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“Hey, Tommy, you seen my mitt?” I ask as I poke my head into the little room we’ve been sharing.
“Yeah, it’s in the garage, but I don’t want to play right now.”
I take a deep breath and let it out slowly to steady myself for the news I’m about to give.
“You might as well know, [...]

“-Sir.”
That damn intercom always interrupts me just as I’m about to fall asleep.
“This better be important.” I say double checking that I pressed audio only.
“Sir, sensors have picked up a large aircraft approaching sector four at high speed. The silhouette does not match any known craft.”
“I assume they haven’t responded to any requests to [...]

I drag my feet as much as possible on my way back to the town hall. It doesn’t matter that the situation is beyond my control, no matter what I do, the elders are going to blame me for the bridge’s deterioration. I’ve staved off the inevitable as long as I can; I [...]