Pete Mares

Dragons in Our Barrio

There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. In fact, there wasn’t much in the Valley. Strip malls, taco stands, stone throw from Mexico and an hour from the beach. The Valley wasn’t the best but to me it was great and now I’m not so sure. It started not to long ago people became sick something was in the air that was affecting the community hospitals became overrun to the point that it became better to stay at home and pray for recovery. No one knew what caused this, those affected stated they smelled sulfur and heard thunder before heeling over out of breath. All around the Valley men, women, and children it was random no one seemed to be at risk but everyday someone healthy would end up inches from death. The world all over began to report cases no real cause, no real answers.