I sat in front of the fire staring into it thinking about times past, mom and dad screaming as they were torn away from me, James and Wag. Oh Wag, I wonder what that mutt was doing right now. Wag is my dog; well technically he’s James' as well but he warmed up to me a tad bit more. I pulled out my notepad from the bag we had been given. I looked down at the other items in the bag; it seemed endless. I thought it probably was. I picked up my pencil and started to write I remember a time when all was loud, when the jungle made noise galore, When the hustle and bustle of people stopped and only a few people walked by in silence I remember when my mom and dad were hauled away saying “Protect each other! Wag, protect them!” I remember when soda was a gift not a rarity. I remember when the school was intact. I remember when the world was ending and there was nothing I could do about it. I remember when time paused and the cold latch was lowered over my head. I remember the shouts of "Get that dog out of here!" I remember a dog jumping into my lap as the door closed and extra oxygen being provided for the fur ball that slept in my lap. I remember the warmth of a dog in my lap as the world froze around me. I remember time stopping and then sleep, endless sleep. I stopped writing to look up to see Lucas looking at me curiously I put down my pencil and he said, "Umm sorry it's just that you were writing a lot and it's been a while so I was just checking on you." "Oh," I mumbled, looking down at my paper that was filled with the words.Now writing is not necessarily my strong point drawing is but I left my drawing pad at home so I had started to write stories or memories from the past so that i could she Maxine and Rosalina them when we came back. So what are you writing? Lucas said walking over to see what I had written.I gave him the pad without a word explaining the story. "Ah, past memories?" He asked I was surprised by this and nodded my head It looks great he said smiling. "So what’s your story? He asked. It took me by surprise "What? I asked in surprise my voice quiet and unbelieving "How did you end up here? you obviously remember some heavy stuff, and I'm hoping by hearing other people's memories that I myself can remember my past. "Oh.. I said thinking about it " Well James and I were born in Brighton and stayed there until we were five. Then we moved to Abbeyfeale Ireland, and we stayed there until me and James were 10. We went into the Gefrierschrank Program a few months later. Our parents signed us up just in case and it turned out the a fallout sis happen or for the program have gone into action so we could all be safe. I stopped for a second thinking about our parents smiling in the little picture book I kept it with me at all times. But our parents were taken into a government program to test the bunkers and unfortunately died due to radiation poisoning. I continued living my life again thru my head. "So we were hauled off to an orphanage and rotted there until they came and got us. I remember the director was a hag always so bossy. "The director was furious when she couldn’t get a spot as one of the kids I said. I smiled at that part, her stomping her foot and screaming that she was needed for the future they eventually took her but not into a good bunker. I think she’s dead… "And we woke up in our bunker with wag and found the settlement were going to take you to, I think…. I said we take all people who we can find to the settlement so I don’t see how Lucas would be different unless he wanted to become a searcher like us.