Personal Narrative: Awakening

Chapter One: Awakening

My eyes opened slowly, my vision blurry in the dark space. As my sight cleared, I made out the concrete walls of a bunker. My back was against a wall, opposite to an door and staircase leading out of the bunker. I slowly rose to my feet, wearing nothing but tattered cargo pants and an shirt with an large tear down the middle. My memory was blurred and scattered. There was an pile of organs surrounded by an huge pool of blood right in front of me. There was an large leather backpack leaning against the corner of the room, next to a empty shelf. I took an look around the room, spotting an makeshift weapon lying next to me. I picked it up, an weapon made from an steam gauge assembly and an crutch for an stock. I picked

I shook it slightly and an large 40mm grenade fell from the chamber in the weapon. I picked it up and loaded it back in, then held the weapon while i walked to the other side of the room. I set the makeshift grenade launcher on the floor and searches the bag. Inside i found an bottle of water, unopened and fresh. Inside was also an SIG Sauer 14mm handgun. I searched the magazine of the firearm, but inside was only four shots. The last item inside was an rusty machete, but the end was still sharp enough to cause damage. I opened and took an small drink from the plastic water bottle and placed all the items in the bag beside the machete, which I placed in an small pocket on the side of the bag. I brought the backpack up onto my back, now carrying it. I proceeded to walk around the horrifying mound of flesh and up the stairs. The room above was empty, with an gas mask complete with a air filter and goggles on the floor. I picked it up and put the strap around my head, then cautiously opened the steel door outside. I took two steps out and the door behind me closed. I was standing on an cliffface with less than eighty feet below me, I’d say. At this elevetion, I got an fine view of where I was. A vast desert

In the distance was an towering building, slim and with a huge roulette spinner on top, which I knew I had seen before but couldn’t recall how or where. Below the tower was many smaller buildings, and an large wall around it. Hovering over the city was an massive red cloud, which I recognized but once again couldn’t remember how I knew of it. In front of me was an skelaton, with an strange device. I picked it up and it turned on. The item was far from the corpse,and it looked recently used so I doubted it had belonged ot them. It turned on with a screen requesting direct interface with the user, and showed an short animation of an cartoon character placing the device on their arm. I did, and it locked around my arm. It began showing my vitals, and it said I was suffering from an fever and had damage to my right knee, which, after seeing that, I acknowledged the pain. It had a slot on top with a small button to open. I pressed it, and the slot opened and a small tape came out. I pulled out the tape. On top were the words “For You.” in cursive. I placed it back inside and began to listen to it. A musical track began to play. It was