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RESE SCHILLE
Sun lit up the stage highlighting cobwebs and dust motes.
Spiders scurried like rats dying from poisonous gas.
On a nearby bench the word “air” was scraped as if it
was a dying wish. One last plea before the dancer
suffocated. I ran my gloved hand lightly across
the bench, brushing sand onto the floor of the concave
theatre. I had hoped someone would be alive here. Every place on this desolate street empty thus far.
We waited too long to come back. “NO SURVIVORS” will
be the headline of my mission report. Mission failed.
Rese Schille is pursuing a Baccalaureate of Arts in English with a minor in Creative Writing.
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