It reflected everything. The hall of crystal showed her thousands of herself in its triangles. She kept on running, her lungs burning and her eyes watering.
"Do you think this planet is going to last very long?" she asked. The stars were barely shining, dim like the rest of the world.
"I don't know." Her long hair was blowing in the wind, its bright colour contrasting against all the grayness. Although she was a small girl, her presence was that of someone much taller. "I think it's too late."
The girl couldn't make eye contact. "So I'll be going, then?"
She nodded without saying anything else.
"Please!" she cried out to no one. "I want to go back! Take me back!" Her voice echoed loudly and then disappeared. She was completely alone.