5
Jayde was twelve when fire rained from the sky.
The weather had been perfect all day, with no storms or clouds to hide the sunlight, so Jayde had spent the last few hours playing with her friends at the playground. They were playing a popular Erillian game where one person would draw on the ground with chalk and the others would try to guess what was being drawn without looking.
Jayde had her back turned and was looking up at the sky. She’d grown a fascination with seeing the universe. Ochillon was a great place, but she wanted to know what else was out there. She played Erillian games with her friends, but she had never actually seen an Erillian. Her father had told her they were nice aliens, but they were an exception to the rule. Most sentient alien life hated humans for a reason J
