https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/6-6-3.mov LaMesha’s eyes avoided contact. But from her peripheral, one Agent with brunette hair spoke loudly with a story; her arms moved enthusiastically. She stood up and smiled as three others laughed around her. Her storytelling continued, but she stopped talking as LaMesha walked by. And for some reason, LaMesha felt a chill. But she …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/6-5.mp4 LaMesha’s cure for boredom lost its thrill fast, and it’d only been a day. She enjoyed attacking the Tenebris because it was dutiful, but the novelty soon wore off. She pushed the revolving doors and entered the lobby to the dormitory. The apartments were specifically for Agents. It was clean and spacious. Many of …
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https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/6-4.mov Jioni’s confidence rose with a pocket full of crystals and the wooden plank in hand. The wall tower was now within view but still a journey ahead—it was long, grey, and sturdy—thirty feet tall, separating City Two from the wasteland outside. Jioni squinted her eyes to see if she could see Derrin. He was …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/6-3.mp4 After some time, she found something suitable—a deteriorated wooden plank with dents. It was long and thin enough to grip by the palm; it lay hidden in a bush. She eagerly picked it up, flipped it around, and bounced it in her hands. She mimicked a batter’s swing, tested it, and swayed it around. …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/6-2.mp4 Jioni’s breath labored. She feared she was too loud and attempted to control it. Her eyes scanned the area. Anything was a weapon except for anything on this street: there were no weapons. And the potential “weapons” she saw were either too heavy, such as downed poles, or ineffective, such as littered paper. What …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/6-1-1.mp4 Good ideas manifest after it’s too late. Jioni left a weapon trader’s van without a single weapon. She walked vulnerable. Cold and silent. The streets seemed just as broken as always but more battered than usual—missing road signs, trash on the floor, and shredded vegetation as far as her eyes could see. The commotion …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-22.mp4 Jioni patted her knees as she returned to reality. She opened the latch to the van’s back doors. “It was nice seeing you. I’ll come back for more tea.” “Yeah, next time, I’ll charge you for it.” Hippie Girl relaxed into a smile. “By the way….” “Hm?” “What’s your real name?” Jioni asked as …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-21-1.mov The two sat there silently for a while. Hippie Girl picked up the note again, but Jioni took it from her and tossed it to the side. As the two sat without saying a word, it was often interrupted by the faint sound of chaos outside. Guns were going off, people were screaming, and …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5-20.mp4 Hippie Girl rose into a smile. “A-and I’m sorry you had to see me like this. I swear I’m not crazy—I can tell you think I’m crazy by how you stare at me, butterfly.” “I don’t think you’re crazy,” Jioni said. Hippie Girl choked a teared laugh. “Really? Well, thanks. In a world full …
