Ottawa Charter Monologue

Last night I slept soundly and deeply. I was a bit upset that I couldn’t learn more about Ava and Becca, but today I will be able to. After a breakfast of some meat, some warmed-up vegetables, and a drink of water, we began to discuss how we would go further with our plan. Professor West pointed out that since we found Ava in the rubble, there could be more survivors. Given the very low chance of finding more people, I'm guessing we won't look for long. We will travel to other cities I suppose. I don't know if I should be excited or not. Should I hope to find more people? Should I be optimistic? I don’t know. I'm just ecstatic that we could find two people! By the faces of others, I could tell they were, too. Nevertheless, looking at detail in the real world is coming to me naturally. I'm instantly noticing the colors in the sky in the morning, throughout the day, and at night. Now that there is no light polluting the sky, I can see a line of stars go across the …show more content…
Granger in the front, myself in the middle with Becca and Ava, and the rest behind us. Becca told me that she'd never experienced such a tragedy in her life. She suddenly became aware of things all around her. Her existence. Her place in the world. She, too, began to think what drove people to wipe out an entire city like myself. I realized she thought the same as I did. Although I had just met her, I feel like I've known her my whole life. I feel like I know her more than Mildred. Oh, Mildred. I wonder where you are now. Were you by the city? Or were you far gone?

Now, I don’t have the best eyesight, but I definitely saw something. Out in the distance of the ash-covered, demolished city, I saw something move. No one else did though. No one said anything. I guess they were paying attention to other things. However, I definitely saw something. When I approached the spot, I saw him. Oh, I am sure I didn't mistake him for anyone else. Faber. This city isn't as dead as I thought it