Life had started out simply enough you know. She’d grown up, eager to take to the sky and fly planes. Maybe even do the acrobatics stuff she saw in the air show each summer…

The boy had never much liked swimming. It was always a hassle with the sand, salt, or chlorine, and he was never much good at treading water or any of the fancy strokes he was supposed to learn…

The crowd of people pushed forward off the train towards the stairs and escalators. As with any place where both are available, the people in a massive rush all queued up for the escalators, wasting their time…