PARADISE

Xyloto looked out the window into the ruined city. All her happiness was gone ever since her father got corrupted by his foolish plans. The only place she could escape was in her sleep; she dreamed of how it used to be, when it was Paradise. She remembered when she was just a small girl, She seemed to expect the world. But when her mother was arrested and she passed and her father had become the monster the he is now, it all flew from her reach and she was only happy in her dreams. There was a knock at the door, and she turned around swiftly, it is her father Major Minus. "Evening Xyloto." He said with no feeling. Xyloto sighed back " the same as usual." Her father said cheerily " Well, since your 17 now you can join our ground corps and hunt the lost boys. You can catch all their bullets in your teeth Ha ha!" he said proudly. Xyloto turned away in disgust. " Well I better be going back he said a little too happily. Behave yourself." and he left. She sighed and said " well life goes on." She hated the clothes her father bought her and his cruel ways about the Lost Boys. He had reminded her that she was 17. She is going to find the lost boys. She said to herself well life goes on, and it gets heavy on my shoulders. But I do hate it here and I need to leave this corruption; to avenge my mother." She packed her backpack and she found her spray cans from under her bed, and stole one of her fathers many car keys. (she wrote the graffiti in places like the park and city about her feelings. Her first work was " do you ever get the feeling that you missing the mark? " because she always did.) and hid her bag under her bed. Stormy clouds were gathering up in the sky as she went to bed in her street clothes to leave in the night. She thought " so much is unknown but at least I know the sun is set to rise." and slowly she drifted off to sleep. That night she dreamed of Paradise.