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Nothings Left....by Georgia-May
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Nothings Left....

2 min read·June 16, 2026·
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I slowly gain consciousness again, feeling dizzy at every sudden movement. Fire slowly but surely covering the ash-infected sky. I stand up, blood dripping down my leg, my clothes tworn apart. Drenched in sweat and blood. I limp through the fine dust (that was originally some perfectly stable buildings) screaming at every excrutiating jolt. Pain souring through my entire body. Right by one of the snapped, dead trees is my sister. The only family I had left. Guilt immediately flooded my brain. Why would I just leave her behind like that? I was too focused on myself to even think about the one person that cared about me.. Blood flowing out of her mouth like she just got punched in the jaw. It felt like someone shot me straigh in the stomach! I felt lonely. No one else was there. Everythings gone. They either fled the war or died. Smoke fills my lungs causing me to violently cough every two seconds. My eyes slowly fill with water. I hug my sister as hard as I could, hoping that she will somehow come back. Sirens blare so loudly my ears start to bleed. Nothings left... I drop down to my knees on the gravel and melted rubber, causing them to split open. My knees start raging as the rubber scales them. No words could describe the unbearable pain shooting through my legs. I lie on my stomach as blood pours out of my forehead. I watch as the world slowly crumbles apart and buildings get engulfed in flames. I slowly watch as everything goes blurry and I close my eyes one last time.....

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Title

Nothings Left....

Published

16 June 2026

Word Count

272

Genre

Science Fiction

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