A child joyfully kicked a ball towards a wall, laughing as it bounced back, falling back to their foot before being kicked once more.

The sun was bright. Blinding. Burning anything without protection. The rays of summer shining down on such a calm town, no cries of pain or suffering. Not anything. Pure silence. Aside from the child’s innocent laugh.

CAW

And that was when it ended.

The kid loo...