Celeste pov
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My eyes searched the withered streets. I found my gaze scratching from brick to brick. From building to building. From the concrete that filled the bricks, to the dozens of shops that seemed almost abandoned, even their wares were left out.
Brows furrowed at the anomaly.
Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
I turned my gaze everywhere, searched every nook and cranny of the crowded street I was on. It wasn't crowded, meaning that there were people. There was none, not a single soul. But crowded in the manner of a thousand different things.
Stalls that were supposed to be manned by someone. To the empty streets and walkers of the elderly. Again, nothing.
Night had barely fallen, even the moon was still low in the sky as the sun started its slow descent from the sky. Shops should still be open, their doors unlocked and people out there to greet passersby's with a smile.
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
