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“That’s so cruelly inhumane!” I commented. “Anything you
can do about it?”
“Nothing,” Joshua said. “We don’t want to leave our sons
alone nor do we want to leave the world. We can still work, live, and
do great things. Why must we have death dates? We’re not robots
or manufactured products. We cannot simply expire. The value of
human life persists even if we’re old or weak. Don’t just destroy us
when we’re ‘no longer useful’,” Joshua murmured, frustrated.
“Has anyone ever tried confronting the guards?” I inquired.

“Yeah, but of course, they didn’t listen,” he responded. “You know
what happened the last time someone approached them? The poor
guy was sentenced to six months of detention! Isn’t that absurd?”
I remained silent.

“Very few have dared to challenge authority since then,”
he continued, “so things aren’t gonna change anytime soon.”
“When they declared your death dates, did they provide
any other details?”

“None. They just announced the dates, nothing else.”

“But what about your work-life status? Isn’t it a vital
reason for the killing of citizens? Shouldn’t it also be reported?”

“No information about that was mentioned, unfortunately,”
Alesha articulated. “Really, there’s no plausible reason. I’m a skilled
48-year-old artisan, whereas Joshua’s a diligent fisherman at age
49. We’re healthy individuals, and I think both of us are making