Struggle Within
Tengzu Municipality, Cheena, Earth

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The sun rose and the neighbor started to rustle out of their houses. They were talking about the happenings the night before. Dreygo and his comrades felt unease at the thought of the upcoming imminent dangers as the moon rises.

Sitting on the couch, Dreygo gawked at Elaine in the kitchen preparing their breakfast. While Officer Sho was fixated on the news broadcast. Pictures of mauled adults were flashed in the news but were blurred due to their obscenity. Alysa’s dead mother was also taken earlier that morning by the authorities and Alysa accompanied them. She did not stop crying.

Dreyo smelled the aroma of fried eggs and bacon. His stomach rumbled with hunger in the process. Elaine hummed songs as she harvested the slices of bacon from the frying pan and placed them on plates. It was the same lullaby that she sang for Alysa to sleep.

“I have to go,” Officer Sho said.

“Why?” Dreygo asked.

“I have to check with my family. I have to check t
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