There are places where hearing children's laughter is normal.This is not one of those places.Those places are nowhere near here.Here is... different.
You found yourself here by accident.
A wrong turn on the highway and your trip to the city became
a trip to somewhere that looked like the city but not...
For instance, the roads bled.
The air was practically tinged with the red, metal smelling
substance that flowed freely from cracks in the pavement,
drains and puddles.
You tried to turn around as soon as you could but the road
behind you led seemingly further into this strange place.
Your phone had signal, which was surprising as you
couldn't see any cables or pylons.
Every person you tried to phone was away it seemed, and
their voice mails sounded scared.
Their voices trembled and every breath in was gasped as
though they had run miles.
GPS didn't work any better.
You weren't on any map.
It took you this long to realise you heard children's laughter.
It took you minutes more to see where it came from.
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