Wow… Perhaps a fallout shelter of some sort?

A prime example of when the cure may be worse than the disease. Well executed!

Yay! I love when I can convey things so clearly..

:O A twisted view on the journey being much more exciting than the destination.

Nice entry into the challenge. The tenses seem a bit inconsistent towards the beginning, but otherwise tightly written to convey the feeling of the moment without needing to go into the detail of why. That lack of detail seems to highlight the plight of the narrator, I thought, so good job there.