New Start

Before I woke up, I was in that weird state where you're awake but not really, I saw a black world spin on its head, the concepts of language and maths flooded into my mind. It was confusing, like when you thought you lost something and you think it's gone, but it's there, and then you forget again with vague and basic memories of the item. It was confusing to say in the least.

Then, I woke with a gasp, look around in what looks like an underground bunker. I find 15 books and a syringe next to me on a shelf. I pick the first book, which is called, 'New Life', I open it up and it reads,

"Hi, you must be confused, my name- or your name is Nate and/or Nathan. But you can call yourself whatever you want," I stop reading because my head started hurting, not because it was complicated or something weird was happening, but my head just hurt. I start making noises of pain, unknown of what this pain was. I lie down. Then I realize, in this weird bunker there was a bed, a not too shabby one at that. But that doesn't matter now, because I realized where why my head was hurting, I was just hungry. I didn't know where the food was so I kept reading because the books seemed like they were prepped for me.

"These books are basically what your(/our/mine?) life was before, I decided I didn't want to face the world anymore. More details about that in one of the next books, but before anything, look directly across from this shelf, there's a laptop, open it, the password is 0317932b. Once open and unlocked check the bottom left corner of the screen, it has 5 numbers on it, look at the ones with these slashes xx/xx/xx. If it says 06/27/18, go to the tall metal doors and open them, there's some food, and if it's 07/01-"

After reading those words, I rushed to the computer, but I fell, there were these tubes in my back. I unplugged them and checked the date. It was 06/30/19.

I rushed to the food place and ate my heart out, most things tasted bland, but my favourite thing was in a cold part of the metal door. They were these cold orange things on a stick, I read the box it was in and it said, 'Orange Popsicle' I was tempted to eat them all in one go but, I liked them too much and saved them for later. After I ate my fill, I returned to the book and continued reading.

"-18 then, happy birthday, your 15 today. I don't know what else to say to about that. On to more important business, first off, you're located in an underground bunker near Camptonville, CA. It's under a house that I bought with my own hard earned money that I gathered since I was 12. It has basic stuff like electricity, running water, and air conditioning. I paid for that stuff in advance so you should be able to live until January until you have to start paying taxes. Speaking about deadlines, I know this is a lot for you but I assigned you to two driving schools, one for a car, the other for a motorcycle on 07/14. Now that I've said that, I'm going to give you some directions. Start working out, eat a bit healthier and a bit more. And on August 14 aka 08/14. Wake up at 3:00 and take a bus to Los Angeles and ask directions to Karianda High. Further directions will be given to you at school. Try to socialize and make friends. But during the summer start working out. There are books about that in the pile. And another thing is to study, you might remember some of the stuff that I've learned but it won't be solid, there are also books about that. And finally, learn about your old life aka my life, it's interesting, and... just don't be like me. On a brighter note, you can name yourself because the form that I gave to the school was blank in the name part and they still accepted it because they're a 'progressive' school. Welp, that's it from me, stay strong __________ (put your name here)

P.S read the books in the order they're stacked so they make sense."

After reading the book/letter, I went to sleep, contemplating what I just read...