"Manhattan Story" Chapter 2 by ThePete (words 1962-3707) #NaNoWriMo 2009
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It was strange being back in New York City. I had been there enough times as a kid to form pretty solid memories. However, during most of my teenage years I spent most of my time in the suburbs and then went off to school. Being back nearly two decades later was troublesome. I couldn’t reconcile the city I remembered with the one I lived in.
I’d often find myself sitting on a bench at a stop on the iLine, staring out through the clear Plexane walls that the iLine’s tube was made of. The sun would hit the curved surface and create a soft haze over everything below. It was like looking down on heaven.
3707 words down, at least 46,293 to go!
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