(Alex)
I can’t stop thinking about the dude. Yeah, there was another guy and a girl but this one, I definitely have my sights on him. He will see the nuclear cloud of interest and I will be there! First, I will enter his room and go,
“ Hey. How are you?” AND HE WILL SAY,
“Not too bad, you? Hey, I think you are attractive and by your vital signals, I can tell you are healthy and you would be good for carrying offspring.”
And then, he will show me his plume of feathers for me to inspect. He then does a dance to show that he is strong and healthy. If I enjoy his performance, he will show me the pile of trash he spent 3 months collecting and organizing by colour. If I find the pile suitable, I will do the mating dance and he will be mine forever.
But then I realize that I have been reading way too many bird books. I draw on my face with my most colorful markers and put on this bracelet made from a rainbow assortment of plastic I've found. I strut to the room where he is staying with his partner, while the girl is still resting in the infirmary. I stop outside by his room and look inside. To the greatest luck of all time, the other one was asleep. Walking inside I leaned against the doorframe. He looks at me with a confused expression. Putting my most seductive voice on, I sang out,
“Hey.”
The confusion multiplied in his face. “Um. Hello? Who might you be?” His voice rang in my ears as I told him my name,still seductively, “Oh, I’m Alexandria Roves. But you may refer to me as Alex, queen of fire.”
He snorted and started laughing. Not exactly what I expected but it was fine. I asked him why he laughed, he told me, “Your name sounds very regal and all, but you’re dressed like a clown! And you call yourself ‘queen of fire’? Dude, chill.”
I thought about it, starstruck. Did he just make fun of me? Endless anger coursed through my bones as I turned on my heel and screamed,
“Violet! Get the bomb! The big one please!” I heard from a distance, “Who pissed you off now?”
“This boy I am suductifying!” I yelled back.
“Shut the hell up!” Heroin Henry yelled from down the hall.
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Fungi- A Tale Of Two Warriors
Teen FictionThe world has died. At least, most of it has. In the ashes and ruin left over by a deadly infection, zombies remain to torment the remaining humans. But, hope always lives. Violet and Alex grew up in the post apocalypse with their small community...
