Guy Montag: A Short Story
It was April 4, 2030 I, Guy Montag -but everyone calls me Montag-, was walking down the street with my boy's, we were in our 20s, virtual holograms were invented, life was good, but what good was life without someone to share it with? I felt lonely and wanted someone to share my thoughts hopes and dreams with. A woman with lips as red as a rose, eyes that will draw you in with one look. Then, I smelt something, it smelt like the petals from the sweetest flower my senses have ever come across. As I looked to my left across the street, there she was. My future wife. The moment I laid my eyes on her I knew that she was going to be mine no matter what it took. It was too late to speak to her she was already getting onto the Monorail. She hadn’t
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noticed me but I would be back tomorrow hoping she will be here once again.
The next day, I went to the exact same place that I spotted my future wife, filled with excitement and a little bit of nervousness. I waited and I waited for hours but there was no sign of her, I must have lost track of time because before I knew it it was already night and I had no luck. I was depressed the one girl who has ever remotely peaked my interest had slipped out of my hands in the snap of a finger. I headed home, dragging my feet at the realization that I would never see her again. After little sleep my best friend had sent me a virtual message.
“Let’s hang meet me at the courts in 15.” The hologram said
15 minutes later…
“Hey what do you wanna do Montag?”
“ I don’t know, I didn’t see the girl yesterday, I need to get my mind off of her so let’s play some basketball.”
We played for a while but nothing got her out of my mind and then suddenly. I saw her! She was sitting by a tree, on her tablet. Oh how beautiful she was. This was it I was going to talk to her, not a moment to waste who knew when I was going to see her again. I walked up to her and said.
“ Hey I’m Guy Montag, but everyone calls me Montag.”
Oh.. hi I’m Mildred just Mildred.”
“Do you mind if I sit with you?”
“Not at all.”
I felt a spark instantly, she was the one for me. I had to ask her out.
“You know the Spring Carnival is tomorrow, would you like to go with me?”
“Umm, I can’t sorry.”
“Why not?”
“ I am not allowed to date. Sorry, goodbye”
“Wait! Theres gotta be some way you’ll go with me, I'll even try to win you a stuffed animal to make the night extra cheesy.”
I winked at her and immediately cringed at myself after that line. What if she thought I was being too pushy? Or maybe just plain old creepy? There's no way she would want to go out with me now. But to my surprise she started giggling.
“Okay.” she said. But you're gonna have to ask for my father's permission, if you're up for it that is.”
“Of course! Later today to ask for permission.”
“Okay see you then.”
The plan was set, I was to ask for her dad’s permission. So I asked Gideon, my computer robot what Mildred’s address was, and left. Once I reached her house my hands were sweating like a monkey, I was never this nervous before. The door opened, Mildred’s dad was a polished man. He let me in and when I asked he wasn't very happy, but was convinced that I had good intentions so he allowed it.
The day had finally come, the Spring Carnival I had put on my best shirt and pant combo.
I was ready. I picked up Mildred at her house, she was wearing a peach dress, she was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. We got to the Carnival and the first thing we did was play a game. The game was to throw wooden ball at medium size ring of fire. I wanted to win Mildred a stuffed animal as I had promised her when I asked her out. The man asked her what she wanted she said “I would like a stuffed animal of a panda reading a book. The man typed it up on his tablet and it appeared. I don’t know why she wanted a panda reading a book, I myself would have chosen something cool like a phoenix or something but whatever made her happy made me even happier. The night went on, she was amazing she was funny and so sweet, I hoped the night would never end.. Then she asked if I wanted to go on the ferris wheel, I told her that I was afraid of heights, but she said don’t worry I am here for you. I couldn’t refuse an offer to sit so close to her in a cramped seat so I trusted her. When we got on she saw how scared I was so she grabbed my hand and started singing “L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole, that forever became our song. I saw that it was cold so I gave her my jacket. After the ferris wheel we decided to walk around, she was still holding my hand. We stopped by the pond looked at each other, I pushed her hair to her ear and went in for a kiss, as soon as I did the annual fireworks went off. It was a moment I’ll never forget. Instead of taking the monorail home we decided to walk. It suddenly started to rain she was looking for a roof we could go under but I
said
“Would you like to dance?”
“Here? Now? We have no music.”
“We don’t need any.”
I took her hand and start dancing. As we danced we naturally start singing our song L-O-V-E. We had only knows each other for a few hours but if felt like we have been together forever. In a good way. After that day we were inseparable, we spend every hour together, we didn’t need anyone else to live just each other.
Five years later….. It had been five years since Mildred and I first met. Everything was still the same except our love, it grew more and more everyday. The day I had finally come April 4th 2035, five years later. I was never more sure about anything but the thought of her still saying no ran through my mind. Although it was ridiculous to think she would reject me the possibilities still ran through my mind. What if she's not ready? What if she doesn’t say yes? What will I do? I still had to go through with it. It was a cold day, one of Mildred’s favorite kind of days. I had the perfect proposal planned. We were to walk on the path we took the first day we met. The path had changed greatly, a monument was placed in a center of a circle of cherry blossoms. It was new that year, the thought of telling people in the future that I proposed to the most beautiful women ever the first year the monument was made was what helped me decide on the location. Everything had turned out how I planned it, I was down on one knee and the words wouldn’t come out, my life came screeching to a halt and suddenly my mouth felt as if it was on fire, I vomited all over her, I was so embarrassed! I don’t know why I was hesitant to ask her to marry me, that usually only happens when I don’t think I was making the right choice, the words wouldn’t come out. She was so happy until that moment. Her smile turned into a frown full of disgust.
She yelled “YOU DON’T LOVE ME, YOU RUINED MY DRESS!!!!
I responded, “Of course I do, I am sorry I wanted it to be perfect. .”
After a few hours of crying I attempted it once again. She said yes after realizing I am 100% committed, but after that day she always seemed different. Like she didn’t love me anymore. It had been 10 years since we had first met, the spark wasn’t there anymore. It was as if she could die and I would no longer care. After the messy proposal everything had changed. Who knew that proposing to Mildred would ruin our love for eachother. She had started watching a television show, that is all she ever did. She believed the characters in the show were her real family, she listened to them, and I became a firefighter. Burning houses, lit a flame inside me, it made me excited. The smell of burning wood gave me life. I don’t think I’ll ever love her the same way again and her I.
noticed me but I would be back tomorrow hoping she will be here once again.
The next day, I went to the exact same place that I spotted my future wife, filled with excitement and a little bit of nervousness. I waited and I waited for hours but there was no sign of her, I must have lost track of time because before I knew it it was already night and I had no luck. I was depressed the one girl who has ever remotely peaked my interest had slipped out of my hands in the snap of a finger. I headed home, dragging my feet at the realization that I would never see her again. After little sleep my best friend had sent me a virtual message.
“Let’s hang meet me at the courts in 15.” The hologram said
15 minutes later…
“Hey what do you wanna do Montag?”
“ I don’t know, I didn’t see the girl yesterday, I need to get my mind off of her so let’s play some basketball.”
We played for a while but nothing got her out of my mind and then suddenly. I saw her! She was sitting by a tree, on her tablet. Oh how beautiful she was. This was it I was going to talk to her, not a moment to waste who knew when I was going to see her again. I walked up to her and said.
“ Hey I’m Guy Montag, but everyone calls me Montag.”
Oh.. hi I’m Mildred just Mildred.”
“Do you mind if I sit with you?”
“Not at all.”
I felt a spark instantly, she was the one for me. I had to ask her out.
“You know the Spring Carnival is tomorrow, would you like to go with me?”
“Umm, I can’t sorry.”
“Why not?”
“ I am not allowed to date. Sorry, goodbye”
“Wait! Theres gotta be some way you’ll go with me, I'll even try to win you a stuffed animal to make the night extra cheesy.”
I winked at her and immediately cringed at myself after that line. What if she thought I was being too pushy? Or maybe just plain old creepy? There's no way she would want to go out with me now. But to my surprise she started giggling.
“Okay.” she said. But you're gonna have to ask for my father's permission, if you're up for it that is.”
“Of course! Later today to ask for permission.”
“Okay see you then.”
The plan was set, I was to ask for her dad’s permission. So I asked Gideon, my computer robot what Mildred’s address was, and left. Once I reached her house my hands were sweating like a monkey, I was never this nervous before. The door opened, Mildred’s dad was a polished man. He let me in and when I asked he wasn't very happy, but was convinced that I had good intentions so he allowed it.
The day had finally come, the Spring Carnival I had put on my best shirt and pant combo.
I was ready. I picked up Mildred at her house, she was wearing a peach dress, she was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. We got to the Carnival and the first thing we did was play a game. The game was to throw wooden ball at medium size ring of fire. I wanted to win Mildred a stuffed animal as I had promised her when I asked her out. The man asked her what she wanted she said “I would like a stuffed animal of a panda reading a book. The man typed it up on his tablet and it appeared. I don’t know why she wanted a panda reading a book, I myself would have chosen something cool like a phoenix or something but whatever made her happy made me even happier. The night went on, she was amazing she was funny and so sweet, I hoped the night would never end.. Then she asked if I wanted to go on the ferris wheel, I told her that I was afraid of heights, but she said don’t worry I am here for you. I couldn’t refuse an offer to sit so close to her in a cramped seat so I trusted her. When we got on she saw how scared I was so she grabbed my hand and started singing “L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole, that forever became our song. I saw that it was cold so I gave her my jacket. After the ferris wheel we decided to walk around, she was still holding my hand. We stopped by the pond looked at each other, I pushed her hair to her ear and went in for a kiss, as soon as I did the annual fireworks went off. It was a moment I’ll never forget. Instead of taking the monorail home we decided to walk. It suddenly started to rain she was looking for a roof we could go under but I
said
“Would you like to dance?”
“Here? Now? We have no music.”
“We don’t need any.”
I took her hand and start dancing. As we danced we naturally start singing our song L-O-V-E. We had only knows each other for a few hours but if felt like we have been together forever. In a good way. After that day we were inseparable, we spend every hour together, we didn’t need anyone else to live just each other.
Five years later….. It had been five years since Mildred and I first met. Everything was still the same except our love, it grew more and more everyday. The day I had finally come April 4th 2035, five years later. I was never more sure about anything but the thought of her still saying no ran through my mind. Although it was ridiculous to think she would reject me the possibilities still ran through my mind. What if she's not ready? What if she doesn’t say yes? What will I do? I still had to go through with it. It was a cold day, one of Mildred’s favorite kind of days. I had the perfect proposal planned. We were to walk on the path we took the first day we met. The path had changed greatly, a monument was placed in a center of a circle of cherry blossoms. It was new that year, the thought of telling people in the future that I proposed to the most beautiful women ever the first year the monument was made was what helped me decide on the location. Everything had turned out how I planned it, I was down on one knee and the words wouldn’t come out, my life came screeching to a halt and suddenly my mouth felt as if it was on fire, I vomited all over her, I was so embarrassed! I don’t know why I was hesitant to ask her to marry me, that usually only happens when I don’t think I was making the right choice, the words wouldn’t come out. She was so happy until that moment. Her smile turned into a frown full of disgust.
She yelled “YOU DON’T LOVE ME, YOU RUINED MY DRESS!!!!
I responded, “Of course I do, I am sorry I wanted it to be perfect. .”
After a few hours of crying I attempted it once again. She said yes after realizing I am 100% committed, but after that day she always seemed different. Like she didn’t love me anymore. It had been 10 years since we had first met, the spark wasn’t there anymore. It was as if she could die and I would no longer care. After the messy proposal everything had changed. Who knew that proposing to Mildred would ruin our love for eachother. She had started watching a television show, that is all she ever did. She believed the characters in the show were her real family, she listened to them, and I became a firefighter. Burning houses, lit a flame inside me, it made me excited. The smell of burning wood gave me life. I don’t think I’ll ever love her the same way again and her I.