"I don't wanna do anything today…" She curled herself in her warm blankets. "Just gonna lie down and…"
Bee's mind drifted away after an unfinished thought. It was another typical day for her and Puppycat. Around 2:00pm they would wake up, and shortly after they would crawl out of bed. Bee would eat a simple breakfast of whatever was inside the fridge. Puppycat didn't eat much, or at all. Once breakfast was finished Bee would toss her dishes onto a massive pile she would clear every Saturday. However today was not Saturday. Bee wasn't really sure what day it was. Usually after their morning routine, Bee and Puppycat would cycle between the internet and TV until bed time.
"What should I do today?" Bee thought to herself. She noticed that she had kept that rut for some time now, and on a whim decided that today shall not be uneventful and thus rolled out of bed. She walked over to her mini-fridge which mostly contained dairy products and bread, no vegetables whatsoever. "I should really go to the store." Bee noted to herself. She glanced over to the clock hanging at the wall next to the door. "4:15pm… is that too late?" Bee decided that she would have enough time if she left at this second. She walked over to Puppycat's cat/dog bed and nudged him over to wake up. "Puppycat, let's go to the store." She continued to nudge him. "We'll get snacks." She said enticingly. Puppycat finally awoke. "Why would you disturb me from my peaceful slumber?"He asked in gibberish. "Had it not been for the laws of this land, I would have slaughtered you." "Come on Puppycat, don't be cranky." Bee picked him up and tapped his nose. "You little crank." She added while tapping his nose again.
Bee began driving to the store on her moped with Puppycat in tow, the sound of the engine being the only thing they could hear. Bee caught notice of this and thought "That's strange… Why don't I hear any cars?" Bee turned her head to check the road and noticed that there were no cars in sight. She thought this was rather odd, as this normally was a busy street.
Bee and Puppycat crossed over the bridge they had crossed so many times before. To her it acted as a sort of divider between the residential area and the city. On the other side of this bridge were buildings that seemed to tower indefinitely, with bright, flashing billboards and street lights contrasting against the calm, lavender sky. This sky also seemed off to Bee, as being only around 4:30 it was giving off a late evening color. Although it wasn't something to complain about. She liked the color of the sky, so much so that she stopped to take in it's full beauty. After dismounting her moped, she looked at the river below them. It was reflective, and shimmering.
"Puppycat? Do you think that the sky feels sad sometimes?"
"The sky does not have feelings. It is a reflection of light through the atmosphere."
"I know, but it would be cool if the sky did had feelings. Like on a rainy day it would feel sad and on a bright, sunny day it would be happy."
"That sounds too obvious."
Bee was lost in thought staring at the river. "If I was the sky… I would make clouds. And make them in the shape of people."
"Who's?"
"It depends."
"Depends on what?"
Bee realised she had been standing at the edge of the bridge for a while now. She and Puppycat resumed their trip to the store.
It was a rather small convenience shop located next to a bakery and video rental store. Bee liked it because it was next to a quaint-looking street, where few cars and pedestrians would pass by. She would feel nostalgic when walking by it, like there was something about this road which reminded her of her childhood. The store itself had a very simple and old-fashioned design, its sign was hanging at the front of the roof reading "Market" in a sans-serif font. It showed signs of age, and undoubtedly the store stood there for a long time. There weren't any posters or advertisements on the walls, it was as welcoming as one could get. Bee grabbed her usual selection of junk food and instant meals. She laid her items on the counter, and saw that there were no clerks by the checkout lines. Bee looked around for anyone who could ring out these items. "Hey, can anyone help? Customer here! In need of assistance!" Suddenly the cash register beeped and displayed a price of $24.48 on the screen. Bee was a little perplexed. Mainly because she hadn't seen another human being around today. It was if she was the only person on earth. With confusion, she laid $25 on the counter and took her food out of the store. No alarm went off, so the items must have been purchased somehow.
When she exited the store the sky had gone from a lavender to a sunset orange, with a gradient turning to black near the horizon. Bee noticed that Puppycat was no longer on the moped. This was unsettling, as Puppycat's not really the type of pet to run off somewhere alone. "Puppycat? Where— "
Suddenly Bee felt like something had struck her. Her body started to go limp, and her vision began to blur. She fell to the ground with a thud, and slowly fell into darkness.
