The Sixteen Burdens
“Through a door, down a hall, he wasn’t sure. He just ran. He had to.
His vision grew blurry. He tripped over Officer Blythe, who was kneeling on the ground, fiddling with a long strand of light bulbs that had blown out. The guard shouted something, but Gray didn’t hear. He just kept running.
He ran outside, past the entrance guard and over the bridge. He ran through Chinatown, drawing stares from pedestrians and shop owners who were working on Christmas. He ran south, down the empty sid...ewalks of Broadway, past the tall buildings of the financial district. Even when he realized that he had no idea where he was going, he kept running. Even as his feet burned inside his shoes and his knees ached, he kept running.
As dusk approached, Gray climbed up the long, steep steps that ran parallel to the Angel’s Flight funicular. At the top of the hill he finally stopped to catch his breath. The city below was orange and motionless in the hazy sunset.MoreLess
His vision grew blurry. He tripped over Officer Blythe, who was kneeling on the ground, fiddling with a long strand of light bulbs that had blown out. The guard shouted something, but Gray didn’t hear. He just kept running.
He ran outside, past the entrance guard and over the bridge. He ran through Chinatown, drawing stares from pedestrians and shop owners who were working on Christmas. He ran south, down the empty sid...ewalks of Broadway, past the tall buildings of the financial district. Even when he realized that he had no idea where he was going, he kept running. Even as his feet burned inside his shoes and his knees ached, he kept running.
As dusk approached, Gray climbed up the long, steep steps that ran parallel to the Angel’s Flight funicular. At the top of the hill he finally stopped to catch his breath. The city below was orange and motionless in the hazy sunset.MoreLess
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