AVA
Twinkling and appearing as if they were dancing, the stars shone brightly above the sky. They look so beautiful, oblivious to the ruined world below it.
Raising my right hand, I pretended to reach out and claim one of them. I smiled triumphantly, squinting my right eye as I pinched one of the stars with my thumb and forefinger. It was one of the things that I had started doing back when I was at the orphanage before the apocalypse happened. It was one of the precious memories I have and cherish.
"You're still doing that?" I turned around, finding Hero standing by the door that led to the rooftop of his former apartel.
I raised a questioning eyebrow in his direction, wondering what he was still doing here. Almost an hour has already passed by ever since the emergency meeting has ended.