My name is Jay Garrick. I'm 23 currently i am writing a thesis for my post graduation.
I come from a well to do family . They supported me my entire life . But I wanted to stand up on my own two feet .
I left my home and started living in dorms offered by the university.
Im always short handed when it comes to money so i work part time by doing random jobs . Working at the hospital and morgue as the janitor , sometimes in a restraunt as a waiter , sometimes I wash someone's car , and other times I am running my life on my parents support money .
There's so much you can do . My university allows for work as long it doesn't hinder your grades . So it's allout field day for me .
and this was the day i learnt an important lesson :
Always read the damn terms and conditions.
My day started the same. Waking up at 9.50am and rushing to my classes realising that there are only a few minutes left . My lectures began at 10.00 am .
Skipping lunch to save some money. Working at a restaurant near the university to pay off for some of my expenses.
When that ends I crash on my bed and browse the internet for some jobs that might pay more for just 10 minutes and then Casually browsing the web and wondering when will my life change.
That night I was casually browsing the internet in my dorm . Suddenly the lights went out I was unfazed since it was nothing new to me I just signed and woke up from my bed when someone blocked my nose with a handkerchief which contained an inhalation anesthetic .
It knocked me out within seconds of breathing it .
And I was kidnapped from my dorm .
No trace of my presence was left as if I was non existent.
I was unconscious on the journey but when I came to I found myself sitting on a chair in a dark room when suddenly a light bulb was switched on and beneath the bulb was a man in a soldier uniform was sitting with his legs crossed .He looked like he was a general or at least a colonel . His hair had gone white from the constant tension . He held a ciggar in his mouth and a smile on his face and his first sentence was
"Hey you . you're finally awake" and the first thing in my mind was "who are you , where am i , and why am i here "
He gave me sometime to calm down as my anxiety was skyrocketing off the charts . While taking a puff and smoking out a ring made of smoke And then i realised why i was here . A few weeks prior I just applied for testing of some cutting edge technology. But I had forgotten about it.
I mindlessly applied for it since I saw a huge amount of money being offered
He continued as he stood up from his chair. and slammed the desk to create some tension "let's cut the chit chat and get straight to the point".He pointed his finger toward me and said
"You'll be working for me, your task is to extract information from the target "
He further explained that
" He is currently in a vegetative state and can die anytime so we have preserved him in a cryochamber "
I stared at him confused thinking like how can you even get information from a person who is not conscious . Then i reached a conclusion : gibberish,absolute gibberish nothing else but maybe there's a scientific principle behind it .
it still seemed somewhat interesting so i decided to listen . so he went on and on about the theory and while listening , I went blank.
so he asked angrily "do you want to do this or not"
so i asked with a mocking smile"what if i deny ?" he took a deep breath and replied
" This is a secret military operation, even within the government it is kept under wraps , and you're the only selected applicant gone through rigorous screening and till you get this done don't even think about leaving alive from here "
He continued
" But if you co-operate with us , I'll guarantee you myself a bonus "
"Bonus on already a good paying job , it sounded like an good steal " i thought
i asked him " who do i need to take on" he yelled
" idiot ,are you even listening do you have any idea how dangerous this can be "
with a disappointed look in his face he replied
"If you die , or you become a vegetable it's definately your fault"
he took me to another room this time it was fully lit with an ice cold body lying inside a cryo chamber. The insides of the chamber were barely visible due to the frost as i was trying to see its contents it held he told me "this is the person you need to infiltrate" .
" He is a hardened criminal ,even after several rounds of torture , he managed not to spill a word , you have to break down such determination,
do you understand "
"Are there any more details you can spare which can give me an edge "
I politely asked him .
" Unfortunately for you we have nothing on him not even his name "
" What has he done to go through such torture "
" Classified " I was given a stern reply from the soldier .
He told me to lie on the bed and wear the helmet placed aside the bed which was connected to the tube as i asked " how do i retrieve the info" he explained how the task is to be done "
I didn't even understood a word before i could say anything he turned the machine on and my soul was injected into the innermost part of the brain where the soul resides .
And this was the start of a truly bizzare adventure . And how deep this rabbit hole will truly be . Only time will tell .