I sluggishly pulled myself from the ground as I stood up. My knees felt weak and my head was spinning. I stood straight, finally gathered my thoughts and looked around. It was dark and kind of dank. A musty smell filled my nostrils. In the distance there was a bent street light flickering. Everything was quiet. No sounds came from the once bustling city. I had sworn I heard someone a second ago, but I guess I could have been dreaming.
An authoritative voice called out in the distance, “where are you going?” Mr. Jacks, my teacher, came running up to me. I had figured a way out. “Kate, thank goodness you’re alright! You had me worried,” Mr. Jacks still had the old pudgy bulldog in hand. He had this worried look, one that I recognized, one that my father had gave me whenever I did something he told me not to do. …show more content…
I even missed my sister. But I did not miss these disappointing looks. I was a young adult, so I should do adult things. “I wonder what happened to this city. What messed it up—no, what destroyed this place?” I looked around stunned. Smoke still filled the air. The streets were empty, windows broke and buildings abandoned. Everything still looked the same as when we were attacked; the day we would never forget, December 21, 2012. The day the world ended. The day the Robots attacked.
“We need to move forward and keep moving. We do not know if the force field will get bigger or if anyone is going to come.” I started walking towards the
An authoritative voice called out in the distance, “where are you going?” Mr. Jacks, my teacher, came running up to me. I had figured a way out. “Kate, thank goodness you’re alright! You had me worried,” Mr. Jacks still had the old pudgy bulldog in hand. He had this worried look, one that I recognized, one that my father had gave me whenever I did something he told me not to do. …show more content…
I even missed my sister. But I did not miss these disappointing looks. I was a young adult, so I should do adult things. “I wonder what happened to this city. What messed it up—no, what destroyed this place?” I looked around stunned. Smoke still filled the air. The streets were empty, windows broke and buildings abandoned. Everything still looked the same as when we were attacked; the day we would never forget, December 21, 2012. The day the world ended. The day the Robots attacked.
“We need to move forward and keep moving. We do not know if the force field will get bigger or if anyone is going to come.” I started walking towards the