First Day

3 1 0
                                    

God created light to balance the darkness.  He believed that the light was something good. He decided to split the light and the darkness. The light became day and the dark, night.  In this first day, it felt as if there was no longer a true day.

Doris told James this.

"No government. Nothing to protect us, James. What are we to do?"

"As we always have. Survive. We didn't get this old for nothing."

James sniffed, coughed and spit ugly dark chew into the carpet. He ran his left hand hard against his nose all while the woman watched.

Everything could change but James was always just, whatever this was.

Ready Set GoWhere stories live. Discover now