ABANDONED: The Red Sky

As they walked down the sidewalk, something very odd happened. The sky turned red, causing everything around him to be bathed in a reddish tint. Charlie stopped walking and his eyes went wide. "Do you *see* that?" The two girls stopped walking a few feet ahead of him. They looked back at him, puzzled. "What are you talking about?" Cindy asked. "The sky. It's red," Charlie said. Susie looked up at the sky, then back at Charlie. "What are you talking about, Vicky? The sky's blue, just like it's supposed to be." Charlie knew that wasn't true. It was very clearly *red*. What was happening? Was this related to the sky turning green a few minutes before? "Now, come on, Vicky," Cindy said, reaching out to Charlie. "Let us take you home." Charlie shook his head and took a step back.