In my close to 30 years of life, I feel like I can say I've never truly appreciated the sun. Yet here I lay on the last day this body will draw breath smiling with the light of the sun waking me from my restful night of sleep.
No worries, no doubts.. relatively no cares. In thirty years when was the last time I was ever this relaxed?
With a slight yawn I peel the covers from me, disrupting my comfort and peace.
“Today's the first and last day of the rest of my life.”
Okay maybe not in that order, but the statement still stands.
As I look around the hotel room I can't help but think about the …show more content…
A year ago I applied for this writing contest sponsored by the scientific nation of research and development.
Each contestant was charged with coming up with some in game plot. There would be a hundred winners who would have their plots added to the game's AI for quest references.
There was also the chance of fifteen people becoming a grand prize winner. The country kept especially secret the reward, doing everything to make sure the information doesn't leak.
6 months ago surprisingly enough I had a man in a suit standing outside my small door claiming to be a representative of their country.
After checking his credentials and inviting him in he broke it too me plainly that I was a grand prize winner.
He told me that if i accepted the prize I would be leaving for the main research department in charge of the game within a week's time.
He couldn't tell me what the prize was only that if I accepted I had to say my goodbyes to my family forever and be prepared to leave within the