The Escape

9-3-18

Sollicitus was a horrible place to live for as long as I remember.
I didn't want to live there, but I didn't have a choice.
It wasn't a place that anyone wanted to live, really.
There were walls approximately 109 feet high that kept us inside of Sollicitus.
The king of Sollicitus was named Anxietatem, and the queen, Depressus.
They were brutal rulers.
Daily, we were forced to suffer and commit to their inhumane laws.
We were never allowed to communicate with anyone from any other kingdoms.
Otherwise, we'd be executed in front of the entire kingdom.
And their executions weren't just a simple decapitation, no.
Instead, they'd hang you up 12 feet in the air and support you so you wouldn't suffocate.
They'd then take a machete and and slice off your legs at once, and release buzzards to feast on your dying body.
You'd suffocate and have birds pecking at the top of your head, peeling off every covering of skin.
It was the worst way to go, I'll say.
I never experienced it, of course.
But I saw it plenty of times.
Citizens were forced to watch executions or they'd be the next execution.
I don't know how I wasn't executed, honestly.
I broke so many rules and I openly shared my imprisonment.
Sadly, nobody had the power to help me escape.

They tortured us. Yes, yes they did.
We were required to eat pure grease, and it wasn't delicious.
Many people would say grease tastes somewhat good, but not when it's drenched in bleach and overloaded with salt.
It was the unhealthiest meal of them all.
We were required to drink a sludge that not even the smartest of scientists could identify.
It was disgusting.
We couldn't do anything though, or they'd put us in solitary confinement.
In solitary confinement, we were locked in a dark room that was about the size of a twin bed.
The rooms were metal and were hot.
They usually kept the temperature of the rooms at about 109°.
I never received solitary confinement, but a few of my friends did, and being stuck in there for hours can kill you.
I lost some friends because of those rooms.
Fairly recently, they told us that they were going to start random executions because they were filled with too many captives.
We were split into 5 districts, or kingdoms.
You had the Unus District, the Duo District, the Tribus District, the Quattuor District, and the Quinque District.
I lived in Tribus.
Each district tortured their captives differently.
And in District 3, we were tortured mentally.
Now, yes, we were also tortured in every other way, and other districts did this too, but we were mainly targeted mentally.
I won't get into what the other districts did, because I never lived in them and really don't have a clue about them.
The events leading up to my escape have been breathtakingly overwhelming, but I survived them.
I'll have to tell you more about the Tribus District tomorrow because I'm currently on the run.
I managed to climb the walls and escape the District unharmed.
It's dark out here, and I can't see.
They've already put the captives to bed, and I don't know if someone ratted me out or not.
All I know is I'm out in the open.
I'm somewhere that I haven't been for 6 years.
I'll make sure to keep everyone updated on my journey.
Please wish me luck.
I'm scared.

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