Our Goodbye

The city of fake lights

The dream i had a month a go was so vivid I couldn't just let it go, I remember I woke up with a sharp pain in my chest i had never felt before, it hunted me for days every time I went back to sleep,  kind of like a secret message, I wasn't affraid of it but I knew it was telling me something.

The city I lived in was rater peaceful actually, but I didn't like it. The lights in the streets were fake and i couldn't see the stars at night; the best days were the cloudy ones, you can't see the polluted sky above if it's covered in stormy clouds. The air wasn't clean, you could take a walk on the near by park to breath some fresh air but once you were back on the streets, it's as if you never left the dirty air.

I was never a part of a family or a group of friends, the closest thing I have is my pet dog, Red. Altough he's more like a friend. I studied photography with a part time job to pay for it at a coffe shop i really liked. Sometimes I  used to spend hours and hours just wandering around the city. Taking photos was always my way of seeing the beautiful side of things, capturing moments that never happen again and remembering them like if they were my own. Red is one of them.

Everything changed that night, I started asking myself  "why am I afraid of tomorrow?""Why can't I be more than who I am?" But the one that really made me think was: "Am I happy?"

I used to walk on the streets just wondering what was i gonna eat that day or if I needed to buy something, i used to ask Red if he was hungry or if he wanted to go out. Now, everytime i see Red i ask him if he's tired of the small apartment or if he wanted more than what he had. 

I was ready, my train was leaving in an hour and I had to take a taxi to the station. I decided to leave the city and start a new life far away from the fake city i was living on for so many years.

"Are you ready Red?" He looked at me with his tongue out, I laughed at the scene and gave him a pat on the head "Alright then, let's go boy". 

I looked back to the small and empty apartment that kept me warm and safe for the past few years. "Good bye" I whispered and closed the door behind me.

Looking at the street in front of me, I took a deep breath and smiled to the past and future me. 

"This is it Red, let's get out of here"  

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Hey guys! i hope you liked the first chapter and hope you stick around for more. Sorry if i miss spell something...english isn't my first language...sorry.

I'll keep the good work and post next week if i can, don't worry, the story is just starting.