I’ve always loved riding my bike. It allows me to feel free and to travel where I want to. Long bike rides in the park or in town, they bring me joy and relaxation that I rarely get anywhere else. But sometimes what you’d least expect happens. A short bike ride home from work ends up leading to a night in the hospital. I got hit by a car. It wasn’t their fault. It wasn’t mine. It just happened. But my night in the hospital began in the ER. Then lead to the OR. And then it went to the morgue. That’s right, I’m dead. My life is over. And that’s okay. Really. I’ll be fine. I don’t know what comes next but whatever it is, I’ll live there in peace. For all I see is a shining white light. And it’s beautiful and hypnotic. Maybe it will lead to my next home. So mom, dad, and my family and friends; I’ll be okay and so will you. Just please, if you go out riding bikes, make sure you can be seen so what happened to me never happens again.

Just a little village, nothing to see here. Or that’s what we should say isn’t it? But in fact, we invite you to come to our village. We have many different attractions! All of our animals are very friendly and love meeting new people. We always enjoy showing people our farms. Not to mention our head baker and butcher enjoy showing off their skills to all the people they can. Oh how we love our little village. It’s so quaint and welcoming. But we have a little secret! And only those who stay the night get to learn! It’s nothing too big. Just a little fun we do. A game we use to bring us all a little closer, as well as the visiting people we have. A simple game called Hunt. Afterwards, we enjoy a feast given by the baker and butcher. The baker gives us bread to keep us while the butcher makes the main course. And the meat he prepares is so tender and we hunt it ourselves. It’s a shame though, our guests never stay for dinner. Perhaps it’s because, well, won’t you just have to visit to see why?

Everyday I fear for my life. I fear for my sister’s life. We came to Mars for a good life, for a new break after our parents died. And we just needed a new home. We weren’t expecting a war to exist on a planet thought to be uninhabited. They live on the surface. Our colony is underground. We haven’t seen the light of day in almost a year. Nor do we think we ever will see the light. There have been announcements that both sides of the war occurring above have been trying to infiltrate our colony. So it’s only a matter of time before our defenses wear thin. I’m writing in this diary so people who come to join the colony in the next year will know what they are joining. And- They’re here. They’re here. I can hear the screams. The sounds of death outside our door. I’ve hidden my sister in the closet. They’ll find em and only me. I made sure to erase any sign of other life in this house than me. I-

My sister saved my life. But I’m alone. I strolled through the colony. And I’m alone. I can still hear the warring people above. But now I’m going to fight back. I’ll do something to avenge my sister. Because now I’m alone and pissed.