StarShaper

My life was boring as a police officer here in 49º 10'N 122º 58'W; nothing exciting ever happened, nothing to spice up the dull days. Every day it would be the same: get up in the morning, eat, go out to work, come back late in the evening, eat, go to sleep, and then all  over again. All I did in work was watch the streets and roads, to make sure no car accidents occurred. Of course they never happened, because the high-tech VHACS (Vehicle Hazard Avoider Computer System) on every vehicle detects other cars and steers the machine away and saves the driver from any danger. (The last recorded accident was 17 years ago.) But back to my bor

I was about five years old When my parents went out. I didn't want them to go, of course, But they left anyway; Leaving a tall, black-haired girl to watch me. We raced around the messy house, Jumping above clothes that smelled like rotten melons on the floor and dodging chairs. I shouted with glee, Cutting through the air. We didn't notice that It was getting dark outside. Suddenly I came upon a dead end- the wall. I whirled around to see her walking behind me Her hands raised, fingers bent like claws, teeth bared. She advanced slowly, a snarl escaping from her mouth I screamed loudly, hearing it echo back from the white