Running through those halls felt like I was breaking free. Breaking free from the chains of hell. As I ran the cold grey concrete hitting my feet every time they fell, they chased me. The guards, the nurses, even the head master. Everyone. As I ran full speed ahead to the huge metal door that only blocked me from the outside, rooms flashed passed me. Other kids were in some watching me as I was making my final escape. Their faces said it all. It was mostly shock but some excitement as this was the only crazy thing that has ever happened to them. As I kept sprinting down the hall the door that stood at the end I could tell was double my size and bolts lined the edges. A key card slot fell right above the handle. And a small window right in the center. Slowly but surely as you made your way closer to the door, everybody chasing you became smaller as you were finally moving ahead.

I suddenly stopped as the door was now just feet away. I looked down to see the key card draped around my neck, dangling over your hospital gown. I ripped the card from my neck as I quickly inserted the card with no hesitation. This was it. My time to escape. To live free away from these bars of hell. I placed my hand onto the handle of the door and turned around. The group of people were still making my way closer to me as the suddenly stopped. Realizing they couldn’t catch me. The head master was in the front. His hands were on his knees and he was bent over like a dog. Begging for water. It looked like they all haven’t had to run like that before. The master looked up at me. And through puffs he said, “don’t do this”.

I chuckled as if that was going to change my mind. I quickly turned the handle to the door and swung it open. The door was heavier than I expected but slowly I got the door completely open. A whoosh of fresh air hit my face. It felt like nothing I have ever felt before. Not like the artificial air condition air that I was breathing. The first thing I noticed was the view. The facility was on a hill and I could see land stretch on for miles. Rolling hills that covered the west land and a dense forest covering the east. The sky was a bright blue color without a cloud in sight. And the sun lit up the land. A warm haze settled upon my face. Like the sun was giving you a warm welcome to the new world. You looked down to the ground to see long, green grass that stretched down the hill. You slowly planted your feet into the warm grass. A smile kept upon my face. I bend over to feel it. And you finally knew you were free.