Damon Bowman
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Emory and the Phantom
Emory and the Phantom …………………………At the cusp of disappointment and frustration were the feelings of Emory Kelly as he glanced at the fuel gauge reading “empty” on his transport. The words of the Earth Guild director were almost too much to bear… “How could you have been so careless?”. It was a continuous playback in his head from an earlier meeting. Things were now clear; Earth Guild had been conducting meetings in clandestine. The infrastructure was breaking down and Emory had been called in at the last minute. No briefing, no warning from his relatives on the board, nothing but a single cold statement. The next huddle would be exile and repossession. He had one thought which has been pondering for years. “Why risk my few years left if defeat is eminent?” At that moment rays from the first sunset highlighted the heart-shaped locket around his neck. He thought of selling if on another trip to Frenzy, in his mind it would put and an end to everything. Forgotten was the weight of this burden others called a gem. The Guild had become as emotionless as the Phantoms. Emory thought to himself “No one feels anything anymore”.
By Damon Bowman3 years ago in Futurism