OBLITERATE- The Ring of fire

1.The turning point: welcome to the beginning.

My life took a weird turn when the person next door was strangled into a police van.

Oh, after that? It was like an expectation vs reality video. In simple terms.

Before that? Basically basic.

I was peeping from my window sill that morning. You know, morning coffee, tangled hair, onesie.... Typical morning habits .

The guy was a robotic engineer; Mr. Brown. And he'd lost his job. And he lost his wife. And he lost his car keys. And he was clumsy, so he broke his ankle last week. Pretty much all the bad things were happening.

And he was kinda stupid (no offence), because he might've lied about paying taxes or daily oxygen consumption taxes. He was yanking and yelling like a child, while the police got him in.

"YOU DON'T KNOW MY PAIN!!!" he yelled, kicking one policeman's knee.

I ducked behind the curtains, letting the coffee melt in my lips. I couldn't possibly interfere into getting him out of that situation. Could I?

I would've. Seriously. He was a nice man who talked to everyone with respect. (Note- ignore the fact that he was swearing to the cops right now) But under normal circumstances, he was chill. Like, Hey Destiny! What up?

Hey Destiny, did you see that new bagel special?

Hey Destiny, you want some fries?

Hey Destiny, your dad was mean to me.

See, anyone who gives you food is nice.

And he's a softie, with relevance to the last one.

But let's not talk about grown men crying and shedding tears and goop in my sleeves.

Okay. So, why?- It's not wise to lie about anything in this country. Sure, only a few believed in religion now-a-days, but Hyphermism is the Law, and the Alekshian region. Even if you try tricking us, it won't work, because all of us wear lie detectors and we know a liar when we see one. Maybe that guy thought it was his lucky day and decided to trick the cops. Upon Cirillo, literally, he's done for! He'll be taken to a court and the officers in there will examine the lie detector readings and ask some 'sweat-dropping' questions that'll make him sweat even if he did take an 'anti-sweat pill'. If he sweats excessively and the detector reading becomes above 60% he'll be skipping off hand in hand with the cops, to jail. And they will not consider the fact that he's on a diet plan and went jogging for 1 hour straight. Poor guy. The court will decide either to roast him with laser lights or ban space tours for his entire, freakin', life. But it really depends on how bad the lie is.

Alekshia, is the country with the highest plant cover, but from my window I could only see some skyscrapers, with a bit of green here and there. But we do have a considerably higher plant rate than the other countries in the world.

I touched the little dove on my necklace. I felt my fingertips going through the cold metal. I've never seen a dove, I was told that it was the shape of a dove. I don't even remember when the necklace was given to me. My mother had told me that she put it on me when I was only 1 year old. It must be very special.

I kept the coffee cup on the window sill. It was my sister's first day to school. The air outside was humid and thick, but I could still see the tall building which had a purple translucent tube running around it. It was called the "National Space Headquarters of Alekshia". It was a shiny metallic color, unlike other buildings which were all neon colors. The city looked like a fairy confetti candy land, except for the fact that its actual purpose is to attract tourist, not to attract fairies. I didn't know what that tube was supposed to do in a Space centre, but mom had told me that the officers would slide down that tube after work. But she likes making up stories. Like me.