The World of Truth and Bright Colours by Olha Holyk

It is a world in which

people change their skin colour depending on their mood. Consequently, everyone understands, that they can’t lie, because if the human worries, the skin will turn into orange. The world of truth and bright colours – what can be better? 

Max is a beautiful, tall and thin woman with a natural charm. She has always wanted to have an ability to control her skin colour. She want to hide her feelings once in a while in this “overwhelmed by emotions” world. This is why Max studied for years to become a scientist and come up with a formula that will change the human life. 

On another Friday evening, Max went to the bar with her best friend Carla to relax and get distracted from the job. They find a table in the corner and sit talking and drinking tasty beverages for hours. By the way, in every bar or restaurant was only the ordinary light without any diversity. People decided that their bodies were already shining with multicoloured lights, so this is useless. Max’s usual colours were black or blue, which expressed the despair and depression. But today she was trying to be pink or yellow – that is to have a positive and cheerful mood without thinking her “future formula of happiness”. All of a sudden, due to the many various experiments on herself, Max’s appearance has changed. It was a phenomenon – her skin was a mixture of yellow and black. No one has seen this skin colour. The people in the bar looked at her with tremendous shock in their eyes. Max felt happiness, anxiety, calmness and transformation in an instant moment – her dream came true. During these different feelings her skin became looks like a rainbow. Somebody in the bar started taking photos of her, someone tried to call an ambulance, some of them called the police. At that moment, the rest of the world wasn’t important to Max. She knew – tomorrow her life will change.