One of Three
AYou have twenty-four hours to decide which one of you three dies!@ boomed the loudspeaker. AIf this order is not obeyed, all three of you will die. You will stay in this metal chamber for the next day; food will be served three times. Remember, this is for the better of the world.@ My name is David and I don=t know why and how I got here, whereever that is. The milieu was quite plain and bland, but it gave a solid feeling. There was just metal walls surrounding us in a circular shape, which went up high like a rounded off cone or the Sistine Chapel. The whole outlandish setting made me forget that such an extraordinary entailment has been granted to me. Now all that Paul, Matthew and I had to do was decide who would dies. AOh yeah, me, pick me. I want to die," Paul sarcastically added. I sensibly suggested, AIt=s going to be one, not all of us." AI think we should discover who is most fit to die," said Matthew. By that does he mean, who has the least going for him will be the one chosen? "Okay, we will have to learn about each other,@ I responded. AIf I=m not chosen, anything is fine with me,@ Paul self-centeredly declared.
AIt=s gonna be one of you two,@ Paul replied. And so we slept for the last 8 hours, none of us saying a word. I had shown my inner self apart from the cocky, arrogant fool, but the baby was crying from within. We had 16 hours left and we only new about each other=s lives. It was time for some decision making. As long as I (Matthew) am not the person who is chosen, this little excursion is acceptable with me. It is time to make up my mind about this situation: I hate this modern place. David seems nice and ordinary, Paul is young and arrogant, this situation is cruel, and I think Paul should die (he would probably die in the war anyway). Lastly, why are we here and for whom? xt 23 hours would seem like a lifetime if we did not choose who would die soon. As long as I was not the person who has to die. Of course I wouldn't, be the chosen person, I am married and a child is expected in September. I have friends at the garage where I work and nothing else to live for. AAnd I say Matthew is chosen,@ David added.
Some common words found in the essay are:
AIf I=m, Matthew David, David AIt=s, Paul Nine, , Lastly David, Messiah Jesus, Paul AMatthew, Paul Matthew, Matthew AI, kill you@, matthew david, die matthew, person die,
Approximate Word count = 1230
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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