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Weekly Contest #39
The stars shone in the darkened sky. James felt so small compared to all of this: the world. There were countless little lights in the sky, and here he was, sitting on his porch, staring up at them, silently wishing he could be up there, among them. He felt so insignificant in this world, and he wasn't sure if he would ever feel any different. James sighed as he leaned his head back against the chair, closing his eyes. He was alone, like he always was, like he was used to, like he liked. It felt like everything was going to just keep going o...
The stars shimmered in the dark night sky. He couldn’t believe what had happened. He couldn't stop thinking about all the disasters and carnage that wrecked the world that he had always loved, the only world he had obviously ever known. He didn’t know where to go from here. There was nothing for him. A few days passed. And there was still nothing. He was alone. This was all he knew. Carlos wanted to see somebody else, anybody else. But there was nobody left. His family was gone. His friends were gone. He didn’t want to be alone anymore, but ...
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