I Saved a Cats Life!
It's true, I did last year but that was mostly clickbait. Sorry about that. But while your'e here checkout this story I wrote.
Gone Fishing
The sky looked like overcooked oil that had been used to fry old meat. The smell didn’t match the sight; it was sweet, almost like honeybushes. A slight breeze wisped the fragrance throughout the streets.
Cars honked and beeped as they buzzed by me. I didn’t blame them. I was standing in the middle of Main Street, a two-lane road located in the center of the small city, Nobe. Cars literally flew past me. I continued to gaze at the almost brown horizon.
Downtown is surrounded by brick buildings on either side. No one is slowing down, and I don’t expect them to, horns echo, and someone yells out a window. No emotion shows on my face, but it’s there inside. It has to be; for someone to stand in the middle of traffic, something must be there.
I’m Thomas. I’ve been a citizen of Nobe for seven years. I came here right after school for one reason: the river. There’s a river that flows through the city, simply called Nobe River. Actually, that’s just what people here call it. Its real name is Big East Sector 5 River.
Why did I come to this small city? Simple, for the fish. The river holds the best Glassfin. They swim through Nobe River in abundance, their golden scales catching the current just right. It’s good fishing for everyone. It’s all I eat; they may be synthetic, but it’s free dinner every night.
But why am I standing in the middle of this busy street? That’s the real question. The sky glows amber, not from the sun but from radiation. A leak was reported earlier, spreading across the city, and I’m here, hoping a car hits me before the radiation does. The news said not to panic.
I know deep down a vehicle won’t let me take the easy way out. Everything is modernized now, and the pedestrian sensors are too precise. Even if someone wanted to imprint my DNA into Main Street, the car’s system wouldn’t allow it. It’s that good.
I guess I’ll go fishing.