindy’s best friend. Tell them Cindy!”

Cindy’s parents shook their heads at Cindy and whispered something in her ear. Cindy started to cry, and eventually her dad answered for her.

“No, we have never seen this girl in our lives.”

The last thing I heard was a gunshot.