from an ocean in the bathtub

You’re alone. Deserted by your “friends”. You know why they left you. It was your shadiness and generally bad sense of humor that consisted only of puns and pointing at things and saying “meme that”. But you’re still surprised they had the nerve to do it today, after all, it was your birthday. Every present you thought you wanted seemed irrelevant, because only survival was on your mind. It was just that morning you had woken up and discovered everyone was gone. The campsite was abandoned. Everything was taken. No food. No water. They were even petty enough to take the ashes from the fire you made for the night.   You meandered about for a couple of hours, in search for a cactus or oasis or something bearing life or hope or anything in between. But you gave up because it was a waste of energy. Now, the arid desert wind brings dust into your eyes and lungs and you cough. You can feel your throat and mouth drying up on the spot and you know you need water. You decide to wait u

It had rained. A lot. All at once. The world was drenched and so were the kids meandering in their ponchos. The heavy air hung among the trees and warmed the lungs of those who breathed it in. There was no crisp feeling after the rain. It felt muggy. Murky. Mysterious. The only things that dissipated the sinister ambiance were the bright yellow galoshes that adorned the feet of someone just as bright. They grinned from ear to ear. This was their favorite weather. This was the time for adventure. The wet grass welcomed the soles of the kid with a satisfying squish and a small spray of mud. After running a few circles and some distorted shapes in the grass, they grew weary of this activity. Out of breath and curious about an odd looking body of water, they walked over to a large pothole filled with potential. They peered in, expecting to see unsettled mud amidst water and pebbles. But this puddle was different. It held its own realm. Nestled in the parted concrete, some grass and we