We were having a normal day, the sun was shining. We just came back from school
when my grandpa told us that it was here… the shadow realm. One by one, people
were disappearing. Those who didn't disappear are either escaping or are now
working with the shadow realm. Darkness spread over the city. Before, it was made of
kindness. Now, it's made of hatred and anger. There was so much darkness that it
was like a blanket full of darkness.
By the time we woke up the next day, it was already too late for him. They took my
grandpa, he was sent to the shadow realm. From that day, we were more scared than
ever. One of us could die and we could be more miserable than we already are. Our
lives had a big change from spending time together, joy, happiness to darkness and
despair. Darkness danced around the city.
On the other hand, there were some calm moments when my mum came over, she
would soothe our souls and make us feel better. I heard her on the phone saying that
we were going to leave otherwise they will catch us. Who were they? Were we actually
going to leave? Would we leave everyone else behind? Questions wrapped around my
mind. We all confronted my mum and she couldn't deny that fact that we were going to
have to leave Domino City.
My mother could see that we were broken more now. It was the end of this adventure.
We didn't want to go but we had, for the sake of our lives. We didn't want to go but we
couldn't stay. We packed our suitcases and loaded them into a car. Our lives were a
puzzle, struggling to be solved. Our dreams were a broken was a sad
goodbye. It was a sad and long goodbye. It was a very sad and very long goodbye. It
was the last goodbye…
The journey had started. The more we travelled the more that was left behind. We left
a lot of things behind, such as: a good luck card from my friend Jaden, taken by the
storm, a memory of a friend, taken by the train. There was only one thing left, a
valuable photo of grandpa. My mother took us to the docs. Her words echoed again
and again around my head, "I will leave with them tomorrow so they don't get caught
by them."
Our minds were made up, we would stay at the docs. We got cozy in her arms, she
calmed our minds with the chatter of the washing waves, fresh fields and the
shimmering seas. We could still hear the screams of the innocent people from the city.
The night closed in and had entered our dreams. The ocean made a tsunami, the
hooks of the anchors became arms and the top became a head.
We were awoken in our uncomfortable position from the footsteps of the dark signers,
rare hunters and shadow riders, tapping on the concrete of the docs. My mum
encouraged us to move and go to a different hideout. We found a bunker in the
satellite and stayed there for the night.
Once it was morning, we sprinted back to the docs and hopped on a boat. A swarm of
people streamed into the boat like a wave. Chatter filled up the boat. We were all
relieved that we had escaped the city. We stared out to the city and hoped to go back
there after this was all over. The waves grew more and more intense.
