Guille Escalona

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“The City lights” by Guille Escalona

The stars in the sky remind me of city lights, I wonder if I will see my city again. For a second, I can escape and wonder what is out there, hiding behind those city lights. For a second, I forget that I have not eaten in more than ten days. People can survive more than a month without food, I do not know if that brings me comfort or grief. I crawl back into my makeshift shelter and I go to sleep.I wake up feeling well. I remember that I will die soon and my perpetual headache returns. I guess I’ll look for food. I begi...

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STEM graduate student who has always had a passion for reading and writing. Writing short stories is one of my favorite ways to express myself.