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October Eclipse

"Despite everything that had happened, we were still alive.
The sounds of the city held me like a lover offering covert in a storm. The few vehicles on the road murmured like a healthy stream. The people calling out to each other below my apartment, made me feel like there was still hope, like life was still worth fighting for.
And it was. Of course it was.
It didn't always feel that way, though.
I clipped my red helmet on and grabbed my classic red bike, then pushed out the apartment front door. Standing in the poorly lit hallway, I locked it behind me. The lock wouldn't keep anyone out, especially the PPE Officers.
If Paranormal Population officers suspected you were para, nothing would protect you - you were guilty until proven innocent.
So we all did what we had to do to stay off their radar.
"October." A frightened female voice called to me as an apartment door opened.
I turned to Dana, already halfway to the stairs. If I reacted each time she was angsty I'd be exhausted. "Hey I'm on my way to work."
"Yeah." Red blotched her face like she'd been crying all night.
She clutched a tissue in her hands and gripped her grey cardigan in front of her. "I Know." She closed her eyes, and took a deep breath before opening them again. They glowed a bright blue. "Jeff's missing" October Eclipse