Living in this brutal landscape is harsh. It’s a testimony to all we’ve overcome to get where we are. Our numbers are small, but we live as a true community where everyone helps one another, and our numbers are growing. From the ashes of Plastictown, we have risen.
I reach out and pull Aerin against me. I look down into her beautiful, smiling face, cheeks tinged with red, and press my lips tightly against hers.
I can’t stop smiling.
~~The End~~