Baal was the planet on which everyone wanted to live. Trent never realized it until he went to war out in the galaxy and saw other planets. There were actually a lot of things that Trent never knew about before leaving for war. He just assumed that everyone else out there lived the same way that he did - skyscrapers hundreds of stories high, gleaming in the sun, and automated homes that perform a lot of the daily tasks for you; Trent assumed that these luxuries were just a part of life.
Trent McGovern couldn’t have been more wrong. The other planets in the galaxy definitely didn’t have the beauty of Baal, nor the ease of life. Sitting on his parent’s balcony on the 250th floor of the Shoreline Building, Trent watched the aircrafts and hover cars streaming through the expressway. Living near the …show more content…
“Huh? Oh yeah, sure.” Trent hadn’t had much of an appetite since coming home. Being in the war for two years had done a number on his stomach. The images that were flooding through his mind made it difficult to digest anything. The doctors told Sally not to worry too much about her son. The other boys that had come home were having similar challenges, but it would certainly pass.
“Janie is coming over in an hour,” Sally said as she gently placed a blue sandwich before him. There was lettuce on it to, which Trent thought he might have to pick off.
“Thanks,” Trent replied. He wasn’t a big fan of blue sandwiches either. They consisted of a meat-like substance made of vegetables and blue corn protein - hence the purple-bluish color. Taking a small bite, he was determined to please his mother by showing her that he was eating. He had only been home 3 days, and already he had managed to make some slight progress in the food department.
“She’s getting a promotion at the ad agency. Isn’t that wonderful!” Sally said, looking for any opportunity to bring something up that was
Trent McGovern couldn’t have been more wrong. The other planets in the galaxy definitely didn’t have the beauty of Baal, nor the ease of life. Sitting on his parent’s balcony on the 250th floor of the Shoreline Building, Trent watched the aircrafts and hover cars streaming through the expressway. Living near the …show more content…
“Huh? Oh yeah, sure.” Trent hadn’t had much of an appetite since coming home. Being in the war for two years had done a number on his stomach. The images that were flooding through his mind made it difficult to digest anything. The doctors told Sally not to worry too much about her son. The other boys that had come home were having similar challenges, but it would certainly pass.
“Janie is coming over in an hour,” Sally said as she gently placed a blue sandwich before him. There was lettuce on it to, which Trent thought he might have to pick off.
“Thanks,” Trent replied. He wasn’t a big fan of blue sandwiches either. They consisted of a meat-like substance made of vegetables and blue corn protein - hence the purple-bluish color. Taking a small bite, he was determined to please his mother by showing her that he was eating. He had only been home 3 days, and already he had managed to make some slight progress in the food department.
“She’s getting a promotion at the ad agency. Isn’t that wonderful!” Sally said, looking for any opportunity to bring something up that was