The year is 2036, the government has collapsed on itself, the economy has collapsed. Riots, rebellions and violence fill the streets. The abandoned cities, the suburbs a ghost town. Resources are depleted and chances of survival are rare. After the government shutdown, they couldn't seem to pick up. Reboot attempts were common, but never successful. After the demise of the government, oil taken from the east was no longer supplied and was used daily. Technology has failed due to a virus and the basic electricity we have depended on for centuries. The chance of survival for a 15-year-old girl is rare, but this is my story of surviving in a complicated and confusing world, alone. Society's common fears include the fundamental things upon which the human race depends. Government collapse, economic failure, and riots breaking out are realistic fears and a possibility for our future. The narrator is a young girl all alone in a new and decadent world, another great fear of people is isolation; Not having a family and being alone is a great anxiety for most people. Without government, we lack the freedom and authority that keeps the country sane. Pain, death, failure, and the unknown are popular and relatable anxieties that constantly run in the recesses of our minds. In my story a girl who is all alone, has faced death and pain and will never know where she will end up, scaring the audience with how realistic it is. The whole government lockdown that happened in our country in 2013, comes out in my story, some people still have the fear that our government will shut down again and never reopen again. The 2009 economic problem that caused the stock market to crash and led to... middle of paper... looking for a safe, covered, hidden place to turn a blind eye, but today that didn't work. it won't happen. I usually also look for some vegetation to eat, or maybe a dead animal to cook. Tonight I will sleep hungry, cold and completely drained of my energy and motivation to get to the coast. I don't know if I'll make it to dawn, if the gang will find me, or I just can't seem to. to wake up, whoever is reading this diary will know my story. I want to get to Florida so bad, I know that's what my parents would have wanted for me. Now I'm alone, I'm 14 years old. No other fourteen year old has had to travel a thousand miles alone, without food, family, or someone to love.-LillianP.S. If I can't do it, I pass my story on to others. Make them want to survive, in the hope that our country can function again and that peace and order are restored.