6061 - Chapter 1 - A Day To Remember by Laughing-Pyro, literature
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6061 - Chapter 1 - A Day To Remember
Chapter 1 A Day To Remember
I gaze at the sky as I feel the cold rain begin to fall in fat, gorged drops on the top of my head; taking cover under a nearby alcove over a door. It's still a long walk home and I see no signs of any approaching breaks in the clouds that would allow for a reprieve from the onslaught.
"It's almost as if the heavens above know what today is, and they are weeping for me. They must know that I no longer have the ability to do so for myself," I mutter.
But instead of wallowing in my own misfortune, I step out from the shelter of the alcove to greet the storm as it approaches. I lift my face to the sky and
6061 Prologue/intro
The world used to be a wonderful place, full of life and freedom, but that idea has been swept from our minds for many years now. The current year is 2071 and the world is no longer such a wonderful and free place, so full of life It's far from it actually. A little over fifty years ago, the world was plagued by devastating economic disasters that ravaged everyday life, riots ensued, cities burned, nothing was ever the same, nor will it ever be. True, economic disasters have happened before, but the vast number of mishaps made it impossible to dig ourselves out of the rubble. One-by-one the governments of th