Vernon and Andrea Find a Strange Insect

Andrea and Vernon live past the city and past all the small towns in the empty and abandoned plains. Many years ago, animals roamed the plains. There were small animals that burrowed in holes beneath the land. Larger animals shuffled through the long grasses of the plains, occasionally stopping to munch on the grass around them. But the animals left many years ago. Many of them died. Entire species disappeared into extinction. Other animals flocked to the safety of the surrounding rural towns. For years, not even an insect flitted in the skies above the plains. Even after the plains became safe again, most didn't go back. Andrea and Vernon decided to make a home there because Vernon like solitude and Andrea needed a lot of sunshine. Vernon was completely content with their life on the plains. Andrea though, felt lonely and was tired of Vernon being her only companion. When the strange insect first appeared on the plains, Vernon was dismayed. He didn't want to share his solitude waste land. Andrea hid her satisfaction from Vernon. She hoped the insect would be the first of many to return to the place they one abandoned.