Shattered society

Bill Nut was nothing extraordinary. He lived in Community 7H, worked, ate, and slept. That’s all there is to life in the communities, besides listening to the birds hum in the mornings, and playing Sunday Night cards. Almost no one in the community knew what life was like long ago, which was essentially a world with color, compared to a world without. Technology advancements were centered toward the capital, and each community was at least a century behind in technology, which basically secured the Prime Lord’s power. Both Bill, and his close friend Jeff, both dreamed of a free place with unartificial social interaction, no curfews, no harsh laws, and the freedom to say, think, and write anything down. However, they had no way of knowing that about each other. Infact, more than 99.9% of the population shared these same thoughts, without realizing, that these thoughts were shared among the people. Dreams were the last piece of joy that was still left in life, for the people of the community. It is the only thing that fuels people to live. To think that that freedom was about to go too, would be as unimaginable as riding golden dragons on New Year's Day. Suddenly, a cage fell on top Bill, out of the sky, and the latch closed. He closed his eyes, and 10 seconds later, he found himself in a deep chamber, filled with feelings of darkness and desperation. The latch opened, and a tall, old man started to speak. “In this place, you have been selected, to fulfill the mighty liberty that is vital for the prosperity of the peoples. The extent of hardships, caused by the government is redundant, and it is now your obligation to reform. The tasks you will perform, undermining the government, will be difficult, in the tense of mental exhaustion. This chamber you are now in, is free of thick air, meaning you can say and write anything you want. However, you have not long before the thick air notices your disappearance. Stomp your foot 4 times to leave this place whenever you want. Your first task is to find the rest of your family, and your friend Jeff, and bring them here.” I began to wonder, “why would this person simply tell me to get my parents and family.” That’s when I knew… Abruptly, the latch of my cage closed, and I felt the soothing, warming breeze fade behind me, and was replaced by unforgiving winds, and the feelings of death, and betrayal. When my latch opened, I stepped out into the trees of the forest. Running over to the fields, the cage disappeared, and everything looked the exact same as when I left. There was only one difference. However, this single difference gave me the single most agonizing distress one has ever had to deal with. W h a t  T h e H e l l H a p p e n e d?