3/23/22 Prompt #1

3/23/22 Prompt #1

Wind screamed in my face and ears as the rhythmic pounding of wings made me go up, down, up, down. The sky around me was pure light blue, with few white clouds. The two yellow-orange suns glowed, heating this world, along with the dull grey light of the other two suns. Let’s not dwell on the greyness, today is a day of happiness, excitement, it is a day to be free. Why? Because today, today I earned my flying license. My scaly buddy, Heofan they call him, is the best of all those in the sky clan, and he’s mine. You’re probably thinking I got my creature license a long time ago, but I didn’t. I illegally practiced flying with my bro’s buddy at night. My brother taught me everything I learned. Well, some things I learned from overhearing some sky-riders, and some I learned just from this flight. Anyway, I got my creature license a year ago, and since then, I picked this guy to be my companion. So far, he hasn’t rejected me yet, so that’s a good sign. If you didn’t know, this guy rejected many, many riders. Most of the riders either died due to how he rejected them, or they were permanently injured. I suppose today could also be a sad day. Why? Because today is the last day before the draft. The last day of freedom, before the government calls all the sky riders, regardless of age or training, to aid them. Away from the comfort of home and family, away from happy and sunny days, not that we get much of those anymore. That’s why today also has the potential to be sad. I haven’t been this happy in years I feel like, with my past and all.