Banned! - A Short Story
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Banned!
Mayhem and chaos every where as people tried to get away from the police. There were no guns but the police looked frightening in their suits of black and their huge black shields.
People were crying out in fear and pain as their loved ones were taken away to jail. The people had broken the rules...but, what were the rules exactly?
Trying to stay calm and listening to the cries of the people to get an understanding of what was going on. I made my way into a building where three men were fighting to stay alive, but they were fighting each other. People were turning against their friends. I watched as man number1 shot a dart-like cigarette into his friend's eye which totally annihilated him. The other friend did the same to friend number 1 who quickly held his eye and fainted dead away.
A disgusting thing to watch I made my way down main street. I did notice no one was paying much attention to me but I was scared non the less and thought it better I find shelter. As I sauntered down the main street I saw a group of people ready to attack a woman. On further investigation, I was told that the mayhem started with her child who infected someone. The child had an unknown infectious disease that brought on what looked like hives upon whom ever she touched. I was certain the people were wrong and only needed someone to blame so I moved on.
I found myself in what seemed like a salon and was further surprised when a man came rushing in calling for his daughter. He had what seemed like a circle of large pimples on the right side of his face but they weren't infectious at all. I turned my attentions to a private section of this room where a metamorphosis was taking place, where a man metamorphosed into a miniature woman, very sexily clad in a red lingerie. I thought I was seeing things and that maybe it was some sort of gimmick but it wasn't. The guy was a magician who liked to do stuff like that.
I still hadn't found my answer but the bar/salon looked safe enough so I decided to stay there. Then I realized that the police were confiscating documents and devices. I was now more curious than ever as to why the documents were being taken away.
Then the answer cams as I saw people quickly removing or blotting one word from their documents, and removing one word from their devices. It was amazing that one word could cause such uproar and chaos. That a country could enforce a law that no one must ever use that word. No document or device must be seen with that word. No speech must contain that word. The only good thing was that you could use the “word” in the comfort of your own home and your hand bag would not be subject to search as your bag was your private property. Yes...you could only use the word GOOGLE on your own private property and carry it in your handbag.
Google was banned from this country in a part of Europe, don't ask me the name of the country for this was just all a dream.
November 22, 2011. Between the hours or 7 – 8:30AM
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Kallini, I have one answer...I spend too much time on the internet...lol
Quite a dream. I didn't know that you liked mushrooms.
That was fun. I enjoyed reading it and the ending wasn't what I expected it to be. Thanks for the ride.
First of all, when I saw the word banned in the title I had to read it. Then your writing style was so engaging, I felt like I was watching one of those commercials what lots of action. Lastly, interesting to learn that the word Google is banned. You're funny!
Can't change now that I read what kallini said.
But I would go it over again and see where I recognized that it was a dream. Because I still had to wait to ask or see what the ending holds.
All in all a nice piece .
You were able to trip me up at the start through half way. Also maybe it had to do with what I expected, after I saw mayhem and chaos.
Now I am going into the head, see if I can sense the source of the dream. "Google" Interesting.
Blessings Cardisa.
Hi Cardisa.
Nice hub, but there's one thing you can and that good or bad GOOGLE is part of our lives whether we like it or not.
Take care Cardisa.
LOL Ghaelach
Hubert, I do like mushrooms...don't eat them a lot though. I have dreams like this all the time.
Thanks Breffoo, glad you liked it.
Chasing Riley, I had to share this dream. It was so real and strange. I couldn't believe that Google was banned and caused so much mayhem...in my dream!
Sky, at least I must have surprised a little at the end, if not with the dream then GOOGLE!
Ghaelach, I have no idea wha I had such dream. I love Google and try to learn as much about it as possible. Google is the only search engine I use. This dream baffles me!
As I read this I was wondering what's happening to the narrator. Then you grab me with a surprise ending.
In this day and age we don't know what is going to cause mayhem in our lives or what we may have to ban to keep on keeping on Voted up and interesting
Thanks Vinaya, that's exactly what happened in my dream, Google being banned took me by surprise.
Mljdgulley354, you are so right we never know when mayhem and chaos will reach us. Thanks for reading and commenting.
I don't know, Cardisa. But the title drew me in. I read it to the end - I guess you can count it as a good story.
Hilarious Cardisa! Goodness - your mind can kick up some dream dust! Lol
You know - there are certain things (and drugs ) that can cause technicolor, surround sound dreams. Sometimes when a person has a sleep study we can see quick little bursts of energy during stage 2 sleep....casually they are called drug spindles:). We tested one drug in the lab that caused this....some of the patients were having horrible nightmares from it!!
Thanks again Kallini, it wasn't really violent. The mayhem I referred to was just the chaos and running away from the police. People running scared. Except for the three friends who turned against each other there were no other deaths.
I took two panadols yesterday for a headache, maybe that had something to do with it. But I usually have very vivid dreams. My last love story came to me in a dream and whenever I have serious writers block I get my ideas through my dreams.
Seriously Cardissa, Google being banned is no dream; that's a nightmare!
I do love how unpredictable it was though.
Another gem.
That is really awesome! I wonder if your creative thoughts are just shouting at you from your subconscious?
Loi-Renee, I just figured it out!
I had no internet connection yesterday and when I woke at 3am it was being difficult. I was very annoyed before going back to bed!
I wish I could have more of those shouts RH...LOL
You are too cool. Cardisa. I was pretty sure this was a dream, although you "could" have been writing about our "Wallstreet" protests. And what a great dream! I wish I had your talent for remembering them. Sitting here minding my own business I just heard a loud thump outside--too loud for a bunny--so I hurried to the door and saw about a dozen large cows trying to eat from my bird feeders! Whoa! At first I tried to shoo them away. They weren't very afraid, so I went inside for my rifle, and of course just shot in the air, but that changed their minds and they left. "Then!" I got on the phone to my neighbor. What a thing to happen when it's almost dark. Good job on your story, my friend!
Hi James, thanks. Those cows must have been really scared. Do thy belong to someone? You have a rifle? Do you hunt? No I am so curious and excited!
There is a pasture just to my east. Normally the cows stay in and I enjoy seeing them and hearing them. Yes, I have a rifle, I don't hunt but like to target shoot, or whatever is neccessary to "dispatch." The neighbors did come right over and took care of their cattle.
I was thinking that if they were wild, then maybe you could have enough meat to last to Christmas 2012!
Yep! That would have been cool. Unfortunately, I have never partaken of butchering any animal. Maybe, to survive, I could figure it out. The main thing, probably, is keeping everything "clean."
I guess once you get the skin off and the gut out you would be good to go!
You are lucky to remember so many details of your dream. It not only makes for an interesting story, but it is great food for thought about what's happening in your life.
I thought it was a dream too right away. I think I see some hints as to how some of the references to your images got in your dream. Google is obvious and people aren't happy with it. Keywords. Words that will disable your adsense account or ads on a hub. Patty did a story on infection parties. There are plenty of riots going on in the world. As for the man who metamorphised into a tiny woman wearing red lingerie, not sure.
Green Lotus my life is so boring, I think I have these dreams to spice it up a little!
I think I was upset that I wasn't able to browse the day before and the early morning before going back to bed. I usually am cranky when my internet is down.
I get cranky when the net is down too. So much so that I start wondering if I'm addicted to it. LOL
I've convinced myself its because I need to be on the internet to work and study.
Me too Loi, I can't concentrate or function without it.
Woo-ho-ho-I love this dream. I think I have had it too! lol, Great one. Happy Holiday if you are having one...or not!
Hey Polly send me some turkey! Jamaicans don't really celebrate Thanksgiving but you have a wonderful holiday. I want some turkey!
..well my most sweet of the sweetest Miss Carolee - you CAN write my short stories ANYTIME - and if you come over here right now after my night shift I WOULD ENTERTAIN you with a long long story of my undying love for you with a few beers, some Burt Bacharach music, and some succulent honey garlic spare ribs - although not as succulent as you - and daybreak is just about to come up over the lake - and then I will see the sun rise in your eyes ..... lake erie time ontario canada 6:51am
Epi if you continue this romantic assault on my emotions I might just dump you know who and come over for some of those spare ribs and watch the sunrise with you!
You have a deadly sense of humor here, i didn't fall for the story being real neither, but it was a great one to say the least.
Your writing is always this good, so I sorta expected it before I came back to read another hub of yours. i just truly like the fact that your writing creativity allows you to breach the boundaries of most normal trains of thought, & you can generate such creative pieces as this one.
Thanks for sharing Cardisa Voted up as beautiful.
CE, thanks for the compliments. It was an actual dream. Thank you again for the compliment, I hope to be writing more interesting stories in the future.
Thank you for sharing this gem Cardisa and here's to so many more to share.
This one was great with a twist at the end.
Great work!!!
Take care and I wish you a wonderful day.
Eddy.
Thank you Eiddwen, thanks for reading and I wish you a great day also.
kallini2010 Level 7 Commenter 6 months ago
Interesting. I realized it was a dream from the very beginning - but police? violence? infectious disease? and Google?
How do you interpret it?