Divine Violence

I feel the city in my bones

That was our first adventure, now we are heading to our last one. While walking through the streets to our final destination I remember the first time we arrived in the city. It was dark when the bus arrived at the bus stop, so we grabbed our suitcase and just stood there on the sidewalk. Waiting for some guidance, the city was not like in the movies, with beautiful, willing people, clean and full of light. It was dark, like a cloud of heavy smoke filled every corner and alley. There were people on the streets asking for money, eyes that followed you and the smell of it was suffocating. The neon glow from the tall buildings mixed with the light of the cars made you blind if you gazed for too long. People walked as if they had some urgency in their hearts. The whole place made Eve get heartburn, an urgent yell coming from her stomach and bubbling up to her throat. I don't know how we got to the cheap hotel, maybe by walking, or running. We couldn't stand in one place for too long. Sooner or later some men would come asking if we needed help, or catcall us, or worse, just stare with a look of desire on their faces. At that time Eve was too innocent to understand the looks and the talking, but I knew what they might have done to her if they had a chance. We finally arrived at our destination, let me just ring the bell. Do you want to join us?