The steady howl of the wind blends with the endless roar of
traffic. Dry autumn leaves rustle loudly. A car honks. High heels click against
the sidewalk rapidly making their way down the street.
A siren goes off in the distance. It gets closer and closer,
louder and louder. High pitched and shrill. The wails pierce the air drowning
out most other noises until the source turns a corner and fades away.
Throaty laughter escapes from a man and his co-worker as
they close up shop. The metal gate rattles and squeaks as he pulls it down. His
keys jingle musically as he searches for the right one. He jams it into the
lock, metal scraping against metal.
Music and chatter from a bar spills out onto the street. A
symphony of different languages. English, Spanish, Russian, Bengali.
A group of drunken girls screech at the sight of a rat. Broken
glass crunches underfoot. A plane thunders overhead.
Reggaeton blasts from a parked car. A girl makes her way to
the car, heels scraping clumsily against the sidewalk. She sits in the front
and slams the door behind her. The engine revs noisily as keys turn in the
ignition.
A baby babbles in a stroller. Leaves crackle as the stroller
rolls over them down the sidewalk. The mother and father murmur softly to each
other, their whispers harmonizing, high and low.
Two small dogs bark at one another. Sharp yapping, breathy
panting. A car alarm goes off. No one stops it.
A little girl rides a scooter. The wheels rumble against the
concrete then become muted as they go over patches of grass. She hums a melody.
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