Earth is Not a Happy Place to Live

by Stovohobo

Jared gave Annalese a dark look.

“You know perfectly well what would happen if you died,” he hissed. “Are you really willing to bring that down on me?”

She looked guilty, but still retaining the want to leave life.

“One punishment is enough, thank you very much,” Jared said, and he helped her up to her feet.

The pair walked on in silence as the cars flashed by. Both brother and sister reached a small pocket park, near a string of fast food joints, and they sat down on a bench. Suddenly Annalese burst into tears.

“I’m sorry, Jared, I’m sorry,” she sobbed. “It’s just – I can’t take this life down here! This planet, it’s so putrid and unfriendly and…I don’t want to live anymore.”

Jared gave her a stern look at first, but then softened up, wrapping his arms around her and rocking back and forth.

“It’s okay, Anna…” he murmured. “I don’t like it either. It wasn’t your fault that the drought came…”

He hugged her harder, and she cried harder.

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Earth is Not a Happy Place to Live

    BernerOberland's Buddy Icon BernerOberland

    Posted 3 months ago

    Cool sci-fi, Planet destroyed, adjusting to life on Earth. great job Stovo, glad ur back, ur one of my favs.

  2. Earth is Not a Happy Place to Live

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Cool little twist to the original. Took some of the emo out of it and replaced it with sci-fi.

  3. Earth is Not a Happy Place to Live

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yep, yep, and yep to what they said. Very believable interaction between the two with the ups and downs of different emotions.

  4. Earth is Not a Happy Place to Live

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yep, yep, and yep to what they said. Very believable interaction between the two with the ups and downs of different emotions.

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