Christopher Ryan Decker

The Fall of Hightower

Anya, a small, blonde 11 year old girl, looked through the bars of the sewer grate that was set in the side of Hightower Hill. Hightower Hill, who shared its name with the town it resided in, was on the easternmost edge of town and was scarcely visited on account of The Facility. Anya looked through the bars of the sewer grate, past the field, at the slowly growing fire that was destroying The Facility. As she watched the violent swirls of red and orange, she felt a tear roll down her cheek.