The Outside Monologue

His finger reached down to press the button and began to speak, “Hello, citizens of The Colony, do not feel panicked even though this is not the usual person speaking to you. Indeed, I am not Mother. But, I am here to inform you about the different world above us, The Outside. It is a place where people can feel independent. It is said that many decades earlier, the Outside became too polluted for a whole population to live in, so with no other choice, seventy-five percent of the population moved into The Colony, where they would have to live under Mother. From that time on, the citizens had to perform tasks that the Mother orders them to do. Like today, we are ordered around by Mother without our own thoughts or independence. We only do what Mother wants. To you, that may seem like independence,
I must follow Mother’s orders,” P-437 innocently responded.
“Mother’s decisions are final.”
The guard heaved P-437 up and dragged him out of the cell. P-437 did not know where that courage came from, but he rushed out of the arms of the guard and out of the cell. As he ran, he knew he needed to find A-987 to asked for help and to tell him what happens during School.
His two legs moved nonstop because there was no time for him to stop, knowing there are guards searching for him. At last, as he ran down the dirt-stained pavement, a man in brown overalls and knee-high boots came into view.
“Where did you go? I was looking all over for you. Mother wanted yo–”
P-437 cut him off, “Listen. I don’t have much time. Please, hide me. I was supposed to attend School and on the way into the cell, I saw a person. They said the person before came out of School brainwashed. Someone found out we hacked into Thinker and so Mother knows. They wanted to brainwash me so I wouldn’t want independence for everyone.”
“I know,” A-987’s eyes turned dark as his lips curved into a smirk.
“What do you