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London // Dialogue Prompt

    Suddenly the clouds rolled back and the late morning sun brought the whole city, shining, into view. There was Battersea Power Station, standing proud with it's four great chimneys still intact, even though much of it's roof had long ago been eaten away. Behind it, Battersea Park appeared as a square of dense green bushes and trees that were making a last stand, fighting back the urban spread. In the far distance the Millennium wheel perched like a fabulous silver coin, balancing effortlessly on its rim. And all around it London crouched; gas towers and apartment blocks, endless rows of shops and houses, roads, railways, and bridges stretching away on both sides, separated only by the bright sliver crack in the landscape that was the River Thames.

    The London sun shimmered above like a polished shield, as if it could shelter me from my past. Yet the buildings dominating the land and skyline were cold, monochrome - not a hint of green anywhere. This city was so different from my home, so claustrophobic. I abandoned looking upward to gaze through the crowd: business people, tourists, students, kids and dossers (just what I hoped not to be). Everyone knew what to do... except me.

    It had been three months since I had seen him. There had been a few texts here and there although, social media told me that he was somewhere on a beach. I opened my diary, his list of London places he wanted to visit made me nauseous. I know he would die if he knew I was here. I closed the tattered book, cover peeling at the edges. I sighed, looking out onto the city that had been my home for the past three months. Guilt rippled through my body, choking me with every step. I don't know how to tell him I went to London without him.

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This is a little longer than my usual prompts but I hope you all enjoy it! As always, genders may be reversed. This is another lyric prompt; London by Mokita. 

Cinder ♡