Hello!
RandomTalks here with a short review!
My name is Barnabus Brake, which is about as unfortunate as you can get. "Barney" isn't much better.
Anyway, it was one of those days. A day when you could care less what happens, because everyone leaves you on your own.
I thought I saw a glassy flicker out of the corner of my eye.
When you live in a city, glass is nothing new. It could be easily be the sun reflecting off a window.
I reay liked your opening. It was light, it was funny and it established the mood of the story from the very beginning. I loved the sight humor you have managed to incrporate in the story despite it having a rather unrealistic start. I have never seen personified characters having such a distinctive, established personality of their own and I really liked that about your story.
Something flitted past me, an inch from my nose. I stopped and blinked. It didn't come back. "Stupid," I muttered to myself.
"Hey, boy. You gonna move, or do I have to move you?" A coarse voice brought me back to the crowded sidewalk.
"Yes, sir. Sorry, sir." I stepped aside to let him pass. As I did, I caught the barest hint of a reflection in his eyes, and I wondered.
However, I think I kind of missed the conflict in the story. I don't know if it was just me, but that part was not really clear to me. I get that the narrator was not in a particularly good mood, but it felt like some climax happened and I completely skipped over it. I was a little confused by the ending as it took me a moment to really realize the fact that the story was actually over. It felt a little incomplete to me and I was left wondering what actually happened. So maybe, you should take another look at that.
Overall, this had a solid start. I think if you expand on this and add more content, you might stick the ending as well.
Keep writing and have a great day!
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