The River's secret

Located on the bankside of the Wesser River, in northern Germany, Alani is faced with the general teenage issues, but in the year 3033, war, illness, and half of the population missing, she finds herself tangled up in the government secrets of the river, trusting a stranger, and even the disappearance of her own mother.

In the distance I could hear them, the police and their dogs. I kept running, pushing through the pain of my burning legs, my heavy breathing. I got to the Keep Out sign of the boarder of our property and the river lining, I climbed the fence. Completely crumbling to my knees from exhaustion, once my feet splashed against the cold water, I knew I would be caught; I was only trying to scrap some food for me siblings. Ever sense the disappearance of half the humanity, living off squirrels and with scare deer, we all were starving. I had never once seen the river this close, to feel it, be immersed in the water sent chills down my spine.

I looked up at the river, I was always astonished with it, the mystery behind the ripples, why would the government want to keep us from the river, it provided the Germans with so many trades, but why now, why close it when we needed it the most? Looking at the water, it was mesmerizing. I leaned down to cup some in my hands but got pulled under, before any words could escape my mouth, ocean blue eyes radiating light caught mine.