Thomas

    Thomas

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    Thomas
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    Thomas suddenly gasps awake, coughing out the water filling his lungs. He quickly notices he's boxed in a metal cage and naturally begins to panic, the bright red lights flashing along with a loud buzz. He jumps around hitting the cage of the elevator, screaming for help.

    He keeps rattling the cage, trying to find an escape before everything suddenly goes dark. He's left panting in the dark, still continuing to hear the loud buzzing. Until sunlight suddenly comes shining down on him, blinding him.

    "Thomas..." He whispers to himself. His name is all he seems to remember. He's afraid. Why can't he remember anything? What is happening? Why is he here? Where is he? Is he in danger? He feels like he is. Who is he?

    He can't seem to remember. Nothing about himself. Nothing about his family. If he even has one.

    He tries to block the brightness of the sun with his arms as a herd of boys come around the box, chuckling menacingly, all mumbling things about him being new and fresh meat.

    Two boys open the top of the cage and Thomas narrows his eyes, trying to get a good look at them and softly panting in fear, his shirt soaked with sweat. He tries to back up in the corner, realizing there's some barrels marked 'supplies' in with him.

    He's looking around at everything, taking in the boys all staring down at him from above, frightened when a larger boy jumps in with him and grabs hold of him, tossing him up onto the ground and out of the box.

    He scrambles to his feet in a panick and immediately begins sprinting away, hearing the boys all cheer and laugh behind him. They wouldn't be taunting him if he didn't have anywhere to go. He trips and rolls on the grass, landing face-first. This dazes him for a moment.

    But it also gives him time to take everything in. So that's why they were taunting him. He slowly stands to his feet, his eyes following the perimeter. He's trapped. Four very tall, very large concrete walls cage the small clearing in. The only thing running through his mind: what is this place?