Precisely 300 words of a glimpse into a possible future.
Through the streets of New York a girl travels with her back pack. She does not blend in with the other people but they fail to notice her. As she walks she thinks of the past few hours and how they have made her feel. Her life had been so simple before but was now full of complex relationships and people far too simple in their minds. She longed for something new and exciting despite her fear of being social. She joined a crowd of people and crossed to the other side of the street. A man bumps into her shoulder and continues walking without even looking up. She stops as her bag falls off and she looks at it lying on the ground. Memories of pointless fights flash through her mind and she pushes them away. She picks up her bag and carries on through the streets. The lights from the signs are bright and her dark hair glistens yet still no one notices her. She passes by an alley and sees a man stealing a woman's purse. The woman screams for help and looks at her with unseeing eyes. The girl continues on and thinks of how stupid the woman has been for going down an alley by herself at night. She finally reaches a green door and pushes a key through the lock. It turns with a rusty screech and she enters the dank building. She walks up each step of the stairs carefully and reaches another green door. She pushes a second key through this lock and enters the small dark apartment. She is relieved to be out of the crowds of people who allow their emotions to govern their pathetic lives.
She chuckles to herself, "Human emotions," and opens the fridge for a drink.