Agent 205

𝙲 𝚑 𝚊 𝚙 𝚝 𝚎 𝚛 𝚂 𝚎 𝚟 𝚎 𝚗

The years went by tough. And they made me tougher too. I learned more day by day. As I was also a test subject for most experiments or the topic of many researchs.

I've had stuff injected to me day after day and I've taken a million pills by now. Yet I still have more to improve they say.

Sometimes I wonder to myself, what is left to improve? Am I not yet the best?

The goal of perfection is never attainable they say.

The studies at the labs here show that I am better than the guards and anyone else here in this compound. They still haven't figured out why, but me and the doctor know. I took double of the dosage, so think of me as double too.

I'm 20 now. I've grown so much. I spent so much time trying to become better every day. Sometimes it becomes tiring already.

I want to quit. I'm tired, though my body is programmed to not feel tired, but my mental state is already in a thousand pieces.

I still look at the bunk to my right side where Mee-ji once slept. How I wish she was still here.

I woke up again, my body still jumps up as I hear the buzzer. It's been 13 years since I got here, but the daily routine hasn't changed one bit. The food gets served to us more. Yet our bodies don't really need much food because the pills do all the work.

Today was quite unusual though, we were given new uniforms. I mean we do occasionally get new ones but this one is black. Unlike the old grey one. They were placed neatly beside our beds.

205. It had a number at the back and front. Liua, a name, Was under it.

Later on it got explained to us. It was our new names. Codenames. It was going to be what we will call each other from now on. As we are all certified and bonafide Agents.

I felt a surge of pressure and it was a proud moment. It made me look at mysef with a smile. Just a few more years, Agent Liua. We're getting out of here.

The days once again were dragging after that. I couldn't wait to get out of here. But then I realized that I didn't have a plan.

I started by marking out the locations here. There are no changes in the buildings, nor any landscape changes. Yet I know that I'm not too familiar with this place. Since I only go to like 4 or 5 locations. Nothing more.

I knew I needed to ask the doctor for a blueprint of this place or something. I knew the right person to ask from.

I made my way to the doctor that Sunday. I told him all my requests and my plans. He approved and he didn't seem to have questions.

It's nice to have someone who trusts your decisions. I left his office that day with a smile, as he congratulated me on being an official agent.

That night my happiness levels were recharged. I had a smile on my cheeks.

The years also passed. But not so easy, it also made me suffer. I tried my hardest since I knew they were my last years here. I even tripled the intake of the vitamins. I risked the overdose in my last year. I went all out.

24. My age was nearing the right one. I discussed with the doctor my plans every day that I was able to see him.

He gave me a map and a blueprint if all the buildings to memorize. It was huge, but the pills don't disappoint. In a few seconds It was all in my brain. I figured there were a lot of ways to get out of here. They all seemed complicated and they needed a lot of planning.

I spent my nights picturing out the layout of the facilities. And where I can escape. Only sewage pipes get to lead outside. Gosh. I need to find a spot where cameras don't reach. I know there's always a blind spot in cameras.

One sewage pipe is big enough for me to crawl through and leads under the huge dock.

I figured that I could just stay under the dock and wait till a boat gets to leave.

I will need to think more about this. This is a one shot thing. I can't mess it up or else I'm screwed.

I went to a lot of trips to the doctor. And in one of those trips, I finally asked him what his name was.

Joon ki. Doctor Jung Joon ki.

After a couple of years, I finally knew his name. I kept repeating it.

I wonder what his plans for himself are. Does he want to go out of here? does he want to escape too?

I couldn't ask those questions no longer. Since a month is all that's left.

I wasn't gonna stick to the original plan to wait for someone to buy me. I'm not gonna be something that can be bought. I sacrificed for longer than ever then I would just get dragged out? no.

I plan to escape before they can make my life a closed deal. I would rather die than be a slave to someone. Not that I don't consider myself as one now.

I was elated yet scared. I tried my best to stay calm as I could. I don't want to mess up. And I can't mess up. I shouldn't mess up.

I was counting on myself and Doctor Jung was counting on me too. I determined to myself that I would do this. I had to for my sake and for the other kids' sake here.