My wife, wow, she's as beautiful as ever. Her dark brown hair cascading like a waterfall down to the tip of her shoulders. Her eyes as alluring as chilled ice on a bright winter morning. The 10+ years of our marriage have certainly done her well. I can't believe how lucky of a guy I am. Living in a world like the one we live in today, I'm beyond thankful to have her by my side. The way she looks at me and our son tells me everything I need to know about her. It's heartwarming knowing that I can always count on her to be here for me.
My son started crying; the housekeeper went to check on him. Hopefully everything is all right. I should probably go check up on him to see if he needs any help.
Hmm, looks like he's still crying. Would you look at that, all it took was spinning the thing that hangs over his crib to sooth him. If I had spinning rockets over my head I'd probably shut up too.
My wife is calling for me, may as well see what she needs.
Apparently, there was a man at the door. Turned out to be a Vault Tech Rep, go figure. He told me there was a spot open for my family in Vault 111, although, I don't know why I'd ever need to be going in there. I figured, oh, well, may as well sign up anyway. It certainly wouldn't hurt anything, right?
The television set switched over to a breaking news station, so my wife and I, along with the housekeeper, gathered around to see what was going on. A nuclear bomb was about to be let off in the acts of war. It was at that moment I knew I had made the right decision signing my family up for that spot in the vault. My wife grabbed our son, and we headed out the door and ran to the vault, located less than a mile through the woods. There were military men along the path to the vault, which wasn't a bad idea since there were hundreds of people rushing to the vault. When we arrived at the gate, a man dressed in a Corporal uniform checked off our names and brought us through, It was a shame seeing all of the non-selected citizens gathered outside of the gate being denied access to the vault for safety. Just as we reached the vault entrance, in the distance, the nuclear explosion went off. The way the explosion looked as we descended deep into the earth was horrific. Almost as if the world was coming to an end.
Once inside the vault, we received full body suits. They were blue with a small amount of yellow detailing on the sides along with a yellow 111 on the back stamped in-between the shoulder blades. Everyone was wearing one except for the scientists that were standing around; they were wearing long, white lab coats. As we were escorted into what were called "living chambers," I noticed we would be here for a very long time. Instead of the living chambers being what you had expected, they were these giant, dull pods. The scientists called them Cryo Chambers. They were made to freeze your body completely just enough to where your heart beat reached its lowest possible beat that way you could still remain alive. We walked to the end of the room, and I got inside the pod to the left. My wife and son were placed in the pod directly across from me. I could see them through the glass. How I wish this would have never became a reality. Our family was perfect. The pods locked shut, and I was no longer able to comprehend anything. My eyes closed and I fell into a deep sleep.
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