For my story Secrets
The first day at my government job so I was happy
when my supervisor said he wanted to show me something not too many employees
knew about.
“I shouldn’t let you into these secret government
files,” Alfred stated.
“That’d be no fun; I’d love to know everything
they’ve been hiding.”
“You can’t see everything but maybe I could show you
this one file about our parents.”
“Our parents…huh?”
“You know that vaccine, the one that left them with
a huge scar?”
I nodded. I read the file expecting maybe that the manufacturer
goofed making the needle too big.
“Pretty wild huh.”
“It says that our parents were imprinted with a DNA
scanner tracker that the government can track any citizen that got this. Holy
cow everyone should know about this.”
“You can’t tell anyone.”
“But I have to this is big,” I protested.
Just then the big boss came in the room and sounded
angry, “Alfred, vaccination are important, if people believe your scam then
they won’t vaccinate.” Then turning to me he said, “I have the scar, see
Randy?”
“Yes,” I answered.
“Do you think I’d still have one if the government
could track me with it?”
“No.”
“Alfred you are officially on leave. Randy can
handle your job until you come back next week.”
Alfred didn’t come back. I’m still on the job and
although the vaccination story wasn’t true I could tell you a few stories that
could raise your hair; but I won’t I love my job.
©Sheilagh Lee June 6, 2019
