David Lane: A Short Story

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Bytes Year 2200- “With 14:30 left in the game, we take our 30 second TV break.” Here we go again, I thought, with my electronic helmet fitting my head like a glove. “Buy, Buy, Buy. This car will fit your needs, David Lane.” It always seems like these commercials know everything about you. “The prices are down, down, down.” All of the sudden these words had new meaning to me, but I couldn’t put my finger on why. “Sir, we have a blinker. It seems Mr. Lane is ‘drifting’.” “Keep an eye out and turn the game back on.” “And the game is back on,” said the announcer. Living in Greater was peculiar. Ever since Chet starting running the city, everything was different. Everything was Chet. Chet, a technology company, came into society after a guy…show more content…
I decided this was the day to do something about these mysteries. As I traveled through the tunnel to work, I called my colleagues and asked what they knew about BC and Chet. No one knew a thing. For a second, it started to scare me, until a camera in my cubicle told me to get back to work. {The cubicle was set up so that cameras were always able to see your face thanks to newly developed technology by Chet. Security cameras marked all four sides of the cubicle, and you felt in complete isolation in the white room that seemed to come right out of a Men in Black movie. The only way of communicating to your co-workers involved using the tiny little dot of a laptop camera and a stationary phone. Other then that, it was just you and the room.} “Sir, Mr. Lane is getting curious. What should we do?” “Nothing,” replied the deep voice, “No need to start something that doesn’t need to be started.” I sat in my chair staring intensely at the computer. Having thought about the idea for a while, my brain started to feel as if it wanted to melt(perfect participle). Work finished at about 6:30, and I decided to call up my godfather who felt like my real father. “Hello,” said the husky voice. “Hey, Pop. It’s me.” “Hey there, David. How's it
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