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1984: A Short Story

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The next morning, Winston walked into the kitchen, he had only gotten lost a couple of times trying to find it. Luckily, the ship’s staff was more than happy to help. As he walked in, he saw Storm and Pan of Neverland fixing their plate of food he believed to of seen at least once in his life. Winston couldn't remember the last time he saw so much food in one place. He sat down next to Storm and she began helping him fix his plate. He was still sore and recovering from mistreatment. “Our plan today is to take the inner party by surprise,” Storm said, stretching for a piece of bacon “You will be the distraction.” “The distraction?” Winston asked hesitantly. “Yes, all you have to do is walk up to the headquarters and leave the rest to us.” Storm replied. Winston thanked Storm …show more content…

Storm told Winston to freshen up and meet her and the rest of the team in the council room located in the middle of the ship on the first floor. By the time Winston made it to the council room news broke that they had made it to Oceania. A horrible feeling came over him as he remembered all the painful memories. Aslan turned to Winston and said “Do not be afraid anymore, Winston, you are safe with us, but what I ask of you will take courage and bravery. We need you to draw out the party members by walking up to the headquarters doors. We have word that they have been looking you. Once you draw them out, we will take care of the rest.” Winston agreed and continue with their plan. Following the team off the ship, he looked around seeing the Oceania in a worse shape then when he had left. People were hiding in the windows and rundown apartments to scared of Big Brother to come out in the light. Straight ahead of him, he could see the giant building that caused so much pain to the

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