The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: 07 Desecrate
Main Character: Leah/Rose
Rating: T
Word Count: 100
Tears drip down my cheeks.
Bulldozers snake through the old houses, figuring out which to target first.
Gaping holes allow glimpses into abandoned lives. Burn marks mar paneling.
Fear.
Ignorance.
Hate.
It didn't matter what drove them. They destroyed everything I knew, almost everything I loved.
And the lecherous developers preying on the survivors' fears, dollar signs swimming behind their eyes.
"We need to stop them."
Cold arms wrap around me. "We'll come up with something, even if I have to empty my own accounts. For now, we need to get back to the hospital to check on your mom."
All mistakes are mine.