With the cake in hand, the mother was approaching the birthday boy that couldn't wait no more for this moment to come.
"Happy Birthday little one!Don't forget to make a wish after blowing the candles" says the mother with a bright smile on her face.
The boy with full excitement surging in his body took a deep breath and extinguished the 10 blue candles,now ready to make a wish.
"I wish to become a great explorer in the future and uncover all the mysteries this world has to offer'' says the boy with an unwavering confidence in his words knowing that it will become true by wishing it, taking his whole family watching it by surprise
The mother looked at the boy with a amused look and sighed
"Come on Olly,you are not supposed to say your wish out loud"
Oliver didn't care about the small detail and continued with his rambling together with his family ,enjoying his birthday to the fullest.
One of his best memories to relieve.
… ….
After being stuck on static all night, the old TV in the bedroom finally picked up a channel, revealing a nervous news reporter standing in front of a train station as she began her segment.
[Multiple suicide attempts are being reported in District A Metro Station.We are advising everyone going through hard times after the war to please call this number for help and—]
The reporter couldn't even finish before the TV became static again.The only sounds that could be heard were loud grunts accompanied by a hoarse voice .
''Wake up Oliver! it's already 10 am,don't tell me you are drunk once again" says the angry voice still trying to wake Oliver up
"Just shut up,today is my day off anyway! You're waking me up from my wonderful dream," says Oliver as he reaches for the pills on his nightstand.
'One…no maybe two should be enough for today'
After taking them Oliver could feel his temples hurting less after a night of drinking.
"Ohhh, did our little boy dream once again about his childhood …" says the voice, before being cut off by Oliver's disgusted look, wanting the subject to be dropped.
Oliver simply clicks his tongue and mumbles to himself.
"Whatever, I'm going out to buy some cheap drinks. Have fun without me."
The angry voice remained stunned and could only watch Oliver leaving the room.
After leaving his bedroom Oliver picked up his old brown coat from the hanger while counting a small sum of money he found in his pocket for his "necessities".
'Sector B is usually where I can find the cheapest booze but I still need to take the metro for that…"Oliver already felt a sense of exhaustion just by thinking about it.
In the capital city, moving from district to district required using the underground transit. Every citizen was able to travel to different districts depending on their authorization class. Districts A through C were specially designed for lower-class citizens, each having its own specialization: A was residential, B commercial, and C industrial.
An hour later, Oliver was already on the platform, waiting for his train to arrive.While waiting he couldn't help but observe a suspicious man dressed in black with a red suitcase in his left hand checking his watch every moment he could ,somehow looking distressed.
'Is he a government worker ?What is he doing in the lower district?
At that moment he couldn't help but worry about the man standing next to him eyeing the individual every moment he got
Government workers were responsible for investigation and keeping the different districts under control.Most of the work being done in the higher districts while the lower ones were being left alone to fetch for themselves.
'Something important must have happened for them to be here' thought Oliver still looking at the man not knowing he turned around looking directly at him while griping his suitcase harder than before .
The two of them were locked in a stare-down when a loud shriek from the tunnel suddenly interrupted it no one seeming to be disturbed by it other than Oliver.
'Is that the train?'Oliver curiosity took the better of him deciding to peek a little only to be stunned by what was coming .
The train was drenched in a bright pool of blood, black smoke billowing from its front. Along the sides, bare bones clutched the doors, desperately trying not to be left behind.The shrieks becoming louder with every passing moment.
Upon seeing that grotesque machinery Oliver took two steps behind in a panic trying his best to get away.As he backed away, a surprise attack from behind struck the back of his head, leaving him disoriented and struggling to keep his balance.
While trying to identify his attacker, barely being able to hear anything because of the shrieks a strong kick came shortly ,the kick being strong enough to break multiple ribs and pushing Oliver off the platforms directly on the railways
''Shit shit shit …'' Oliver screamed desperately before his whole body came into contact with the bloody train dismembering everything and leaving nothing but blood stains on the train tracks.With the body nowhere to be seen now the train was passing the station at unimaginable speed.
The government worker gently picked up his suitcase cleaned every remaining drop of blood , looked at his watch tapping on it two times and murmured to himself.
"Time of death 11:30 AM
Cause of death:Suicide
Citizen name:Oliver Flynn"