K I A R A ' S P. O. V The droning sound of sirens still blurred on in the background. A thick heavy woollen blanket was draped over my shoulders, the grating metal step creaking beneath my weight. Darkness blanketed across the horizon, the water shimmering underneath the vibrant lull of the moon. I never wished that I could anything else in this moment. Perhaps a wandering star? Drifting aimlessly and glittering in the sky. A tree? I'd probably be cut down anyways. Dead? That sounded like my best option, closing my eyes and never waking up. But this already felt like a nightmare. God, how was this the end already? "I should really take a look at that." I glanced up, my eyes had been unwavering for the past ten minutes. A young trim man stood before me, eyes warily assessing me as

