Fictional Story
WITHOUT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES BY: STEPHANIE SAMAME
Coming out of school, I anxiously run to my house. My
newscaster, Jimmy Smitter. The television keeps
absolute favorite show, Billmore Boys, is premiering the
flickering every 3 or 5 seconds, so I assume that CNM
34th season on the show. When I open the door, I see the
cut into everyone’s electronic device, making this an
chaos that is in my family. My mom is in the living room,
emergency public broadcast.
chasing my two-year old brother who is shirtless (probably because he does not want to take a shower).
“Good afternoon citizens of the United States.
My 17-year old sisters, who are twins, are sitting on
Excuse us for this disturbance, but we have an
opposite ends of the living room, of course, on their
emergency broadcast. Today, at 11:31 am, the
phones. My deaf grandma is on the island in the kitchen,
President announced yet another government
knitting and singing at the top of her lungs. My grandpa is
shutdown. This is the 5th time the President has
probably in his room, taking a nap. Not seeing my dad, I
announced a shutdown. Federal workers have had
know that he is at the police station, working.
enough of this and are finally revolting. Many of these
As I escape my family, I squeeze into my room, and turn
workers have completely quit their jobs and refuse to
the television on. I glance at my clock, and there is only 7
have anything to do with the federal government. This
minutes until the premiere starts.
group of workers call themselves the FFP— Former
I unconsciously flip through the channels, but suddenly,
Federal Pawns. There are many leaders all around the
the screen starts snowing and making an ear-piercing
US leading boycotts, marches, rallies, and becoming
noise.
media advocates on the subject of the tyranny of the President."
From upstairs I can hear my sisters complaining that the YouTube video they were watching turned off. All of a sudden, the TV turns on with the national
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Many of you might be thinking that this is not a reason for an emergency broadcast, but it is. If there
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