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derun sits down next to the window as if his energy had evaporated. he stared into space, looking out the window. the window is wide open, the sun is at the end of its shift, silently stealing down towards the horizon like a balloon that had lost its air. the colors of neon lights took over the futuristic city, the white curtains are colored neon blue, the sea and the sand must be too, and the trees outside play their jellyfish shadows on the ground. his hand looks like a clutter of weird neon tattoos.
"the sea couldn't be that far," derun spoke softly, staring at his hand as he grasped the thin air. "i must meet that friend." he gritted his teeth, fishing his phone out as the zodiacus beta app opened itself immediately, exposing a picture of a huge marine mammal with three question marks atop its head. the lad stood up from his seat, barging out of the room with hurry as he felt the need to meet the 'friend' as soon as he could. it felt like some of his questions would be answered, derun would gladly take the risk even if means nothing.
his heart is pounding in his ribcage and his hands are sweating. he swallowed twice. derun pushes his way through the flocks of bird eating on the ground towards the end, where he could finally see and smell the salt coming from the sea. he felt apologetic for the birds and promised himself to fed them next time he'd see them, his head held down as he only kept running—unaware that he had unfortunately bumped into another zodiac that made both of them stumbled down. "i-i'm sorry!" derun blurted out, biting his lower lip.
