I wrapped my hands around a thick branch of the tree, using all the energy I could muster, I hoisted myself up. Sitting on it, I felt a sense of satisfaction course through me. I had climbed many trees in this forest before, but it was my first time attempting to climb such a sturdy and tall tree. The view before me was breath-taking. The lush greenery of the forest canopy, the little critters emerging from their resting places and the squirrels scurrying for food under bristles of wispy moss. This forest was my sanctuary, a place I called home.
I turned and shifted my gaze to the megacity. A sea of vibrant colours, busy streets, that was full of people zooming around in Jetpax QS46, yet strangely quiet. People too absorbed in
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Since she could run after being fitted with prosthetics, she joined the school track team. She started to win races, even beating the record I set for 100m. This gave her confidence as people start flattering her and she became popular. Charlotte feels good being so “cool” so she started chasing after all the “artificial” things to further gain the likes of her new found friends. She takes drugs to improve her cognitive skills, memory boosting pills and etc. She tried persuading me to do so too, but I never once gave in. This caused our relationship to slowly fall apart. She became colder and more distant towards me as days passed. Soon, she became someone I no longer recognised.
“Corinna, just try one, it’s the newest discovered and most effective pill KJ34, designed to help you develop bionic muscles, it won’t hurt, trust me,” Charlotte pestered.
“No, it’s just too…artificial. Also, it’s against my principles. Winning and doing well in a thing when you actually do not put in effort. You should stop too.” I shook my head before walking away.
Who knew I ran into Beverly, the one who used to bully Charlotte but is now her new friend? “Ha, who are you, a girl overshadowed by her own disabled younger sister. Who holds the school record now? Not you. Who is the new popularity queen now? Not you. You are nothing, not even a speck of dust, as compared to your sister,” she sneered in
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I ran off into the forest, a place where it hold fond memories of my sister and me together. As I ran deeper and deeper into the forest, my sobs turned to cries of disappointment. It was then that I ran across the old hut. As I stepped inside the old hut, the memories started flooding in. My heart was aching terribly for the sister I lost.
Then, I tripped over a bottle of pills that enhances memory. No idea why it is in the hut of all places, I could not help but feel curious. But it wasn’t my main concern. Stuck in a dilemma, I wondered: If I take the pill, I would be accepted by Charlotte, I may even regain my once close relationship with her, but I want to uphold my principles too. It’s one of the things that matter a lot to me too. So which one is more important: Charlotte or my moral values?
It was too difficult for me to answer and a tougher choice to make. As I stare down at the bracelet Charlotte gave me, Tears started to gush down again.
“Even though Charlotte was disabled, she was happy and content, but afterwards when she fitted in with people in the future city, those qualities disappeared. She became never satisfied, always chasing for more. Always wanting to be more popular. No, I do not want to be like all the people in this city, so “artificial” and “fake”,” I