First light touched the sky of Thule. Leaves fell from their branches and scattered in the air like sand.
A sweet, wired scent filled the air above the Bastion City bridge. Wiring hooks lost their wetness from the midnight blessing.
Metal rumbled. A truck packed with iron pipes and household belongings roared across the highway, surpassing all speed limits.
Water splashed on the pedestrian path as the truck tire slammed into a puddle that had lost its power to dry up.
Countless beads of the flying puddle danced in the air and dripped on the shoulder of a white-haired lady sitting on the raised bars of the bridge.
"I can't continue to live while Li Mei and Lily are still at the hospital dying," Min-seo said in a soft voice.
She shifted her eyes toward the skies and watched birds diving in and out of clouds like angels. 'I can't continue living with my sister, knowing she played a part in making the Storm family vegetables.'
